Mike Tyson#Professional boxing record

Michael Gerard Tyson was born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, on June 30, 1966.{{cite web |title=Local Black History Spotlight: Cumberland Hosptial [sic] |url=https://myrtleavenue.org/local-black-history-spotlight-cumberland-hosptial/ |website=myrtleavenue.org |date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717153703/https://myrtleavenue.org/local-black-history-spotlight-cumberland-hosptial/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |last=McNeil |first=William F. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/890981745 |title=The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight. |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |isbn=978-1-4766-1802-9 |location=Jefferson |oclc=890981745}} He has an older brother named Rodney (born {{circa|1961}}){{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E4D71238F932A15756C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon= |title=Boxing: Tyson Remains an Object of Fascination |last=Berkow |first=Ira |date=May 21, 2002 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203061940/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E4D71238F932A15756C0A9649C8B63&sec=&spon= |archive-date=December 3, 2010 |url-status=dead }} and had an older sister named Denise, who died of a heart attack at age 24 in February 1990.{{cite news|title=Tyson's Sister Is Dead at 24|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/sports/tyson-s-sister-is-dead-at-24.html|access-date=August 1, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 22, 1990|archive-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828212951/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/22/sports/tyson-s-sister-is-dead-at-24.html|url-status=live}} Tyson's mother, born in Charlottesville, Virginia,{{cite web |url=https://fromthestage.net/mike-tyson-pens-heartbreaking-tribute-to-his-late-mother-i-know-nothing-about-her |title=Mike Tyson Pens Heartbreaking Tribute To His Late Mother: "I Know Nothing About Her" |website=fromthestage.net |date=June 7, 2020 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312211237/https://fromthestage.net/mike-tyson-pens-heartbreaking-tribute-to-his-late-mother-i-know-nothing-about-her/ |url-status=live }} was described as a promiscuous woman who might have been a prostitute.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/mar/21/mike-tyson-interview-boxing |title=Mike Tyson: 'I'm ashamed of so many things I've done' |website=The Guardian |date=March 21, 2009 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422121120/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/mar/21/mike-tyson-interview-boxing |url-status=live }} Tyson's biological father is listed as "Purcell Tyson", a "humble cab driver" (who was from Jamaica) on his birth certificate,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/boxing/25429599 |title=Mike Tyson staying clean but still sparring with temptation |last=Costello |first=Mike |date=December 18, 2013 |newspaper=BBC Sport |access-date=December 23, 2013 |archive-date=December 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223041351/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/boxing/25429599 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/story/2012-03-20/Mike-Tyson-on-his-one-man-Vegas-act-Raw-revealing/53678512/1|title=Mike Tyson on his one-man Las Vegas act: Raw, revealing, poignant|work=USA Today|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-date=September 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913032611/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/story/2012-03-20/Mike-Tyson-on-his-one-man-Vegas-act-Raw-revealing/53678512/1|url-status=live}} but the man Tyson had known as his father was a pimp named Jimmy Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick was from Grier Town, North Carolina (a predominantly black neighborhood that was annexed by the city of Charlotte),{{citation|url=http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Annexation/Annexation_History.pdf|title=Charlotte, North Carolina, Annexation history|work=Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department|access-date=September 4, 2013|archive-date=May 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521224909/http://ww.charmeck.org/Planning/Annexation/Annexation_History.pdf|url-status=live}} where he was one of the neighborhood's top baseball players. Kirkpatrick married and had a son, Tyson's half-brother Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick, who would help to integrate Charlotte high school football in 1965. In 1959, Jimmy Kirkpatrick left his family and moved to Brooklyn, where he met Tyson's mother, Lorna Mae (Smith) Tyson. Kirkpatrick frequented pool halls, gambled and hung out on the streets. "My father was just a regular street guy caught up in the street world," Tyson said. Kirkpatrick abandoned the Tyson family around the time Mike was born, leaving Tyson's mother to care for the children on her own.Puma, Mike., [http://static.espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Tyson_Mike.html Sportscenter Biography: 'Iron Mike' explosive in and out of ring] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407095913/http://static.espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Tyson_Mike.html |date=April 7, 2010 }}, ESPN.com, October 10, 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2007 Kirkpatrick died in 1992.{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/02/3889545/where-are-they-now.html|title=Where are they now?|work=The Charlotte Observer|access-date=March 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103073834/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/02/3889545/where-are-they-now.html|archive-date=November 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}

