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Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. [1] The then-undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson lost by knockout to the 42-1 underdog Douglas. The fight is widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
Tyson extended his winning streak to 29 fights. [8] In his next fight Tyson took on and defeated Tucker, becoming the first man since Leon Spinks to be undisputed champion and the first to do it with three world titles. Thomas never contended for a major title again, and his trainer Angelo Dundee elected to stop training him following his loss.
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005, with a post-retirement fight in 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]
Mike Tyson career record: 50-6 (44 KOs), with 2 no-contests At 20 years and 4 months old, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history in 1986 after defeating Trevor ...
Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock, billed as Fight of the Year, was a professional boxing match contested on March 18, 1991 at the Mirage in Paradise, Nevada. [2] At the time the two fighters were the top two ranked contenders for the WBC, WBA, and IBF world heavyweight championships that were at the time held by Evander Holyfield.
Mike Tyson (50-6-2, 44 KOs) and Jake Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) finally are in the ring and the most anticipated fight in probably a decade is set to begin.
Mike Tyson is 50-6 in professional boxing fights, with 44 wins by knockout. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion and remains the youngest heavyweight champion of all time.
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. It was a lineal championship. The only way to win the championship was to beat the current champion.