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|Image = Mike Tyson.jpg | |Image =Mike Tyson Portrait lighting corrected.jpg | ||
|fullname = Michael Gerard Tyson | |fullname = Michael Gerard Tyson | ||
|alias = Iron Mike <br> Kid Dynamite <br> The Baddest Man on the Planet <br> Malik Abdul Aziz <br> Malik Shabazz | |alias = Iron Mike <br> Kid Dynamite <br> The Baddest Man on the Planet <br> Malik Abdul Aziz <br> Malik Shabazz | ||
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|hobby = Boxing <br> Doing drugs and alcohol | |hobby = Boxing <br> Doing drugs and alcohol | ||
|skills= Boxing mastery | |skills= Boxing mastery | ||
|crimes = [[Rape]] <br> Road rage assault <br> Illegal drug possession <br> DUI convictions <br> [[Domestic abuse]] | |crimes = [[Rape]]<br>Road rage assault<br>Illegal drug possession<br>DUI convictions<br>[[Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Child abuse]] (allegedly)<br>[[Misogyny]] (formerly)<br>[[Xenophobia]] | ||
|type of villain = On-and- | |type of villain = On-and-Off Hero | ||
}}{{Quote|I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike who gets an endorsement deal. But you can't make a lie and a truth go together. This country wasn't built on moral fiber. This country was built on rape, slavery, murder, degradation and affiliation with crime.|Mike Tyson}} | }}{{Quote|I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike who gets an endorsement deal. But you can't make a lie and a truth go together. This country wasn't built on moral fiber. This country was built on rape, slavery, murder, degradation and affiliation with crime.|Mike Tyson}} | ||
'''Mike Tyson''' is an American former boxer who was considered one of the most influential boxing athletes of all time. Tyson was ranked 16th on ''The Ring'' magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, as well as being first on ESPN's list of "The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History". | '''Mike Tyson''' (June 30, 1966) is an American former boxer who was considered one of the most influential boxing athletes of all time. Tyson was ranked 16th on ''The Ring'' magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time, as well as being first on ESPN's list of "The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History". | ||
Although Tyson was a very influential and respected athlete, he has also been known for his controversial actions outside of his athletic career, some of which include convictions for rape, domestic abuse, drug possession and DUI charges. Despite his flaws, Tyson had made some amends to become a better person. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
A member of various street gangs at an early age, Tyson was sent to reform school in upstate New York in 1978. At the reform school, social worker and boxing aficionado Bobby Stewart recognized his boxing potential and directed him to renowned trainer Cus D’Amato, who became his legal guardian. Tyson compiled a 24–3 record as an amateur and turned professional in 1985. | A member of various street gangs at an early age, Tyson was sent to reform school in upstate New York in 1978. At the reform school, social worker and boxing aficionado Bobby Stewart recognized his boxing potential and directed him to renowned trainer Cus D’Amato, who became his legal guardian. Tyson compiled a 24–3 record as an amateur and turned professional in 1985. | ||
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On February 11, 1990, in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, Tyson lost the championship to lightly regarded James (“Buster”) Douglas, who scored a technical knockout in the 10th round. Tyson rebounded from the loss with four straight victories. In 1991, however, he was accused of having raped a beauty pageant contestant, and he was convicted of the charge in 1992. | On February 11, 1990, in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, Tyson lost the championship to lightly regarded James (“Buster”) Douglas, who scored a technical knockout in the 10th round. Tyson rebounded from the loss with four straight victories. In 1991, however, he was accused of having raped a beauty pageant contestant, and he was convicted of the charge in 1992. | ||
Following his release from prison in 1995, Tyson resumed boxing and in 1996 regained two of his championship belts with easy victories over Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon. On November 9, 1996, in a long-anticipated bout with two-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, Tyson lost for the second time in his professional career, by a technical knockout in the 11th round. In a rematch against Holyfield on June 28, 1997, he was disqualified after he twice bit his opponent’s ears | Following his release from prison in 1995, Tyson resumed boxing and in 1996 regained two of his championship belts with easy victories over Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon. On November 9, 1996, in a long-anticipated bout with two-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, Tyson lost for the second time in his professional career, by a technical knockout in the 11th round. In a rematch against Holyfield on June 28, 1997, he was disqualified after he twice bit his opponent’s ears. As a result of the infraction, he lost his boxing license. | ||
Tyson eventually was relicensed, and he returned to the ring on January 16, 1999, when he knocked out Franz Botha in the fifth round. On February 6, however, Tyson was sentenced to one year in jail, two years of probation, and 200 hours of community service and was fined $2,500 after he pleaded no contest to charges that he had assaulted two elderly men following a 1998 automobile accident. Tyson was released after serving just a few months of the one-year sentence. | Tyson eventually was relicensed, and he returned to the ring on January 16, 1999, when he knocked out Franz Botha in the fifth round. On February 6, however, Tyson was sentenced to one year in jail, two years of probation, and 200 hours of community service and was fined $2,500 after he pleaded no contest to charges that he had assaulted two elderly men following a 1998 automobile accident. Tyson was released after serving just a few months of the one-year sentence. | ||
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[[Category:Traitor]] | [[Category:Traitor]] | ||
[[Category:Hypocrites]] | [[Category:Hypocrites]] | ||
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[[Category:Redeemed]] | [[Category:Redeemed]] | ||