The family lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant until their financial burdens necessitated a move to Brownsville when Tyson was 10 years old.{{cite book |title=Mike Tyson Biography |url=http://www.bookrags.com/biography/mike-tyson-cri |publisher=BookRags |access-date=May 24, 2008 |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518135534/http://www.bookrags.com/biography/mike-tyson-cri/ |url-status=live }} Throughout his childhood, Tyson lived in and around neighborhoods with a high rate of crime. According to an interview in Details, his first fight was with a bigger youth who had pulled the head off one of Tyson's pigeons.{{cite news |url=http://www.details.com/culture-trends/news-and-politics/201008/interview-boxing-mike-tyson |title=Mike Tyson Interview, Details magazine |access-date=July 6, 2010 |archive-date=July 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709015124/http://www.details.com/culture-trends/news-and-politics/201008/interview-boxing-mike-tyson |url-status=live }} Tyson was repeatedly caught committing petty crimes and fighting those who ridiculed his high-pitched voice and lisp. By the age of 13, he had been arrested 38 times.{{cite magazine|last=Tannenbaum|first=Rob|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/mike-tyson-on-ditching-club-life-and-getting-sober-20131204|title=Mike Tyson on Ditching Club Life and Getting Sober|date=December 4, 2013|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-date=September 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924053856/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/mike-tyson-on-ditching-club-life-and-getting-sober-20131204|url-status=live}} He ended up at the Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown, New York. Tyson's emerging boxing ability was discovered there by Bobby Stewart, a juvenile detention center counselor and former boxer. Stewart considered Tyson to be an outstanding fighter and trained him for a few months before introducing him to boxing manager and trainer Cus D'Amato. Tyson dropped out of high school as a junior.{{cite book|title=Jet Magazine|year=1989|page=28|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PogDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208043953/https://books.google.com/books?id=PogDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|url-status=live}} He was later awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Central State University in 1989.{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEED91730F936A15757C0A96F948260 |title=Sports People: Boxing; A Doctorate for Tyson |date=April 25, 1989 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 15, 2008 |archive-date=December 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227090650/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEED91730F936A15757C0A96F948260 |url-status=live }} Kevin Rooney also trained Tyson, and he was occasionally assisted by Teddy Atlas, although Atlas was dismissed by D'Amato when Tyson was 15. Rooney eventually took over all training duties for the young fighter.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140607214003/http://networthcity.com/mike-tyson-net-worth/ Mike Tyson Net Worth]}}, NetWorthCity.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

Tyson's mother died when he was 16, leaving him in the care of D'Amato, who would become his legal guardian. Tyson later said, "I never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something: she only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn't pay for. I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her. Professionally, it has no effect, but it's crushing emotionally and personally."[http://kjkolb.tripod.com/homepage/miketysonquotes.html Mike Tyson Quotes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404224807/http://kjkolb.tripod.com/homepage/miketysonquotes.html|date=April 4, 2012}}. Kjkolb.tripod.com. Retrieved on November 25, 2011.

