However, a controversial ending to the fight, which Tyson won by technical knockout, led to an immediate rematch and further delayed the showdown between Tyson and Holyfield. After Tyson won decisively, a fight was signed for November 18, 1991. An injury and Tyson's subsequent conviction for rape in 1992 indefinitely shelved the fight, as Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison.
This sequence of events led to a highly debated conclusion to the fight, which Tyson won by technical knockout, prompting an immediate rematch and further delaying the anticipated encounter between Tyson and Holyfield. Following Tyson's decisive victory, a fight was arranged for November 18, 1991. However, an injury and Tyson's subsequent rape conviction in 1992 put the fight on hold indefinitely, as Tyson received a six-year prison term.