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): Anna Levandi • Ben Utecht • Cho Jae-hyun • Fredy Guarín • Heinz Warneke • Horace Vernet • Ignatius Peter VIII Abdalahad • John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony • M. J. K. Smith • Mario Lanfranchi • Patrik Bodén • Paul Berg • Pierre Blanchar • Pierre Charles (Dominican politician) • Reuben Garrick • Rob Nieuwenhuys • Ryan Cook (baseball) • Sakis Tsiolis • Vincent D'Onofrio • Volker Beck (athlete)

Born in the same month (June 1966): Adrienne Shelly • Candace Gingrich • Chico DeBarge • Dean Woods • Dikembe Mutombo • Emmanuelle Seigner • Henry Bond • J. J. Abrams • Ken Clark (running back) • Kirk McLean • Kurt Browning • Michael Park (co-driver) • Michalis Romanidis • Olivier Roumat • Tony Yeboah • Tory Burch