Mike Tyson

American boxer and media personality (born 1966) 67 ya rejal · United States · Athletes

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He became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at 20, then lost everything in prison, bit off part of an opponent's ear in a rematch, and decades later drew the biggest boxing gate in US history outside Vegas - against a YouTuber.

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A life in dates

2012WWE Hall of FameAward2011International Boxing Hall of FameAward2005“In a 2005 post-fight interview Tyson described boxing as "the hurt business.”In their wordsRead the whole statement

2002“I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike who gets an endorsement deal.”In their wordsAs quoted in Telegraph (2002).Read the whole statement

1996WBA World Heavyweight ChampionAwardWBC World Heavyweight ChampionAward1988Sugar Ray Robinson AwardAwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the YearAwardThe Ring World Heavyweight ChampionAward1987IBF World Heavyweight ChampionAwardWBA World Heavyweight ChampionAward1986“Reported by Joyce Carol Oates in 1986 (published in 1987): "'It's a lonely sport,' Mike Tyson, who is surrounded by people who love him, says.”In their wordsRead the whole statement

Sugar Ray Robinson AwardAwardThe Ring magazine Fighter of the YearAwardWBC World Heavyweight ChampionAward1985The Ring magazine Prospect of the YearAward1976“I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I was locked up in a juvenile home and he came to visit.”In their wordsRead the whole statement

1966Born30 June 1966

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Tyson in 1985

Tyson with the WBC championship belt and Don King after the match

Tyson in 1987

Tyson vs. Biggs in October 1987

Tyson on the cover of a 1988 issue of El Gráfico

Tyson at the Boxing Hall of Fame, 2013

In their own words 10

Mike Tyson

10 statements, newest first

In a 2005 post-fight interview Tyson described boxing as "the hurt business.
2005, Own words
I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike who gets an endorsement deal.
2002, As quoted in Telegraph (2002)., Own words
Reported by Joyce Carol Oates in 1986 (published in 1987): "'It's a lonely sport,' Mike Tyson, who is surrounded by people who love him, says.
1986, Own words

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Awards

WWE Hall of Fame2012

International Boxing Hall of Fame2011

WBC World Heavyweight Champion1996

WBA World Heavyweight Champion1996

The Ring World Heavyweight Champion1988

Sugar Ray Robinson Award1988

The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year1988

WBA World Heavyweight Champion1987

IBF World Heavyweight Champion1987

WBC World Heavyweight Champion1986

Sugar Ray Robinson Award1986

The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year1986

The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year1985

Family

Parent Cus D'Amato

Mike Tyson

Partners

Spouse Robin Givens

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About this person

Michael Gerard Tyson was born June 30, 1966, and turned pro in 1985, winning his first 19 fights by knockout - 12 in the first round. At 20, he claimed his first belt and became the youngest heavyweight champion ever, then unified the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles by 1987, reigning as undisputed champion until 1990. That year, Buster Douglas knocked him out in one of boxing's greatest upsets. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape and served three years of a six-year sentence. After his 1995 release, he regained the WBA and WBC titles in 1996, joining Ali and Foreman as one of six men to reclaim a heavyweight championship after losing it. He lost the WBA belt to Evander Holyfield by eleventh-round stoppage in 1996, then was disqualified in their 1997 rematch for biting Holyfield's ears. His 2002 title shot ended in a knockout loss to Lennox Lewis. In November 2024, he lost to Jake Paul by unanimous decision in a fight that became the biggest US boxing gate outside Las Vegas.

Country

United States

In common with Mike

Sylvester StalloneAlso in Rocky Balboa (2006)

Snoop DoggAlso in Scary Movie 5 (2013)

Rod StewartAlso in Play It to the Bone (1999)

LL Cool JAlso in Grudge Match (2013)

Steven SeagalAlso in China Salesman (2017)

Jared LetoAlso in Black and White (1999)

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