Michael Gerard “Mike” Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American boxer. Tyson was the undisputed heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. He won the WBC title when he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old, after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. Throughout his career, Tyson became well-known for his ferocious and intimidating boxing style.
He was the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously. Tyson is considered to have been one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, with twelve of them occurring in the first round. He unified the belts in the splintered heavyweight division in the late 1980s to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in the first 91 seconds of the fight. Tyson lost his titles to 42-to-1 underdog Buster Douglas on February 11, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan, by a knockout in round 10.
Tyson retired from professional boxing in 2006. Tyson and wife Lakiha (Kiki) currently reside in Las Vegas, NV. 2011 has been a busy year for Mike. He stars in The Hangover 2, he has a television show airing on the Animal Planet called “Taking on Tyson”, he launched a blockbuster iPhone game in iTunes called “Mike Tyson – Main Event” with mobile app creators, RockLive and he will be inducted into the boxing hall of fame.
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