The forty-third fight of Mike Tyson's career took place on August 19, 1995 at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. His opponent was 26-year-old Peter McNeely, nicknamed "The Hurricane" from Matfield, Massachusetts. Before the fight, McNeally weighed 101.6 kg with a height of 189 cm. Before the fight with Tyson, he had 37 fights, won 36, 30 of them ahead of schedule, with one defeat. Mike Tyson showed 99.8 kg on the scales. Peter McNeely was number seven in the WBA rankings and it was no coincidence that he was chosen for Mike Tyson's first fight since his release. The public was incredibly interested in Tyson after his release from prison. Perhaps even more than ever before.