Biography
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer known as Mike Tyson.
Nicknamed “Iron Mike” and “Kid Dynamite”, he competed for fifteen years from 1985 to 2005. He was the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990 and is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers in the world.
Mike Tyson fought a total of 58 boxing matches and won 50. He has been inducted into the prestigious International Boxing Hall Of Fame.
Former American professional boxer
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| Real name: | Michael Gerard Tyson |
| Stage name: | Mike Tyson |
| Born: | June 30, 1966 (age 58) |
| Place of birth: | Fort Greene, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.78 minutes |
| Parents: | Jimmy Kirkpatrick and Lorna Smith |
| Siblings: | Rodney Tyson, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, Denise Tyson |
| Wfe • Spouse: | Lakiha Spicer (married 2009), Monica Turner (married 1997–2003), Robin Givens (married 1988–1989) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Sol Xochitl (old) |
| The children: | Miguel Leon Tyson, Exodus Tyson, Rayna Tyson, Mikey Lorna Tyson, Amir Tyson, Milan Tyson, Morocco Tyson |
| Job: | boxer |
| Net worth: | US$10 million-US$15 million |
Early life
Mike Tyson’s real name is Michael Gerard Tyson, born June 30, 1966. He is from Brooklyn, New York City. He was born and raised in the Fort Greene neighborhood. He is a member of the African-American community.
Mike Tyson comes from a family of five. He has two siblings, an older brother and an older sister: his siblings are Rodney Tyson, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and Denise Tyson. His mother is Lorna Smith, while his father is Jimmy Kirkpatrick. Jimmy Kirkpatrick is a Jamaican man who works as a taxi driver.
Mike Tyson spent the first ten years of his life living in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. But when his family began to have financial difficulties, they moved to Brownsville. He suffered the loss of his mother when he was sixteen.
Education
Mike Tyson attended Tryon School for Boys, located in New York. He dropped out of high school in his third year.
He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Central State University in 1989.
Career
Mike Tyson won gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games in 1981 and 1982. He won gold at the National Golden Gloves Tournament, held in New York City. He defeated Jonathan Littles to win the medal in 1984.
He gave up amateur boxing and became a professional boxer in 1985. At the age of eighteen, he had his first professional fight on March 6, 1985. His first nationally televised fight was against Jesse Ferguson in February 1986. The fight took place at Houston Field House, New York City.
As a professional boxer, he fought a total of 58 fights, winning 50 and losing six. Mike Tyson won 44 of his fights by knockout, five by decision and one by disqualification. He fought in fifteen Pay-Per-View fights in the United States with a total gross of 15,920,000. During his time in the United Kingdom, he fought in four Pay-Per-View fights with a gross of 2,400,000.
In 1985, Mike Tyson won Ring Magazine’s Prospect Of The Year award. He won Ring Magazine’s Fighter Of The Year award in 1986 and 1988. He was the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Overseas Personality (1989). In 2011, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. He is ranked 16th on Ring Magazine’s Greatest Punchers Of All Time list. He is the first on ESPN’s list of Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History.
Social media
Mike Tyson has a huge fan base spread across the world. He has over 5.8 million followers on Twitter and over 18.5 million followers on Instagram.
- Instagram Name: @miketyson
- Twitter Username: @MikeTyson
Personal life
Mike Tyson has been married three times. He has seven children with three women: Miguel Leon Tyson, Exodus Tyson, Rayna Tyson, Mikey Lorna Tyson, Amir Tyson, Milan Tyson, and Morocco Tyson. In addition, he considers his second wife’s eldest daughter as his own.
In February 1988, Mike Tyson married actress Robin Givens. The couple dated for a while before deciding to become partners. Unfortunately, their marriage did not last long and they divorced on February 14, 1989.
Mike Tyson decided to give marriage a second chance and married Monica Turner. The couple exchanged vows on April 19, 1997. Five years later, his marriage suffered a major setback when Monica Turner filed for divorce in 1992. The divorce was finally finalized on January 14, 2013, and the marriage was dissolved. Their marriage was blessed with two sons named Amir Tyson and Ramsey. Ramsey now identifies as non-binary.
On June 6, 2009, Mike Tyson married his girlfriend, Lakiha Spicer, in a private ceremony held at the Las Vegas Hilton. She is the mother of his daughter, Milan Tyson, and his son, Morocco Tyson.
Mike Tyson had two children with Sol Xochitl, and they were a son, Miguel Leon Tyson, and a daughter, Exodus Tyson. His daughter passed away after suffering an accident at home on May 26, 2009. Exodus Tyson was four years old at the time.
He currently resides in Seven Hills, Nevada with his family members.
Net worth
This former professional boxer and media personality made his fortune working in the sports and entertainment industry.
Mike Tyson’s net worth is estimated to be between $10 and $15 million.
