Michael Gerard "
Mike"
Tyson born on June 30, 1966. He is a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former
undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF
heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old. Tyson won
his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first
round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker.
He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC
and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to successively unify them.
In 1988, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks after 91 seconds. Tyson successfully defended the world heavyweight championship nine times, including victories over Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno. In 1990, he lost his titles to underdog James "Buster" Douglas, by a knockout in round 10. Attempting to regain the titles, he defeated Donovan Ruddock twice in 1991, but he pulled out of a fight with undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield
due to injury. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree
Washington and sentenced to six years in prison but was released after
serving three years. After his release, he engaged in a series of
comeback fights. In 1996, he won the WBC and WBA titles after defeating Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon by knockout. After being stripped of the WBC title, Tyson lost his WBA crown to Evander Holyfield in November 1996 by an 11th round TKO. Their 1997 rematch ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield's ear.
In 2002, he fought for the world heavyweight title at the age of 35, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis. He retired from professional boxing in 2006, after being knocked out in consecutive matches against Danny Williams and Kevin McBride.
Tyson declared bankruptcy in 2003, despite having received over
US$30 million for several of his fights and $300 million during his
career. Tyson was well known for his ferocious and intimidating boxing
style as well as his controversial behavior inside and outside the ring.
Tyson is considered one of the best heavyweights of all time. He was ranked No. 16 on
The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and No. 1 in the ESPN.com list of
"The hardest hitters in heavyweight history".He has been inducted into the
International Boxing Hall of Fame and the
World Boxing Hall of Fame.
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