Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard Tyson (June 30, 1966[1]) is an American retired boxer. He held the heavyweight championship.[2]
Mike Tyson became a professional boxer in 1985 and won a heavyweight title from Trevor Berbick in 1986.[2] He was the youngest man to win a heavyweight title belt.[2] He became recognized as the undisputed champion when he beat Michael Spinks in 1988. He lost his title to Buster Douglas in 1990.
He was convicted of rape in 1992 and served three years in jail.[2] When he was released he started boxing again and won a few heavyweight titles. Evander Holyfield was the first fighter to beat him in his return. Tyson also fought Lennox Lewis, who beat him, too. He retired from boxing in 2005.
Mike Tyson refereed one match at WrestleMania 14 and later on wrestled in a tag-team match on WWE Raw where he betrayed his partner, Chris Jericho. For these efforts, he was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.
Tyson's favorite wrestlers are Bruno Sammartino[3][4][5] and the late WWE Hall of Famer Chief Jay Strongbow[6], who died in 2012.
References[change]
- ↑ imdb.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Police: Mike Tyson detained at Los Angeles airport". http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091112/ap_on_sp_ot/us_people_mike_tyson;_ylt=Arg40A5ntkZjeTI3sFPBR4AEtbAF. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ http://www.wrestlingnewsarena.com/2012/04/mike-tyson-speaks-on-hof-favorite-childhood-wrestler
- ↑ http://www.prorasslin.net/?p=1954
- ↑ http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=124737
- ↑ http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWE/article1009696.shtml
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| Preceded by Michael Spinks |
Heavyweight boxing champion Jun 27, 1988 –Feb 11, 1990 |
Succeeded by Buster Douglas |
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