Mike Tyson Before and After, And Mike Tyson Height, Weight, Biography

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Mike Tyson Biography

Michael Gerard Tyson is a former professional boxer from America, who competed from 1985 to 2005. He got the nickname "Iron Mike” and "Kid Dynamite" in his early stages. After that, he is known by his nickname "The Baddest Man on the Planet". He is known as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He was the world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. He became the winner of his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He became the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, IBF, and WBC titles. He became the lineal champion in the following year when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round.

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Specifications

Details

Name 

Mike Tyson

Age 

55

Native

New York 

Profession

Boxer

Height

178cm

Weight 

100kg

Michael Gerard Tyson Before

Tyson made debuted as a professional boxer, at the age of 18 on 6th March 1985, in Albany, New York. He won against Hector Mercedes via first-round TKO.  As a professional, he had 15 bouts in his first year. He had won 26 of his first 28 fights by KO or TKO.  His opponents quality gradually increased to journeyman fighters and borderline contenders like James Tillis, Mitch Green,  David Jaco, Jesse Ferguson, and Marvis Frazier. His win got the media attention and he became the next great heavyweight champion. 

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Michael Gerard Tyson After

After coming out from prison, Tyson won his comeback bouts against Peter McNeeley and Buster Mathis Jr.. His first comeback fight collected nearly than US$96 million worldwide, which includes a  63million US Dollars for PPV TV. The fight view was purchased by 1.52 million homes, hit both PPV viewership and revenue records. The 89-second fight triggered criticism that Tyson's management lined up "tomato cans" to confirm easy victories for his return. The TV Guide positioned the Tyson–McNeeley fight in their list of the 50 Greatest TV Sports Moments of All Time in 1998. 

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Mike Tyson Before And After

In 1992, Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison, in the rape case. He came from prison, on parole after three years. Following his release in 1995, he was involved in a series of comeback fights, getting back the WBA and WBC titles in 1996. Then he, joined Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali,  Evander Holyfield, Tim Witherspoon, and George Foreman as the only men in boxing history to have to get back a heavyweight championship after losing it. Tyson lost the WBA title to the boxer, Evander Holyfield, by an eleventh-round stoppage. Their rematch in 1997, ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield's ears. In 2002, Tyson fought for the world heavyweight title, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis. He was hit by fighters and opponents in the later stage of his career versus his 1st 25 professional fights. He was so good in his career, later and with trainers that had a lack of understanding. 

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Mike Tyson Height And Weight

Mike Tyson has a height of 178cm and a weight of 100Kg.  He was born in Fort Greene in New York City on June 30, 1966. Currently, he is 55 years old. He had an elder brother named Rodney and an elder sister named Denise. Denise died in 1990, due to a heart attack. His family moved to Brownsville when he was 10 years old. Tyson’s mother died six years when he was 16-year-old.  Tyson in the care of boxing manager and trainer Cus D'Amato became his legal guardian. He lived in and around neighborhoods with a high rate of crime in his early days.

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Mike Tyson Before and After Images

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