Tyson is his biography

BYOGRAPHY Who is Mike Tyson? Mike Tyson became the youngest worldwide overweight boxing champion at the age of 20. He lost the title of year and later served in prison for three years. Subsequently, he earned even greater fame, biting Evander Holifield by his ear during a match-match in the year. Tyson starred in several films and the Broadway show about his life, became the author of the bestsellers and launched a successful cannabis production business.

When Michael was two years old, his father threw his family, leaving Lorn to take care of Michael and his two brothers and sisters, relatives and Denise.

Taking financial difficulties, the Tysonov family moved to Browsville, Brooklyn, a area known for a high level of crime. Small and shy, Tyson often became an object of bullying. To fight this, he began to develop his own style of street battles, which ultimately grew into criminal activity. His gang, known as “Fun Toptuns”, instructed him to clean the cash register, while the senior members kept the victims under the muzzle of a gun.

At that time he was only 11 years old. Mike Tyson as a child. Photo: social networks he often had problems with the police because of his petty criminal activity, and by the age of 13 he was arrested more than 30 times. Tyson's poor behavior brought him to the Trin school for boys-a correctional school in the northern part of New York. In Tryon, Tyson met with consultant Bob Stuart, who was a boxing champion among amateurs.

Tyson wanted Stuart to teach him how to handle his fists. Stewart reluctantly agreed, provided that Tyson would stay away from troubles and more hard to study at school. Previously considered incapable of learning, Tyson managed to develop his ability to read to the seventh grade level in a matter of months. He was also determined to find out about the boxing everything that he could, often getting out of bed after a commandant hour to practice strikes in the dark.

Mike Tyson in his youth. He led the quarries of several successful boxers, including Patterson and Jose Torres, and he immediately appreciated Tyson’s prospects as an opponent, saying to him: “If you want to stay here and if you want to listen, you could ever become the world champion in heavyweight.” It seemed that Tyson's life was getting better, but in the year he suffered several personal losses.

In the same year, Tyson's mother died of cancer. Mike Tyson with his mother. Photo: social networks “I have never seen my mother rejoiced at me and was proud of me for doing something,” he later told reporters. I never had the opportunity to talk to her or learn something about her. In professional terms, this does not have any effect, but it crushes emotionally and personally. ” Around the same time, Tyson was expelled from the Catcill school for his unpredictable, often aggressive behavior.

Tyson continued his training with private tutors while preparing for the Olympic tests of the year. Tyson's performance in the tests did not promise great success, as he lost to Tillman, who eventually became a gold winner. The coach developed a game plan that would lead to Tyson interrupted the heavyweight championship before the young man will turn 21 years old. The professional debut of March 6 of the year Tyson debuted in a professional ring in Olbani, New York, in a duel against Ector Mercedes.

Tyson's power, quick fists and noticeable defensive abilities intimidated his opponents, who were often afraid to hit the fighter. This gave Tyson the supernatural ability to level his opponents in just one round and brought him the nickname Iron Mike. The fight of Mike Tyson with Ecor Mercedes, March 6. He recorded his thirteenth knockout in Houston, Texas, and dedicated this fight to the man who made a professional out of him.

The heavyweight champion for the year Tyson scored a record number of points with a score - 21 fights were won by knockout. Tyson won the title with a knockout in the second round. At the age of 20 years and four months, he surpassed the record of Floyd Patterson and became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. Tyson's success in the ring did not end there. He defended his title against James Smith on March 7, adding the title of the World Boxing Association champion to his victory list.

Mike Tyson and James Kostol Smith in the ring, March 7th. Photo: social networks Tyson returned to the ring to the British boxer Frank Bruno on February 25 in an attempt to save his title of heavyweight world. Tyson knocked out Bruno in the fifth round. The defeat of Buster Douglas The victorious series of Tyson ended on February 11, when he lost his championship belt to boxer Buster Douglas in Tokyo, Japan.

Tyson, a clear favorite, sent Douglas to the carpet in the eighth round, but Douglas returned to the tenth, knocking Tyson for the first time in his career.Disading, but not ready to give up, Tyson restored his strength, knocking out the gold winner of the Olympic Games - and the former enemy in amateur boxing - Henry Tillman later in the same year. In another fight, he defeated Alex Stuart Knockout in the first round.

