Have Larry Sims and Mike Tyson ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Sims and Mike Tyson met once on July 19, 1985, and Mike Tyson won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Sims or Tyson?

Larry Sims is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Mike Tyson is 50-7. Mike Tyson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Sims or Tyson?

Larry Sims has 0 knockout wins and Mike Tyson has 44. Mike Tyson has more.

Do Sims and Tyson have any common opponents?

Larry Sims and Mike Tyson share 1 common opponent: Tony Tubbs. Mike Tyson fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sims and Tyson?

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Larry Sims and 59 bouts tracked for Mike Tyson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Sims vs Mike Tyson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Larry Sims

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Mike Tyson

Larry Sims (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) and Mike Tyson (50-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Sims

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Tyson

Wins44 KO · 88%

Losses

Draws59 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Tyson leads 1–0

Larry Sims and Mike Tyson have met 1 time; Tyson leads 1–0.
Met	1985Jul 19	Series
Larry SimsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Mike TysonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR3Tyson vs Sims	1Meeting

Tyson vs Sims · Jul 19, 1985

The Numbers

Sims 1 · Tyson 5 of 6 measurable rows

SimsEdge = longer wingTyson

Record^†: 0-550-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
87.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44: 0
44 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —88%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —88%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 6: 0
6 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 1.5: 0.7
1.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59: 5
59

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Larry Sims: No height on file; Mike Tyson: 5′0″
Reachnot held: Larry Sims: No reach on file; Mike Tyson: 71″
Agenot held: Larry Sims: No date of birth; Mike Tyson: 60
Stance: Larry Sims: Not recorded; Mike Tyson: Orthodox

Larry Sims left, Mike Tyson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Larry Sims0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Sims yet.

Mike Tyson50 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

44 by KO/TKO 88%5 on the cards 10%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Sims 5, Mike Tyson 59 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Tyson better on 11 shared · Mike Tyson better on 1

SimsLarry Sims

Opponent

TysonMike Tyson

Larry Sims
Loss, TKO 3
1980Nov 1980
TubbsTony TubbsUnited States 47–10Tyson betterMike Tyson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Mike Tyson
Win, TKO 2
1988Mar 1988

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Larry Sims last boxed on May 16, 1987 — 14,400 days ago. Sims had lost five straight.LLLLL

Cummings Dec 1979Tubbs Nov 1980Bey Jun 1982Tyson Jul 1985Shavers May 19870.7 tracked bouts per year

Mike Tyson has lost three straight, after one straight win. Tyson last boxed on Nov 15, 2024 — 702 days ago.LWLLL

Lewis Jun 2002Etienne Feb 2003Williams Jul 2004McBride Jun 2005Paul Nov 20241.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Larry Sims and Mike Tyson ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Sims and Mike Tyson met once on July 19, 1985, and Mike Tyson won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Sims or Tyson?: Larry Sims is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Mike Tyson is 50-7. Mike Tyson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Sims or Tyson?: Larry Sims has 0 knockout wins and Mike Tyson has 44. Mike Tyson has more.
Do Sims and Tyson have any common opponents?: Larry Sims and Mike Tyson share 1 common opponent: Tony Tubbs. Mike Tyson fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sims and Tyson?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Larry Sims and 59 bouts tracked for Mike Tyson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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