Mike Tyson boxer

Mike Tyson boxer
bouts
58
won
50
lost
6
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1985-03-06
Height
5′ 10″/178cm
Reach
71″/180cm
Age
-
Born
1966-06-30
Death
-
Nationality
USA

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.In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison, although he was released on parole after three years. After his release in 1995, he engaged in a series of comeback fights, regaining the WBA and WBC titles in 1996 to join Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Evander Holyfield and George Foreman as the only men in boxing history to have regained a heavyweight championship after losing it. After being stripped of the WBC title in the same year, Tyson lost the WBA title to Evander Holyfield by an eleventh round stoppage. Their 1997 rematch ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield's ears, one bite notoriously being strong enough to remove a portion of his right ear. In 2002, Tyson fought for the world heavyweight title, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis.Tyson was known for his ferocious and intimidating boxing style as well as his controversial behavior inside and outside the ring. With a knockout-to-win percentage of 88%, he was ranked 16th on The Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, and first on ESPN's 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.Michael Gerard Tyson was born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City on June 30, 1966. He has an older brother named Rodney (born c. 1961) and an older sister named Denise, who died of a heart attack at age 24 in February 1990. Tyson's biological father is listed as "Purcell Tyson" (who was from Jamaica) on his birth certificate, but the man Tyson had known as his father was Jimmy Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick was from Grier Town, North Carolina (a predominantly black neighborhood that was annexed by the city of Charlotte), where he was one of the neighborhood's top baseball players. Kirkpatrick married and had a son, Tyson's half-brother Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, who would help to integrate Charlotte high school football in 1965. In 1959, Jimmy Kirkpatrick left his family and moved to Brooklyn, where he met Tyson's mother, Lorna Mae (Smith) Tyson. Kirkpatrick frequented pool halls, gambled and hung out on the streets. "My father was just a regular street guy caught up in the street world," Tyson said. Kirkpatrick abandoned the Tyson family around the time Mike was born, leaving Tyson's mother to care for the children on her own. Kirkpatrick died in 1992.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2005-06-11 Kevin McBride WWWWWW MCI Center, Washington LOST
Corner retirement
2004-07-30 Danny Williams LWWLWW Freedom Hall State Fairground, Louisville LOST
KO
2003-02-22 Clifford Etienne WWWWWD The Pyramid, Memphis WIN
KO
2002-06-08 Lennox Lewis WWWWLW The Pyramid, Memphis LOST
KO
2001-10-13 Brian Nielsen WWWWWW Parken, Copenhagen WIN
Corner retirement
2000-10-20 Andrew Golota WWWLWW The Palace, Auburn Hills NC
No Contest
2000-06-24 Lou Savarese LLWWWL Hampden Park, Glasgow WIN
Technical knockout
2000-01-29 Julius Francis WLLWWW M.E.N. Arena, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
1999-10-23 Orlin Norris WWLWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas NC
No Contest
1999-01-16 Frans Botha LWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1997-06-28 Evander Holyfield WLWLWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas LOST
1996-11-09 Evander Holyfield WWLWLW MGM Grand, Las Vegas LOST
Technical knockout
1996-09-07 Bruce Seldon WWWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1996-03-16 Frank Bruno WLWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1995-12-16 Buster Mathis Jr. WWWWWW Core States Spectrum, Philadelphia WIN
KO
1995-08-19 Peter McNeeley WWWWWW MGM Grand, Las Vegas WIN
1991-06-28 Donovan Ruddock WWWWWL Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1991-03-18 Donovan Ruddock WWWWWW Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1990-12-08 Alex Stewart WWWLWW Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1990-06-16 Henry Tillman WLLWWW Caesars Palace, Las Vegas WIN
KO
1990-02-11 James Douglas WWWWWW Tokyo Dome LOST
KO
1989-07-21 Carl Williams LWWWWW Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1989-02-25 Frank Bruno WLWWWW Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1988-06-27 Michael Spinks WWWWWW Convention Hall, Atlantic City WIN
KO
1988-03-21 Tony Tubbs WWLWWW Tokyo Dome WIN
Technical knockout
1988-01-22 Larry Holmes WWWWLL Convention Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1987-10-16 Tyrell Biggs WWWWWW Convention Hall, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1987-08-01 Tony Tucker WWWWWW Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1987-05-30 Pinklon Thomas WWLWWW Las Vegas Hilton, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1987-03-07 James Smith LLWWWW Las Vegas Hilton, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
1986-11-22 Trevor Berbick WWWWWW Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1986-09-06 Alfonzo Ratliff WWWWLW Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
1986-08-17 Jose Ribalta WLWWWW Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1986-07-26 Marvis Frazier WWWWWW Civic Center, Glens Falls WIN
Technical knockout
1986-07-11 Lorenzo Boyd WLWLWW Stevensville Hotel, Swan Lake WIN
KO
1986-06-28 William Hosea WLLWLW Houston Field House, Troy WIN
KO
1986-06-13 Reggie Gross WLWWWL Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1986-05-20 Mitch Green WWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
1986-05-03 James Tillis WLWLLL Civic Center, Glens Falls WIN
Unanimous decision
1986-03-10 Steve Zouski LWLLLW Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale WIN
KO
1986-02-16 Jesse Ferguson WWWWLW Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy WIN
Technical knockout
1986-01-24 Mike Jameson LWLWWL Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1986-01-11 David Jaco LWLWLL Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany WIN
Technical knockout
1985-12-27 Mark Young WLWWL Latham Coliseum, Latham WIN
Technical knockout
1985-12-06 Sammy Scaff LWWWLL Felt Forum, New York WIN
Technical knockout
1985-11-22 Conroy Nelson WWLWWL Latham Coliseum, Latham WIN
Technical knockout
1985-11-13 Eddie Richardson WWWLLW Ramada-Houston Hotel, Houston WIN
KO
1985-11-01 Sterling Benjamin LLLLLL Latham Coliseum, Latham WIN
Technical knockout
1985-10-25 Robert Colay WWLLWW Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
KO
1985-10-09 Donnie Long LWLLWW Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1985-09-05 Michael Johnson LWWLLL Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
KO
1985-08-15 Lorenzo Canady WWW Resorts International, Atlantic City WIN
KO
1985-07-19 Larry Sims LLLLLL Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie WIN
KO
1985-07-11 John Alderson WWW Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City WIN
Corner retirement
1985-06-20 Ricardo Spain W Resorts International, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1985-05-23 Don Halpin LWWLLL Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany WIN
KO
1985-04-10 Trent Singleton LWLL Albany WIN
Technical knockout
1985-03-06 Hector Mercedes LLL Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany WIN
Technical knockout