Mike Tyson and Henry Tillman in the ring. Photo: social networks prison and returning to boxing in July Tyson were accused of raping Desire Washington, member of the Miss Black America contest. Due to the laws of Indiana Tayson, it was ordered to leave six years of imprisonment, which entered into force immediately. Tyson initially poorly tolerated his stay in prison; He was found guilty of threats to the guard, which added him 15 days to the deadline.

In the same year, Tyson's father died. The boxer did not ask for permission to attend the funeral. While in conclusion, Tyson accepted Islam and accepted the name Malik Abdul Aziz. Tyson also won his next fight in December, knocking out Buster Matis - the youngest in the third round. Fights with Holifield after several successful battles Tyson met face to face with his next serious opponent - Evander Holifield.

Holifield was promised a title fight against Tyson in the year before Douglas defeated Tyson. Instead of a fight with Tyson, Holifield fought with Douglas for the title of heavyweight champion. Douglas lost by knockout on October 25, making Holifield a new undefeated, indisputable world of heavyweight world. The evening ended unsuccessfully for Tyson, who lost to Holifield a knockout in M ​​Round.

Instead of the expected victory of Tyson, Holifield went down in history, becoming the second man who won the championship belt in heavyweight three times. Tyson claimed that he was a victim of numerous illegal blows from Holifield, and vowed to avenge his loss. Tyson trained intensively before the match with Holifield, and on June 28, two boxers met again. The duel was broadcast on television with payment for watching and collected almost 2 million households, setting the record at that time for the largest number of paid viewers.

Both boxers also received record amounts for this match, which made them the highest paid professional boxers in history up to a year. The judge interrupts the battle between Mike Tyson on the left and Evander Holifield. Photo: Global look Press the first and second rounds provided a typical spectacle for two champions, pleasing to the audience. But in the third round, the fight took an unexpected turn.

Tyson shocked the fans and officials of boxing when he grabbed Holifield and bit off both ears, completely tearing a piece of Holifield's right ear. Tyson claimed that this action was revenge for the illegal holifield blows in their previous match. However, the judges did not agree with the arguments of Tyson and disqualified the boxer from the match. With no more opportunity to fight, Tyson was unprofitable and unsettled.

A few months later, Tyson was inflicted on another blow when he was ordered to pay boxer Mitch Green $ 45 for the incident with a street fight of the year. Shortly after the court decision, Tyson was hospitalized with a broken rib and pierced by a lung after his motorcycle lost control during a trip to Connecticut. Tyson again fought for the title of heavyweight champion, and the match was very personal.

Tyson made several ugly comments addressed to Lewis before the battle, including the threat of "eating his children." At the January press conference, two boxers started a brawl, which threatened to cancel the duel, but in the end the battle was scheduled for June of the same year. Tyson lost the battle with a knockout, a defeat that marked the sunset of the former champion.

After the defeats of Danny Williams in July and Kevin McBride in June, Tyson announced his career completion. It was included in the international glory hall in June. Mike Tyson and his daughter Milan Tyson take part in the ceremony of introducing boxing into the Glory Hall. Photo: Global look Press Boxing Record for his professional career Tyson took part in a total of 58 battles.

He won fifty of them, 44 of them by knockout. Among the battles that he did not win, he officially lost six, while two fell into the category of "without competition." Marriage to Robin Givens The transformation of Tyson from a childhood hooligan into a boxing champion put him in the center of attention of the media. Suddenly gaining fame, Tyson began to actively hang out and meet with various Hollywood stars.

In the X years, Tyson put his eyes on the actress Robin Givens. The couple began to meet, and on February 7, he and Givens got married in New York. Mike Tyson and Robin Givens. Photo: social networks but Tyson’s game seemed to be declining, and after several close battles in the ring it became clear that the advantage of the boxer eluded. The once known for his complex attacking and defensive techniques, Tyson seemed to constantly relied on his knockout reception from one blow to finish his fights.

The boxer accused his longtime coach Rooney of his struggle in the ring and fired him in the middle of the year. As his game fell apart, Tyson's marriage and Hivens fell apart. The charges of violence began to emerge in the media in June in the year, and Hivens and her mother demanded access to Tyson's money for the initial contribution for a house in New Jersey worth $ 3 million.

In the same year, the police were called into Tyson's house after he began to throw furniture from the window and forced Hivens and her mother to leave the house. That summer, Tyson also ended up in court with manager Bill Keyton, trying to break their contract. By July, Keiton resolved the case in a non -court order, agreeing to reduce his share from a third to 20 percent in Tyson wallets.

Soon after, Tyson made a partnership with the boxing promoter Don King.