HITC has looked into what the device could be, and appears to have solved the mystery. Instead of being a smartphone, the device could have been either a Casio QV-10A or a Logitech Fotoman.
Both cameras had a lens in the corner of the device, and were both released in 1995. Fans had expressed doubt over the time travel theory due to the nature of the fight.
Tyson won in the first two minutes after putting McNeely to the ground twice. The fight was Tyson's first after spending three years in jail for rape.
He would then go on to fight Buster Mathis Jr before regaining the heavyweight world title by beating Frank Bruno four months later.
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