Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard Tyson is an American professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005, and is scheduled to compete once again in 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. Claiming his first belt at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old, Tyson holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, as well as the only heavyweight to unify them in succession. The following year, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round. In 1990, Tyson was knocked out by underdog Buster Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

30 June 1966

Born on the same birth day (30 June): Alfonso López Michelsen • Allan Houser • Andrew Hill (pianist) • Anna Levandi • Athanassios Fokas • Charles VIII of France • Frank Rost • Gary Pallister • Georg Benda • Hal Lindes • Harry Wismer • Man Mountain Dean • Mitch Richmond • Phil Anselmo • Rob Nieuwenhuys • Sakis Tsiolis

Born in the same month (June 1966): Dany Boon • Dikembe Mutombo • Gretchen Carlson • J. J. Abrams • Jörg Bergen • Marc Glanville • Michael Park (co-driver) • Naoki Hattori • Pedro Guerra • Phil Vischer • Sophie Jamal • Tom Misteli • Troy Kemp • Vladimir Voevodsky