In a career spanning 20 years and 3 months, Mike Tyson fought 58 times with 50 wins, 6 losses, and 2 no-contests. By his last professional fight on June 11, 2005, Tyson's boxing record stood at 50-6 (44 KO wins, 5 KO losses).
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Mike Tyson (Iron Mike) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. on June 30, 1966. Tyson made his professional boxing debut at the age of 18 on March 6, 1985. He is a former heavyweight world champion. He is 56 years old, and will be turning 57 in 4 months and 26 days. Tyson is a Hall of Famer.
Total Fights | 58 |
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Wins | 50 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 2 |
KO Wins | 44 |
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Total Title Wins | 6 |
Title Defenses | 9 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 10 |
Losses via KO | 5 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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58 | Jun 11, 2005 | 38 | Kevin McBride | Loss | RTD6 |
57 | Jul 30, 2004 | 38 | Danny Williams | Loss | KO4 |
56 | Feb 22, 2003 | 36 | Clifford Etienne | Win | KO1 |
55 | Jun 8, 2002 | 35 | Lennox Lewis | Loss | KO8 |
54 | Oct 13, 2001 | 35 | Brian Nielsen | Win | RTD6 |
53 | Oct 20, 2000 | 34 | Andrew Golota | NC | RTD3 |
52 | Jun 24, 2000 | 33 | Lou Savarese | Win | TKO1 |
51 | Jan 29, 2000 | 33 | Julius Francis | Win | TKO2 |
50 | Oct 23, 1999 | 33 | Orlin Norris | NC | NC |
49 | Jan 16, 1999 | 32 | Francois Botha | Win | KO5 |
48 | Jun 28, 1997 | 30 | Evander Holyfield | Loss | DQ |
47 | Nov 9, 1996 | 30 | Evander Holyfield | Loss | TKO11 |
46 | Sep 7, 1996 | 30 | Bruce Seldon | Win | TKO1 |
45 | Mar 16, 1996 | 29 | Frank Bruno | Win | TKO3 |
44 | Dec 16, 1995 | 29 | Buster Mathis Jr. | Win | KO3 |
43 | Aug 19, 1995 | 29 | Peter McNeeley | Win | DQ |
42 | Jun 28, 1991 | 24 | Donovan Ruddock | Win | UD |
41 | Mar 18, 1991 | 24 | Donovan Ruddock | Win | TKO7 |
40 | Dec 8, 1990 | 24 | Alex Stewart | Win | TKO1 |
39 | Jun 16, 1990 | 23 | Henry Tillman | Win | KO1 |
38 | Feb 11, 1990 | 23 | Buster Douglas | Loss | KO10 |
37 | Jul 21, 1989 | 23 | Carl Williams | Win | TKO1 |
36 | Feb 25, 1989 | 22 | Frank Bruno | Win | TKO5 |
35 | Jun 27, 1988 | 21 | Michael Spinks | Win | KO1 |
34 | Mar 21, 1988 | 21 | Tony Tubbs | Win | TKO2 |
33 | Jan 22, 1988 | 21 | Larry Holmes | Win | TKO4 |
32 | Oct 16, 1987 | 21 | Tyrell Biggs | Win | TKO7 |
31 | Aug 1, 1987 | 21 | Tony Tucker | Win | UD |
30 | May 30, 1987 | 20 | Pinklon Thomas | Win | TKO6 |
29 | Mar 7, 1987 | 20 | James Smith | Win | UD |
28 | Nov 22, 1986 | 20 | Trevor Berbick | Win | TKO2 |
27 | Sep 6, 1986 | 20 | Alfonso Ratliff | Win | TKO2 |
26 | Aug 17, 1986 | 20 | José Ribalta | Win | TKO10 |
25 | Jul 26, 1986 | 20 | Marvis Frazier | Win | KO1 |
24 | Jul 11, 1986 | 20 | Lorenzo Boyd | Win | KO2 |
23 | Jun 28, 1986 | 19 | William Hosea | Win | KO1 |
22 | Jun 13, 1986 | 19 | Reggie Gross | Win | TKO1 |
21 | May 20, 1986 | 19 | Mitch Green | Win | UD |
20 | May 3, 1986 | 19 | James Tillis | Win | UD |
19 | Mar 10, 1986 | 19 | Steve Zouski | Win | KO3 |
18 | Feb 16, 1986 | 19 | Jesse Ferguson | Win | TKO6 |
17 | Jan 24, 1986 | 19 | Mike Jameson | Win | TKO5 |
16 | Jan 11, 1986 | 19 | David Jaco | Win | TKO1 |
15 | Dec 27, 1985 | 19 | Mark Young | Win | TKO1 |
14 | Dec 6, 1985 | 19 | Sammy Scaff | Win | TKO1 |
13 | Nov 22, 1985 | 19 | Conroy Nelson | Win | TKO2 |
12 | Nov 13, 1985 | 19 | Eddie Richardson | Win | KO1 |
11 | Nov 1, 1985 | 19 | Sterling Benjamin | Win | TKO1 |
10 | Oct 25, 1985 | 19 | Robert Colay | Win | KO1 |
9 | Oct 9, 1985 | 19 | Donnie Long | Win | TKO1 |
8 | Sep 5, 1985 | 19 | Michael Johnson | Win | KO1 |
7 | Aug 15, 1985 | 19 | Lorenzo Canady | Win | KO1 |
6 | Jul 19, 1985 | 19 | Larry Sims | Win | KO3 |
5 | Jul 11, 1985 | 19 | John Alderson | Win | TKO2 |
4 | Jun 20, 1985 | 18 | Ricardo Spain | Win | TKO1 |
3 | May 23, 1985 | 18 | Don Halpin | Win | KO4 |
2 | Apr 10, 1985 | 18 | Trent Singleton | Win | TKO1 |
1 | Mar 6, 1985 | 18 | Hector Mercedes | Win | TKO1 |
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Mike Tyson's professional boxing career spanned more than 20 years — from 1985 to 2005.
