Trivia

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.

He was the youngest heavyweight champion of the world at twenty years old, a record he still holds.

Served nine months in jail in for assaulting two people after a car crash in 1998.

Was adopted by Cus D'Amato, boxing genius and trainer of such fighters as Floyd Patterson.

He was knocked out by Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Williams. Kevin McBride scored a TKO over Tyson after Tyson quit on his stool at the start of round 6.

Not long after his release from prison, he was ready for a massive return. It was the most anticipated comeback in generations. In August of 1995, he beat Peter McNeeley in a matter of seconds - 89, to be exact.

At 13 years old weighed 200 pounds.

The Simpsons (1989) boxer character "Drederick Tatum" was based on him and Riddick Bowe.

Earned approximately $200,000 per second in his fight with 'Michael Spinks', which was over-hyped, only accessible by giant screens at arenas across America, and over in 90 seconds.

Before the game Street Fighter II: V (1995) came to the USA, there were fighters named Mike Bison who was a 6'5" tall boxer, Balrog who was a Spanish assassin with a claw, and Vega who was the leader of Shadowloo. To avoid a possible lawsuit from Tyson, Capcom (the makers of Street Fighter) had a three-name swap between Mike Bison, Balrog and Vega. After the switch, the boxer became Balrog, the Spanish Assassin became Vega, and the leader of Shadowloo became the shortened M. Bison, without a definite clarification as to what 'M' now stood for.

Friends with Muhammad Ali, and Eddie Griffin.

WWE Hall of Famer.

He was unable to continue in his comeback fight against Irish Heavyweight Champion Kevin McBride, and lost by a technical knockout. He announced his retirement after the fight. (June 2005)

Bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear during a heavyweight title bout. The incident was mentioned in The Kid (2000).

Retired with a record as of 2002: 50-6-0 (44) 2nc.

At one point his net worth was over $400 million.

His father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, reportedly fathered 16 children, 3 of them by Tyson's mother, Lorna Smith Tyson. By the time Mike was born, Kirkpatrick had left her.

Frequently uses the word "ludicrous".

Was involved in a street fight with former opponent Mitchell Green in 1988. In 1997 Green won a lawsuit over the incident and was awarded $45,000.

In 1991 Desiree Washington, a Miss Black America contestant, charged that Tyson raped her in an Indianapolis hotel room. He was arrested, tried, convicted and served three years in prison.

Exodus, the four-year-old daughter of Tyson and former girlfriend Sol Xochitl, died in a Phoenix, AZ hospital following a freak accident with a treadmill cord on 26 May 2009. Tyson and Lakiha Spicer, the mother of his youngest infant daughter, secretly married 11 days later in Las Vegas.

Is a self admitted huge fan of singer actress Judy Garland.

Started boxing when he was 8 years old.

The character "Blood" from Vendetta (1991) was modeled after him, and his nemesis, Mitchell Green.

Titles: 1986: WBC Heavyweight Title 1987: WBA Heavyweight Title 1987: IBF Heavyweight Title 1987: Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion 1996: WBC Heavyweight Title 1996: WBA Heavyweight Title

His name was dropped from the 1987 classic game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987) because the contract for his name was about to expire, and he lost to Buster Douglas. Since he was no longer the champion, and with his contract expiring soon after, Nintendo no longer wanted Tyson. As a result, the game title became "Punch-Out!" and the last fight was against Mr. Dream, rather than Tyson himself, with Mr. Dream having the same abilities and sayings as Tyson.

Proposed fights with World Wrestling champion Hulk Hogan and Mixed Martial Art's Champ Royce Gracie never materialized.

Was soundly defeated by Lennox Lewis via knockout in the eighth round. (June 2002)

In 2000 he fought three times. His third, against Andrzej Golota, was first a victory, but changed to no-contest after Tyson failed a drug test. The next year he fought only once, knocking out Brian Nielsen in the seventh round.

Was portrayed by Michael Jai White, in the 1995 TV movie "Tyson" (1995).

Paid Robin Givens $8 million, as part of their divorce settlement.

The Street Fighter character Balrog was modeled after Tyson. The character's Japanese name was even Mike Bison.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted to deny Tyson a license to box in Las Vegas, thereby effectively pulling the plug on an April 6 pay-per-view bout with Lennox Lewis that was due to air on both HBO and Showtime and could have produced the biggest take for a heavyweight title fight ever. (January 2002)

Children by ex-wife Monica Turner: Rayna (b. 14 February 1996) and Amir (b. 5 August 1997).

Ex-wife Monica Turner is a pediatric resident at Georgetown University Medical Center.

On 11 June 2005, he lost a non-title fight against Kevin McBride. Tyson, who was favored to win the match, did not leave his corner after the end of the sixth round, and McBride was proclaimed the winner.

Admits paternity of an 8-month-old girl born to Kimberly Scarborough of New York. (28 March 1991)

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Competing with his wife on the "Bailando por un Sueño", Show conduced by Marcelo Tinelli. (May 2011)

Wife Monica Turner filed for divorce. (January 2002)

His 1988 1 min. 30 sec. match against Michael Spinks was compared to challenging boxer John L. Sullivan in Timecop (1994).

Born on exactly the same date as Marton Csokas .

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