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Birth
Michael Gerard Tyson was born at Cumberland Hospital, Brooklyn (United States), on June 30, 1966. -
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Bullying and crime
At school they insulted him for his weight. He left her at 7 years old.
He robbed houses was arrested 38 times with 13 years -
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Reformatories and First approach to boxing
For crime it was a reformatory. Stewart trained him for a few months until in March 1980 he introduced him to the famous coach Cus D'Amato. -
The first trainings
Along with his coach D'Amato, he trained on the weekends. -
First fight
He started to fight in illegal battles and won his first fight by knockout -
Last amateur fight against Ernie Bennet
Bennet won the bout by decision, the first loss being Mike. -
First professional fight
His professionalism debut was on March 6, 1985 in Albany, New York, defeating Puerto Rican Hector Mercedes in the first round. -
Fight against Donnie Long
His ninth fight was against Donnie Long. Long had defeated former champion John Tate, but Mike won in the first round. -
Fight against José Ribalta
His next rival was José Ribalta, who fell in the second round, in the eighth and in the tenth, before the referee stopped the fight. -
Death of Cus D´Amato
Cus D´Amato became seriously ill with pneumonia, after three days he died. Myke was affected but continued to fight -
Fight against Trevor Berbick
On November 22, 1986, he fought Trevor Berbick, heavyweight champion. He won the title by knocking out Berbick, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion in history. -
Fight against Ruddock
This time, Mike knocked down Ruddock twice and won in 12 rounds by unanimous decision. -
Jail
He was sentenced to jail for alleged rape -
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Important fights
He fought Evander Holyfield, James "Buster" Douglas and Lennox Lewis in all of these fights. He won and defended the title. -
sports retreat
After losing three times in their last four bouts they announced their withdrawal. Mike stated, "I can't go on with this. I can't keep lying to myself. I will not continue to ruin this sport. It is simply my end. Was over''
