- Born
- Birth nameMichael Gerard Tyson
- Nicknames
- Iron Mike
- Kid Dynamite
- The Baddest Man on the Planet
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990.
Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. Claiming his first belt at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old, Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, as well as the only heavyweight to unify them in succession. The following year, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round. In 1990, Tyson was knocked out by underdog Buster Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in history.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bonitao - Mike Tyson is an American former professional boxer. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title, at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after stopping Trevor Berbick in the second round, and added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987. This made Tyson the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to successively unify them.
Mike Tyson is considered one of the best heavyweights of all time. Tyson holds the third longest unified championship reign in heavyweight history at eight consecutive defenses. He ranked No. 15 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest heavyweight boxers in history. He was ranked No. 16 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, and No. 1 in the ESPN list of "The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History". Sky Sports described him as "perhaps the most ferocious fighter to step into a professional ring". He has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpousesLakiha Spicer(June 6, 2009 - present) (2 children)Monica Turner(April 19, 1997 - January 13, 2003) (divorced, 2 children)Robin Givens(February 7, 1988 - February 14, 1989) (divorced)
- ChildrenChild
- ParentsLorna Mae
- High pitched Brooklyn accented voice
- Speaks with a noticeable lisp
- Iconic face tattoo, commonly mistaken as a African Tribal symbol
- Wild behavior on and off the box ring
- His extremely aggressive fighting style that mixed brute strength with frightening speed
- From 6 March 1985 to 11 February 1990, he was undefeated with a record of 37-0.
- There were concerns that, while filming the action scenes for Ip Man 3, Tyson would forget the fight choreography and legitimately hurt Donnie Yen with a well-placed punch. The opposite proved true when Yen fractured Tyson's index finger with an elbow block. Tyson later stated in no uncertain terms that Yen was one of the few people on the planet that could seriously beat him in a fight.
- Won his first 19 fights by knockout.
- An avid lover of birds, Tyson keeps up to 100 pigeons at his home.
- He was fined $3 million, and was banned from boxing for one year for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during a bout.
- When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books - that [Lev Tolstoy] crap. People shouldn't read that stuff. When we read those books, what purpose does it serve in this day and time?
- I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian.
- [6/11/05, on his loss to Irish boxer Kevin McBride] I felt like I was 120 years old. I don't think I have it anymore.
- My career has been over since 1990 . . . When I look at my fans, they don't love me. They love what I do. I'm an entertainer. I'm a performer. I entertain them. That's what I do.
- I'm crazy, but I'm not crazy like that.
- The Hangover Part II (2011) - $200,000
- WrestleMania XIV (1998) - $3,000,000
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