Nicknamed "Iron Mike", "Kid Dynamite" and later "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Mike Tyson is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world from 1987 to 1990, winning 12 of his first 19 professional fights by knockout.

He won his first title at the age of 20 years, 4 months and 22 days, making him the youngest boxer to ever hold the heavyweight title. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to hold the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) titles simultaneously. After regaining the lineal title by knocking out Michael Spink 91 seconds into the first round, Tyson was knocked out by Buster Dogglass in 1990, losing the heavyweight title. However, he returned to the ring that same year, knocking out Henry Teman in the first round.

In 1992, he was sentenced to six years in prison for rape, but was paroled three years later. He regained the WBA and WBC titles in 1996, along with Floyd Peterson, Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Evander Holyfield, and George Foreman. After being stripped of the WBC title that same year, Tyson lost the WBA title to Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision in the 11th round. They fought again in 1997, and Tyson lost again, biting off Evander Holyfield's ear. In 2002, Tyson fought for the world heavyweight championship, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis. He retired between 1985 and 2005, and on November 16, he lost to YouTuber Jake Paul, who was half his age, in what was the biggest boxing match in American history outside of Las Vegas.

Tyson was born on June 30, 1966, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, and has one older brother, and one younger brother, and one younger brother, in February 1990. He also had a sister, Denise, who died of a heart attack at the age of 24. His mother's name was Lorna May and his father was Pussel Tyson.

He lived in a high-crime neighborhood throughout his childhood, and according to an interview, his first fight was with a much older man. He was arrested for petty crimes and for making fun of his voice and lips, and was arrested 38 times by the age of 13. Tyson's boxing talent was discovered by Bobby Stewart, a youth detention center counselor and former boxer. Bobby Stewart considered him a promising fighter and trained him for a few months before introducing him to boxing manager and trainer Cass D'Amato.

Mike Tyson has a knockout percentage of 88%, making him 16th on The Ring magazine's list of the 100 greatest boxers of all time and first on ESPN's list of "The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History". He has also been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. Outside of boxing, Tyson has appeared in various popular media outlets and has appeared in many films and videos.

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