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. Brown's corner threw in the towel in the first round. In 1984 Tyson won the gold medal at the Nation Golden Gloves held in New York, beating Jonathan Littles.{{Cite web|title=Mike Tyson|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/tyson.html#:~:text=Mike%20Tyson,he%20turned%20pro%20in%201985.|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=www.ibhof.com|archive-date=March 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315170609/http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/tyson.html#:~:text=Mike%20Tyson,he%20turned%20pro%20in%201985.|url-status=live}} He fought Henry Tillman twice as an amateur, losing both bouts by decision. Tillman went on to win heavyweight gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/01/sports/foreman-and-tyson-book-a-doubleheader.html Foreman and Tyson Book a Doubleheader] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306124234/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/01/sports/foreman-and-tyson-book-a-doubleheader.html |date=March 6, 2016 }}, N.Y. Times article, 1990-05-01, Retrieved on August 10, 2013

Tyson made his professional debut as an 18-year-old on March 6, 1985, in Albany, New York. He defeated Hector Mercedes via first-round TKO. He had 15 bouts in his first year as a professional. Fighting frequently, Tyson won 26 of his first 28 fights by KO or TKO; 16 of those came in the first round.[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/tysonrec.htm "Iron" Mike Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219043356/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/tysonrec.htm |date=February 19, 2010 }}, Cyberboxingzone.com Boxing record. Retrieved April 27, 2007. The quality of his opponents gradually increased to journeyman fighters and borderline contenders, like James Tillis, David Jaco, Jesse Ferguson, Mitch Green, and Marvis Frazier. His win streak attracted media attention and Tyson was billed as the next great heavyweight champion. D'Amato died in November 1985, relatively early into Tyson's professional career, and some speculate that his death was the catalyst to many of the troubles Tyson was to experience as his life and career progressed.Hornfinger, [http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing-article/Cus-Damato-Mike-Tyson.html Cus D'Amato] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914172613/http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxing-article/Cus-Damato-Mike-Tyson.html |date=September 14, 2010 }}, SaddoBoxing.com. Retrieved March 27, 2007.

Tyson's first nationally televised bout took place on February 16, 1986, at Houston Field House in Troy, New York, against journeyman heavyweight Jesse Ferguson, and was carried by ABC Sports. Tyson knocked down Ferguson with an uppercut in the fifth round that broke Ferguson's nose.Oates, Joyce C., [http://jco.usfca.edu/boxing/tyson.html Mike Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621013951/http://jco.usfca.edu/boxing/tyson.html |date=June 21, 2009 }}, Life Magazine via author's website, November 22, 1986. Retrieved March 11, 2007. During the sixth round, Ferguson began to hold and clinch Tyson in an apparent attempt to avoid further punishment. After admonishing Ferguson several times to obey his commands to box, the referee finally stopped the fight near the middle of the sixth round. The fight was initially ruled a win for Tyson by disqualification (DQ) of his opponent. The ruling was "adjusted" to a win by technical knockout (TKO) after Tyson's corner protested that a DQ win would end Tyson's string of knockout victories, and that a knockout would have been the inevitable result.

In July, after recording six more knockout victories, Tyson fought former world title challenger Marvis Frazier in Glens Falls, New York, on another ABC Sports broadcast. Tyson won easily, charging at Frazier at the opening bell and hitting him with two consecutive uppercuts, the second of which knocked Frazier unconscious thirty seconds into the fight.{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=July 27, 1986 |title=Tyson Says Hello, Goodby to Frazier in Round 1 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-27-sp-1691-story.html |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928194255/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-27-sp-1691-story.html |url-status=live }}

After his win over Frazier, Tyson was booked to fight José Ribalta at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1986.{{Cite news|url= https://fight-library.com/2024/03/15/mike-tyson-facing-a-giant/|title = Mike Tyson: Facing a Giant|newspaper = The Fight Library|date = March 14, 2024}} Ribalta would hit Tyson in the body throughout the fight. Tyson knocked down Ribalta three times in the 2nd, 8th, and 10th round when the referee called the fight off. Tyson would go on to say that Ribalta was his toughest fight commenting, "I hit Jose Ribalta with everything, and he took everything and kept coming back for more. Jose Ribalta stood toe to toe with me. He was very strong in the clinches," and "Ribalta was a game fighter who actually engaged me. I felt nauseous from all Ribalta’s body blows, even hours after the fight. I never felt that much general pain again."

