The Untold Truth Of Mike Tyson

During his glory years, Mike Tyson's reputation as an unbeatable boxer was without equal. As Biography tells us, he first competed as a professional in 1985 and made his name with a 22-0 boxing record before getting a chance at the heavyweight title. Twenty-one of those victories were knockouts, often in the first round. Tyson was immensely strong, his punches were lightning-quick, and his defense was incredible, which meant that his opponents often found him so intimidating that they were afraid to hit him.  

On November 22, 1986, Tyson knocked Trevor Berbick out in the second round, winning the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship as the youngest man in history (20 years, four months). As The New York Times reports, by August 1987, he had won the World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation championships as well, in a unification tournament that made him the undisputed champion. He would stay at the top of that mountain until early 1990, when he suffered his first career loss at the hands of Buster Douglas.

As Bleacher Report tells us, arguably the greatest moment Tyson had in the ring was his 1988 fight against the undefeated Michael Spinks, an incredible boxer who hadn't taken part in the unification tournament and who many considered the rightful champion. When the pair eventually faced each other in a much-hyped matchup, Tyson steamrolled the visibly nervous Spinks in all of 91 seconds.

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