Mike Tyson

About Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is an American former professional boxer.

Career Highlights:

• He is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old. 
  
• Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first round.He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round.
  
• In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker.This made him the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to successively unify them.
  
• In 1988, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds. Tyson successfully defended the world heavyweight championship nine times, including victories over Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno. 
  
• Tyson won gold medals at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, defeating Joe Cortez in 1981 and beating Kelton Brown in 1982. Brown's corner threw in the towel in the first round. He holds the Junior Olympic record for quickest knockout (8 seconds). He won every bout at the Junior Olympic Games by knockout.He fought Henry Tillman twice as an amateur, losing both bouts by close decision. Tillman went on to win heavyweight gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
  

Mike Tyson Achievements

Mike Tyson's Boxing Records:

45 Wins, 3 Losses, 38 Knockouts

1985

• Mar 6-Hector Mercedes, Albany, New York, KO 1
  
• Apr 10-Trent Singleton, Albany, New York, KO 1
  
• May 23-Donald Halpern, Atlantic City, KO 4
  
• Jun 20-Rick Spain, Atlantic City, KO 1
  
• Jul 11-John Alderson, Atlantic City, KO 1
  
• Jul 19-Larry Sims, Poughkeepsie, New York, KO 3
  
• Aug 15-Lorenzo Canady, Atlantic City, KO 1
  
• Sep 5-Mike Johnson, Atlantic City, KO 1
  
• Oct 9-Donnie Long, Atlantic City, KO 1
  
• Oct 25-Robert Colay, Atlantic City, KO 1
  
• Nov 1-Sterling Benjamin, Latham, New York, KO 1
  
• Nov 13-Eddie Richardson, Houston, KO 1
  
• Nov 22-Conroy Nelson, Albany, New York, KO 2
  
• Dec 6-Sammy Scaff, New York, KO 1
  
• Dec 27-Mark Young, Colonie, New York, KO 1
  

1986

• Jan 11-David Jaco, Albany, New York, 1
  
• Jan 24-Mike Jamison, Atlantic City, KO 5
  
• Feb 16-Jesse Ferguson, Troy, New York, KO 6
  
• Mar 10-Steve Zouski, Uniondale, New York, KO 3
  
• May 3-James Tillis, Glen Falls, New York, W 10
  
• May 20-Mitch Green, New York, W 10
  
• Jun 13-Reggie Gross, New York, KO 1
  
• Jun 28-William Hosea, Troy, New York, KO 1
  
• Jul 11-Lorenzo Boyd, Swan Lake, New York, KO 2
  
• Jul 26-Marvis Frazier, Glen Falls, New York, KO 1
  
• Aug 17-Jose Ribalta, Atlantic City, KO 10
  
• Sep 6-Alfonso Ratliff, Las Vegas, KO 2
  
• Sep 22-Trevor Berbick, Las Vegas, KO 2(Won WBC heavyweight title)
  

1987

• Mar 3-James "Bonecrusher" Smith, Las Vegas, W 12  (Won WBA heavyweight title)
  
• May 30-Pinklon Thomas, Las Vegas, KO 6   (Retained WBA-WBC heavyweight titles)
  
• Aug 1-Tony Tucker, Las Vegas, W 12 (Retained WBA-WBC, won IBF heavyweight titles) 
  
• Oct 16-Tyrell Biggs, Atlantic City, KO 7 (Retained world heavyweight title)
  

1988

• Jan 22-Larry Holmes, Atlantic City, KO 4   (Retained world heavyweight title)
  
• Mar 20-Tony Tubbs, Tokyo, KO 2 (Retained world heavyweight title)
  
• Jun 22-Michael Spinks, Atlantic City, KO 1  (Retained world heavyweight title)
  

1989

• Feb 25-Frank Bruno, Las Vegas, KO 5 (Retained world heavyweight title)
  
• Jul 21-Carl Williams, Atlantic City, KO 1(Retained world heavyweight title)
  

1990

• Feb 11-James "Buster" Douglas, Tokyo, KO by 10 (Lost world heavyweight title)
  
• Jun 16-Henry Tillman, Las Vegas, KO 1
  
• Dec 8-Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, KO 1
  

1991

• Mar 18-Razor Ruddock, Las Vegas, KO 7
  
• Jun 28-Razor Ruddock, Las Vegas, W 12
  

1995

• Aug 19-Peter McNeeley, Las Vegas, DQ 1
  
• Dec 16-Buster Mathis Jr., Philadelphia, KO 3
  

1996

• Mar 16-Frank Bruno, Las Vegas, KO 3  (Won WBC heavyweight title)
  
• Sep 7-Bruce Seldon, Las Vegas, KO 1  (Won WBA heavyweight title)
  
• Nov 9-Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas, KO BY 11  (Lost WBA heavyweight title)
  

1997

• June 29-Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas, DQ L
  

Titles:

• Junior Olympic Games Champion Heavyweight 1982
  
• National Golden Gloves Champion Heavyweight 1984
  
• Undisputed Heavyweight champion (held all three major championship belts; WBA, IBF, and WBC) – August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990
  
• WBC Heavyweight Champion – November 22, 1986 – February 11, 1990, March 16, 1996 – September 24, 1996 (Vacated)
  
• WBA Heavyweight Champion – March 7, 1987 – February 11, 1990, September 7, 1996 – November 9, 1996
  
• IBF Heavyweight Champion – August 1, 1987 – February 11, 1990
  

Records:

• Youngest Heavyweight champion – 20 years and 4 months
  
• Junior Olympic quickest KO – 8 seconds
  

Awards:

• Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year—1986 & 1988
  
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality—1989
  
• Ring magazine Prospect of the Year—1985
  

Professional wrestling:

• WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)