{{See also|Trevor Berbick vs. Mike Tyson}}

On November 22, 1986, Tyson was given his first title fight against Trevor Berbick for the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship. Tyson won the title by TKO in the second round, and at the age of 20 years and 4 months became the youngest heavyweight champion in history.Pinnington, Samuel., {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070204021613/http://www.britishboxing.net/news_2062-Trevor-Berbick-The-Soldier-of-the-Cross.html Trevor Berbick – The Soldier of the Cross]}}, Britishboxing.net, January 31, 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2007. He added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987. Tyson's dominant performances brought many accolades. Donald Saunders wrote: "The noble and manly art of boxing can at least cease worrying about its immediate future, now [that] it has discovered a heavyweight champion fit to stand alongside Dempsey, Tunney, Louis, Marciano, and Ali."{{cite news | title = Which fights will Tyson be remembered for? | first = Graham | last = Houston | url = https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3372752 | access-date = May 17, 2010 | publisher = ESPN | archive-date = October 23, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081023215716/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3372752 | url-status = live }}

Tyson intimidated fighters with his strength, combined with outstanding hand speed, accuracy, coordination and timing.Para, Murali., [http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news/para2509.php "Iron" Mike Tyson – His Place in History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418173300/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news/para2509.php |date=April 18, 2012 }}, Eastsideboxing.com, September 25. Retrieved April 17, 2007. Tyson also possessed notable defensive abilities, holding his hands high in the peek-a-boo style taught by his mentor Cus D'Amato{{cite web | url=http://www.sugarboxing.com/the-science-of-mike-tyson-and-elements-of-peek-a-boo-part-ii/ | title=The Science of Mike Tyson and Elements of Peek-A-Boo: part II | date=February 1, 2014 | publisher=SugarBoxing.com | access-date=August 14, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144552/http://www.sugarboxing.com/the-science-of-mike-tyson-and-elements-of-peek-a-boo-part-ii/ | archive-date=September 25, 2015 | url-status=usurped | df=mdy-all }} to slip under and weave around his opponent's punches while timing his own.Richmann [http://www.saddoboxing.com/2844-mike-tyson-kevin-rooney-reunited.html What If Mike Tyson And Kevin Rooney Reunited?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321101023/http://www.saddoboxing.com/2844-mike-tyson-kevin-rooney-reunited.html |date=March 21, 2011 }}, Saddoboxing.com, February 24, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2007. Tyson's explosive punching technique was due in large part to crouching immediately prior to throwing a hook or an uppercut: this allowed the "spring" of his legs to add power to the punch.{{cite web |url=http://www.modernmartialartist.com/mike-tysons-arching-uppercuts-leaping-left-hooks-explained/ |title=Mike Tyson's Arching Uppercuts & Leaping Left Hooks Explained |publisher=themodernmartialartist.com |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218134524/http://www.modernmartialartist.com/mike-tysons-arching-uppercuts-leaping-left-hooks-explained/ |url-status=live }} Among his signature moves was a right hook to his opponent's body followed by a right uppercut to his opponent's chin. Lorenzo Boyd, Jesse Ferguson and José Ribalta were each knocked down by this combination.{{Cite web |title=Boxing's Greatest Weapons Vol.2: Mike Tyson's Uppercut |url=https://ringsidereport.com/?p=51761 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=RingSide Report |language=en-US |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314123419/https://ringsidereport.com/?p=51761 |url-status=live }}

{{See also|Mike Tyson vs. James Smith}}

Expectations for Tyson were extremely high, and he was the favorite to win the heavyweight unification series, a tournament designed to establish an undisputed heavyweight champion. Tyson defended his title against James Smith on March 7, 1987, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He won by unanimous decision and added Smith's World Boxing Association (WBA) title to his existing belt.Berger, Phil (1987), "Tyson Unifies W.B.C.-W.B.A. Titles", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section 5, Page 1, Column 4, March 8, 1987. "Tyson-mania" in the media was becoming rampant.{{cite news |last=Bamonte |first=Bryan |date=June 10, 2005 |title=Bad man rising |url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/2005/di2005-06-10.pdf |newspaper=The Daily Iowan |pages=12, 9 |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024100324/http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/2005/di2005-06-10.pdf |url-status=live }}

He beat Pinklon Thomas in May by TKO in the sixth round.Berger, Phil (1987), "Tyson Retains Title On Knockout In Sixth", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section 5, Page 1, Column 2, May 31, 1987.

