Once out, he had some other strange episodes inside the ring as well, like the time when he bit Evander Holyfield in a bout later called "The Bite Fight".
Here, check out Tyson's age, height, weight, and impressive records. After living for most of his childhood in a dangerous neighborhood, he made his professional debut in , with only 18 years of age. Immediately, from that very first fight onwards he built an amazing boxing career that lasted 20 years. That was just the beginning for Tyson, who kept on winning belts and breaking records. I was lbs at age Mike Tyson on his childhood: "I must've had three or four [street] fights a day.
From like age nine I was fighting the kid, then fighting their fathers. They were crying, went home and got their father. Then I would fight the father. They were crying, went home and got their fighter. Then I would fight their father. Tyson's scraps as a child saw him end up in trouble with the law. The evening would not end successfully for Tyson, who lost to Holyfield by a knockout in the 11th round. Instead of Tyson's anticipated victory, Holyfield made history by becoming the second person to win a heavyweight championship belt three times.
Tyson claimed he was the victim of multiple illegal head butts by Holyfield, and vowed to avenge his loss. Tyson trained heavily for a rematch with Holyfield, and on June 28, , the two boxers faced off yet again. The fight was televised on pay-per-view and entered nearly 2 million households, setting a record at the time for the highest number of paid television viewers.
Both boxers also received record purses for the match, making them the highest-paid professional boxers in history until The first and second rounds provided the typical crowd-pleasing action expected from the two champions.
But the fight took an unexpected turn in the third round of the match. Tyson shocked fans and boxing officials when he grabbed Holyfield and bit both of the boxer's ears, completely severing a piece of Holyfield's right ear. Tyson claimed that the action was retaliation for Holyfield's illegal head butts from their previous match. Judges didn't agree with Tyson's reasoning, however, and disqualified the boxer from the match. No longer able to fight, Tyson was aimless and unmoored.
Shortly after the court ruling, Tyson landed in the hospital with a broken rib and a punctured lung after his motorcycle skidded out of control on a ride through Connecticut. Tyson was once again fighting for the heavyweight championship, and the match was a very personal one. Tyson made several ugly remarks to Lewis before the fight, including a threat to "eat his children. Tyson lost the fight by a knockout, a defeat that signaled the decline of the former champion's career.
Tyson took part in a total of 58 fights in his professional career. Fifty of those he won, 44 of them being by knockout. Among the fights he did not win, he officially lost six, while two fell into the category of no contest.
Tyson's rise from childhood delinquent to boxing champ put him at the center of the media's attention. Met with sudden fame, Tyson began partying hard and stepping out with various Hollywood stars. In the '80s, Tyson set his sights on actress Robin Givens. The couple began dating, and on February 7, , he and Givens married in New York.
But Tyson's game seemed to be on the decline, and after several close calls in the ring, it became clear that the boxer's edge was slipping. Once known for his complicated offensive and defensive moves, Tyson seemed to continually rely on his one-punch knockout move to finish his bouts.
The boxer blamed his long-time trainer, Rooney, for his struggles in the ring and fired him in mid As his game was falling apart, so was Tyson's marriage to Givens. That same year, police were called to Tyson's home after he began throwing furniture out of the window and forced Givens and her mother to leave the home.
That summer, Tyson also found himself in court with manager Bill Cayton, in an effort to break their contract. By July , Cayton had settled out of court, agreeing to reduce his share from one-third to 20 percent of Tyson's purses. Soon after, Tyson struck up a partnership with boxing promoter Don King.
The move seemed like a step in the right direction for the boxer, but his life was spiraling out of control both in and out of the ring. Tyson's behavior during this time became increasingly violent and erratic. In August , he broke a bone in his right hand after a 4 a. Tabloids later claimed the accident was a suicide attempt brought on from excessive drug use. Later that September, Givens and Tyson appeared in an interview with Barbara Walters in which Givens described her marriage as "pure hell.
Tyson countersued for a divorce and an annulment, beginning an ugly months-long court process. This was just the beginning of Tyson's struggles with women. In late , Tyson was sued for his inappropriate attentions toward two nightclub patrons, Sandra Miller and Lori Davis. He won lots of championships and awards in his professional boxing career. Maybe you know about Mike Tyson very well, but do you know how old and tall is he, and what is his net worth in ? His biological father is Purcell Tyson, but the man known as his father was Jimmy Kirkpatrick.
Mike has a sister named Denise and an elder brother named Rodney. His sister died in the year due to a heart attack. Mike also had a half brother named Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick. Mike attended Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown. Bobby Stewart, who was a former boxer and juvenile detention center counselor, noticed the skills and talent of Mike. Tyson went to Catskill High School. During school time, he used to practice in the evening time. Mike is a married man.
The couple has two children together named Morocco and Milan. Before this, he also dated TV personality, Kenya Moore. He also dated model and actress Naomi Campbell in the year
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