Sporty Info: Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:46 By Admin , In Boxing , Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (also known as Malik Abdul Aziz) (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, with 12 of them occurring in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold and only Heavyweight to individually unify the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.

Real name: Michael Gerard Tyson

Nickname(s): Kid Dynamite, Iron Mike, The Baddest Man on the Planet

Rated at: Heavyweight

Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Reach: 71 in (180 cm)

Nationality: American

Born: June 30, 1966 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Stance: Orthodox

Total fights: 58

Wins: 50

Wins by KO: 44

Losses: 6