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{{See also|Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker}}

On August 1 he took the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from Tony Tucker in a twelve-round unanimous decision 119–111, 118–113, and 116–112.Berger, Phil (1987), "Boxing — Tyson Undisputed And Unanimous Titlist", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section 1, Page 51, Column 1, August 2, 1987. He became the first heavyweight to own all three major belts – WBA, WBC, and IBF – at the same time.

Another fight, in October of that year, ended with a victory for Tyson over 1984 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Tyrell Biggs by TKO in the seventh round.Berger, Phil (1987), "Tyson Retains Title In 7 Rounds", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section 1, Page 51, Column 1, October 17, 1987.

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During this time, Tyson came to the attention of gaming company Nintendo. After witnessing one of Tyson's fights, Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa was impressed by the fighter's "power and skill", prompting him to suggest Tyson be included in the upcoming Nintendo Entertainment System port of the Punch-Out!! arcade game. In 1987, Nintendo released Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, which was well received and sold more than a million copies.{{cite web| url=http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=221| title=Profile: Minoru Arakawa| publisher=N-Sider| access-date=October 11, 2011| archive-date=June 11, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611040601/http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=221| url-status=live}} It has retrospectively been considered one of the greatest games of all-time.{{Cite web |title=We rank the 100 greatest videogames |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/05/13/we-rank-100-greatest-videogames/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

Tyson had three fights in 1988. He faced Larry Holmes on January 22, 1988, and defeated the legendary former champion by KO in the fourth round.Berger, Phil (1988), "Tyson Keeps Title With 3 Knockdowns in Fourth", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section 1, Page 47, Column 5, January 23, 1988. This was the only knockout loss Holmes had in 75 professional bouts.

In March, Tyson then fought contender Tony Tubbs in Tokyo, Japan, fitting in an easy second-round TKO victory amid promotional and marketing work.Shapiro, Michael. (1988), "Tubbs's Challenge Was Brief and Sad", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section A, Page 29, Column 1, March 22, 1988.

{{See also|Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks}}

On June 27, 1988, Tyson faced Michael Spinks. Spinks, who had taken the heavyweight championship from Larry Holmes via fifteen-round decision in 1985, had not lost his title in the ring but was not recognized as champion by the major boxing organizations. Holmes had previously given up all but the IBF title, and that was eventually stripped from Spinks after he elected to fight Gerry Cooney (winning by TKO in the fifth round) rather than IBF Number 1 Contender Tony Tucker, as the Cooney fight provided him a larger purse. However, Spinks did become the lineal champion by beating Holmes and many (including Ring magazine) considered him to have a legitimate claim to being the true heavyweight champion.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-i--18453|title=Crowning and Recognizing A Lineal Champion|publisher=BoxingScene|author=Jake Donovan|date=February 16, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118083551/http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-i--18453|url-status=live}} The bout was, at the time, the richest fight in history and expectations were very high. Boxing pundits were predicting a titanic battle of styles, with Tyson's aggressive infighting conflicting with Spinks's skillful out-boxing and footwork. The fight ended after 91 seconds when Tyson knocked Spinks out in the first round; many consider this to be the pinnacle of Tyson's fame and boxing ability.Berger, Phil. (1988), "Tyson Knocks Out Spinks at 1:31 of Round 1", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section B, Page 7, Column 5, June 28, 1988.{{cite news | url=https://proxy.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020611 | publisher=ESPN | title=Say 'goodbye' to our little friend | date=June 11, 2002 | access-date=May 21, 2012 | first1=Bill | last1=Simmons | archive-date=July 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719074820/http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons%2F020611 | url-status=live }}

