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Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 to 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is opening up about his recent health struggles — just one day after losing to Jake Paul in a boxing match.. On Saturday, Nov. 16, the former heavyweight title holder ...
Despite the outcome of his recent fight against Jake Paul, Mike Tyson doesn’t feel like he lost. “This is one of those situations when you lost but still won. I’m grateful for last night. No ...
Mike Tyson shed more light on the medical issues that originally delayed his fight against Jake Paul. In a post on his official X account, Tyson wrote, “I almost died in June. Had 8 blood ...
In 1995, HBO aired Tyson, a television movie based upon the life of Mike Tyson, in which King was portrayed by actor Paul Winfield. In 1997, Ving Rhames played King in a television movie, Don King: Only in America, which aired on HBO. [66] Rhames won a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of King. [67]
In the words of sportswriter Jack Newfield, "the day Tyson fired Kevin Rooney there was a cap put on Mike Tyson's development as a fighter, he did not develop anymore beyond that day." During the period when Rooney was Tyson's trainer, Tyson had a professional record of 35 fights, 35 wins (31 wins by KO).
Related: Mike Tyson Reveals He Almost Died in June and Had to ‘Get Healthy to Fight’ Jake Paul: ‘Lost but Still Won’ The fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was originally scheduled ...
According to the 1989 biography Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson, Tyson admitted he punched Givens, stating "that was the best punch I've ever thrown in my entire life." [56] Tyson later claimed the book was "filled with inaccuracies." [57] In 2009, Tyson joked about "socking" Givens on Oprah, which caused laughter in the audience.