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|
division |
Heavyweight |
|
nationality |
United
States |
|
residence |
Brooklyn, New York |
| birth
name |
Michael Gerard Tyson |
| Nick
Name (s) |
Iron
Mike -Kid Dynamite |
|
Birthday |
June
30, 1966 |
| stance |
Orthodox |
| height |
5 ft
11 1/2 |
| Record
|
50-6-0
(44KO) |
Michael Gerard Tyson, born June 30, 1966,
who was the youngest man to have won a world heavyweight title.
During his prime in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Tyson was one of the
most recognizable athletes in the world. Nicknamed "Iron Mike Tyson,"
"Kid Dynamite" and "The Baddest Man on the Planet," Tyson adopted the
Muslim name Malik Abdul Aziz, after his conversion to Islam while in
prison for his rape conviction. For his behavior both in and out of the
ring, ESPN has ranked Tyson as the #1 Most Outrageous Character in
modern sports history as determined by a panel of experts and an
internet poll.
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