Tyson made his debut against Hector Mercedes at the age of 18 on March 6, 1985, defeating Mercedes via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 36 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 32 wins via stoppage.
Tyson had his first world title fight at the age of 20 on November 22, 1986 after 27 professional fights, against Trevor Berbick for the heavyweight WBC title. He defeated Berbick via 2nd round TKO to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
He was a undisputed heavyweight world champion, and has won six world titles at heavyweight. For all the details about Tyson's world title wins and defenses refer to "Mike Tyson World Titles".
Some of Tyson's best fights and notable victories include wins over Michael Spinks, Bruce Seldon, Larry Holmes, Trevor Berbick, Carl Williams, Tony Tucker, and Clifford Etienne.
Mike Tyson had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career — four of them in title bouts and two in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Buster Douglas via 10th round KO on February 11, 1990, which ended his 37-fight win streak. He has been stopped five times and lost once via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Mike Tyson's losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Irish boxer Kevin McBride on June 11, 2005. Tyson lost the fight via 6th round RTD. It's been 17 years, 7 months, and 24 days since this fight.
Tyson retired from professional boxing with a record of 50-6, which included 44 knockout wins and 5 losses via knockout, and 6 title wins. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2011.
Mike Tyson fought a total of 58 times during his professional career. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances. These 10 fights are the highlight of his career.
A 20-year old Mike Tyson (27-0, 25 KO) had his first world title fight against Trevor Berbick for Berbick's WBC heavyweight belt. Berbick was 32 years old with a record of 31-4-1. Berbick was on a nine-fight win streak with 23 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Berbick via 2nd round TKO to win the WBC heavyweight title.
A 20-year old Mike Tyson (29-0, 26 KO) faced Pinklon Thomas, who was 29 years old with a record of 29-1-1 in a heavyweight title defense fight. Thomas was on a three-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 16 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Thomas via 6th round TKO to retain the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.
A 21-year old Mike Tyson (30-0, 27 KO) faced an undefeated Tony Tucker, who was 28 years old with a record of 34-0 in a undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Tucker was on a 34-fight win streak with 29 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 18 cms and also had a 28 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Tucker via 12 round unanimous decision to win the IBF heavyweight title and retain the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles. He handed Tucker the first loss of his career, and put an end to Tucker's 34-fight win streak.
A 21-year old Mike Tyson (32-0, 28 KO) faced Larry Holmes, who was 38 years old with a record of 48-2 in a undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Holmes was on a two-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 26 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Holmes via 4th round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles.
A 21-year old Mike Tyson (33-0, 29 KO) faced Tony Tubbs, who was 30 years old with a record of 24-1 in a undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Tubbs was on a three-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 21 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Tubbs via 2nd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles.
A 21-year old Mike Tyson (34-0, 30 KO) faced an undefeated Michael Spinks, who was 31 years old with a record of 31-0 in a undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Spinks was on a 31-fight win streak with 21 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Spinks via 1st round KO to win the Ring Magazine heavyweight title and retain the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. He handed Spinks the first loss of his career, and put an end to Spinks' 31-fight win streak.
A 23-year old Mike Tyson (36-0, 32 KO) faced Carl Williams, who was 29 years old with a record of 22-2 in a undisputed heavyweight championship bout. Williams was on a five-fight win streak with 17 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 15 cms and also had a 36 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Williams via 1st round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles.
A 30-year old Mike Tyson (44-1, 38 KO) faced Bruce Seldon, who was 29 years old with a record of 33-3. Seldon was on a nine-fight win streak with 29 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 18 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Seldon via 1st round TKO to win the WBA heavyweight title.
A 33-year old Mike Tyson (47-3, 41 KO) faced Lou Savarese, who was 34 years old with a record of 39-3. Savarese was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 17 cms and also had a 23 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Savarese via 1st round TKO.
A 36-year old Mike Tyson (49-4, 43 KO) faced Clifford Etienne, who was 32 years old with a record of 24-1-1. Etienne was coming off a draw against Francois Botha in his last fight, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Tyson.
Tyson defeated Etienne via 1st round KO.
Some of Tyson's best wins were against Michael Spinks, Bruce Seldon, Larry Holmes, Trevor Berbick, Carl Williams, Tony Tucker, and Clifford Etienne.
Tyson knocked out 44 of his 58 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 78.6%. Of his total 50 wins, 44 of them were via KO (88%).
Tyson had 6 losses. Kevin McBride, Danny Williams, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, and Buster Douglas are the five boxers who have beaten Tyson.