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Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne
Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne, billed as "Back to Business", was a professional boxing match contested on February 22, 2003.
==Background==
In his previous fight on June 8, 2002, Mike Tyson had met WBC and IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. In what would prove to be the final title match of Tyson's career, he was thoroughly outboxed by Lewis, who from the second round on, won every round on the judge's scorecards before knocking out Tyson in the eighth. Though Tyson's plans were not immediately known after his defeat, he announced in November that he would return to boxing on February 22, 2003 to take on fringe contender Clifford Etienne, with the fight taking place at the site of his previous fight with Lewis, the Pyramid Arena in Memphis.〔(Tyson to Return On Feb. 22 Card ), NY Times article, 2002-11-27, Retrieved on 2013-08-21〕 Etienne's began his professional career with 19 consecutive victories and was named 2000's "Most Exciting Fighter to Watch" by ''The Ring'' magazine, but a loss to Fres Oquendo, in which Etienne was knocked down seven times in eight rounds, halted his progress. Only days before the fight was to take place, however, Tyson's new trainer Freddie Roach announced that he didn't think Tyson was ready for the fight and advised him to not go through with it, citing Tyson's lack of condition, as well as the fact that a loss to a journeyman like Etienne could end Tyson's career.〔(Ailing Tyson Continues to Prepare for Fight, but His Trainer Is Skeptical ), NY Times article, 2003-02-16, Retrieved on 2013-08-21〕 Two days later, the fight was cancelled after both the fight's promoters and Tyson's team failed to hear back from Tyson about whether or not he would go through with the fight.〔(Tyson's Fight With Etienne Is Canceled ), NY Times article, 2003-02-18, Retrieved on 2013-08-21〕 However, Tyson arrived in Memphis the following day, seemingly putting the fight back on, but the fight was again held up as Etienne pulled out because several members of his camp had already left Memphis after the first cancellation.〔(The Tyson Fight Is On Again, Then Off Again ), NY Times article, 2003-02-19, Retrieved on 2013-08-21〕 The following day, Etienne had a change of heart and stated "This morning, I woke up and I thought about it. I realized that I've worked all these weeks for this. I weighed everything out again. The fight is on."〔(It's 2 for the Show: Etienne, Tyson In ), Chicago Tribune article, 2003-02-20, Retrieved on 2013-08-21〕
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