Michael Gerad Tyson was born on 30 June 1966, New York, United States. He is an American former professional boxer who has fought from 1985-2005 and won straight 19 fights in a row and also was the youngest heavyweight champion.
Early Life
MIke Tyson 15 years old
Michael Gerad Tyson A.K.A Mike Tyson was a former wrestler. He was the child of a single parent. His mother named Lorna Mae Tyson was his single mother and his biological father Jimmy Kirkpatrick left her mother alone. He has an elder brother named Rodney and an elder sister named Denise who died at age 0f 24. His mother died when he was 16.
Mike stammers when he was a child so his friends made fun of him and he just gets mad & knocks them off.
He loves to play with pigeons so, one day one of his friends pulled off his pigeon head and he had a very brutal fight with him, and also this is his first fight. he also has a higher rate of crime and he was arrested 38 times at the age of 13.
Mike Tyson with Cus D’Amato Mike Tyson with Cus D’Amato
Bobby Stewart a former boxer saw mike’s hidden boxing talent and after that, he trained him for few months & then introduced him to Cus D’Amato who was a boxing trainer and manager who has trained heavyweight champions like Floyd Patterson and Jose Torres.
Professional Carrer
Tyson won gold medals in 1981 & 1982 at Junior Olympics and knocked his opponent in 8 seconds of the first round and also holds the record of fastest knockout in Junior Olympics.
At the age of 18, he made his professional debut in boxing. In the first year of his career, he fought 15 bouts and he won his first 19 matches by K.O or T.K.O and has created undefeated streak.
In November 1986 he gets his first title match for the heavyweight championship which was against Trevor Berbik and he won the match by T.K.O & became the youngest heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years and 4 months.
After his title win, he becomes famous around people & gets a positive response from his fans.
Personal Life
In February 1988 he married Robin Givens who was a famous actor & he has some disputes with his wife. In 1988 he has a fight and he won the fight and earns around 23 million $.
She charges allegation on him for beating her and also call him a ‘manic depressive’, which later found that all wrong. After that, they get separated.
His second marriage was to Monica Turner from 1997 to 2003 and his third marriage was to Lakiha Spicer from 2009 to now. He has eight children in total.
Controversies
After his first divorce, he spends more time with his girlfriends and he was also taking drugs & alcohol. Tyson arrested for rape of an 18-year-old girl named Desiree Washington in a hotel room. He told that he didn’t rape that girl & failed to prove that he didn’t do the rape.
Tyson arrested for 6 years. During his incarceration, he converted into Islam and adopted the Muslim name, Malik Abdul Aziz. But due to his good behavior, he was released in three years.
Comeback
He made his comeback in 1995 and from his patience and hard work he won again the heavyweight championship. He getting back his audience support.
In 1997 he fights with Holyfield, he is really weak in this match and during his match, he bites Holyfield’s both ears & the fight has stopped and Tyson disqualified in that match. he getting hate from his fans. He banned for 1 year. In 2005 he takes his retirement from boxing.
Life After Boxing
A the time suspension from boxing he tries pro wrestling in World Wrestling Federation(WWF) but he filed there also.
After his retirement, he started acting in movies like Fallen Champ, Black & white, The man inside, The cookout 2, The hangover, One night in Vegas, and many more.
Achievements
He has fought 58 bouts in total and won 50 fights, losses 6 fights & 2 no contest. Tyson is the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC & IBF titles in his career.
He has named in his early life as ‘Iron Mike’, ‘Kid Dynamite’ and his one of the popular name ‘THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET’.
His last presence in 2020 at All Elite Wrestling(AEW) on “Double Or Nothing” pay-per-view as a guest in the match of Cody Rhodes vs Lance Archer for the inaugural TNT AEW championship.
Personal Statistics
| Full name | Michael Gerard Tyson |
| D.O.B | June 30, 1966 (age 53) New York, U.S. |
| Children | 8 |
| Nickname’s | Iron Mike Kid Dynamite The Baddest Man on the Planet |
| Parents | Lorna Mae Tyson(mother) Jimmy Kirkpatrick(father) |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Total fight | 58 |
| Wins | 50 |
| Wins by K.o | 44 |
| Loses | 6 |
| No contest | 2 |
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