Image Credit - Social Media

10 Facts You Didn’t Know About  Mike Tyson

The full name of Mike Tyson is Michael Gerard Tyson.

1

Mike Tyson is an American former professional boxer.

2

Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet".

3

 reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990.

4

Mike Tyson 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.

5

In 1990, Mike Tyson was knocked out by underdog Buster Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in history.

6

Michael Gerard Tyson was born into a Catholic family in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City on June 30, 1966. 

7

As an amateur, Tyson won gold medals at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, defeating Joe Cortez in 1981 and beating Kelton Brown in 1982. 

8

Hulu is set to release a biographical drama limited series on Tyson, entitled Mike, that will go over the boxer's life and career. 

9

Tyson made an extended cameo appearance in the Telugu-Hindi movie Liger, which released on August 25, 2022. 

10

Liger Movie Plot, Release Date, Cast & More

NEXT