During this period, Tyson's problems outside the ring were also beginning to emerge. His marriage to Robin Givens was heading for divorce,[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DA1738F931A35755C0A96F948260 Sports People: Boxing; Tyson and Givens: Divorce Is Official] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411080653/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DA1738F931A35755C0A96F948260 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, AP via New York Times, June 2, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2007. and his future contract was being fought over by Don King and Bill Cayton.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5D91131F933A15752C0A96F948260 Sports People: Boxing; King Accuses Cayton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411080648/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5D91131F933A15752C0A96F948260 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, The New York Times, January 20, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2007. In late 1988, Tyson parted with manager Bill Cayton and fired longtime trainer Kevin Rooney, the man many credit for honing Tyson's craft after the death of D'Amato. Following Rooney's departure, critics alleged that Tyson began to show less head movement and combination punching.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/13/sports/tyson-failed-to-make-adjustments.html |work=The New York Times |title=Tyson Failed to Make Adjustments |date=June 24, 1991 |access-date=September 4, 2015 |first1=Phil |last1=Berger |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923065040/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/13/sports/tyson-failed-to-make-adjustments.html |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/06/24/wheres-the-fire-the-controlled-fury-that-not-long-ago-lifted-mike-tyson-to-the-pinnacle-of-his-sport-has-already-ebbed-as-have-his-prodigious-ring-skills |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=Where's the fire? |date=June 24, 1991 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |first1=Richard |last1=Hoffer |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415231739/https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/06/24/wheres-the-fire-the-controlled-fury-that-not-long-ago-lifted-mike-tyson-to-the-pinnacle-of-his-sport-has-already-ebbed-as-have-his-prodigious-ring-skills |url-status=dead }}

In 1989, Tyson had only two fights amid personal turmoil. He faced the British boxer Frank Bruno in February. Bruno managed to stun Tyson at the end of the first round,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1989/tv3.shtml Bruno vs Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816151650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1989/tv3.shtml |date=August 16, 2014 }}, BBC TV. Retrieved March 26, 2007. although Tyson went on to knock Bruno out in the fifth round. Tyson then knocked out Carl "The Truth" Williams in the first round in July.Berger, Phil (1989), "Tyson Stuns Williams With Knockout in 1:33", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late Edition-Final, Section 1, Page 45, Column 2, July 22, 1989.

{{See also|Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas}}

By 1990, Tyson seemed to have lost direction, and his personal life was in disarray amidst reports of less vigorous training prior to the Buster Douglas match.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2080998|title=The Upset: Buster melts Iron Mike|work=ESPN|access-date=February 1, 2013|archive-date=October 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019071212/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2080998|url-status=live}} In a fight on February 11, 1990, he lost the undisputed championship to Douglas in Tokyo.Kincade, Kevin., [http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=4063&more=1 "The Moments": Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130145640/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=4063&more=1 |date=November 30, 2010 }}, Eastsideboxing.com, July 12, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2007. Tyson was a huge betting favorite; indeed, the Mirage, the only casino to put out odds for the fight, made Tyson a 42/1 favorite. Tyson failed to find a way past Douglas's quick jab that had a {{convert|12|in|cm|adj=on}} reach advantage over his own.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/13/sports/tyson-failed-to-make-adjustments.html | work=The New York Times | title=Tyson Failed to Make Adjustments | date=February 13, 1990 | access-date=October 22, 2012 | first1=Berger | last1=Phil | archive-date=May 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524231249/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/13/sports/tyson-failed-to-make-adjustments.html | url-status=live }} Tyson did catch Douglas with an uppercut in the eighth round and knocked him to the floor, but Douglas recovered sufficiently to hand Tyson a heavy beating in the subsequent two rounds. After the fight, the Tyson camp would complain that the count was slow and that Douglas had taken longer than ten seconds to get back on his feet.Bellfield, Lee., [http://www.saddoboxing.com/2811-month-boxing-history-buster-douglas-mike-tyson-1990.html Buster Douglas – Mike Tyson 1990] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522204024/http://www.saddoboxing.com/2811-month-boxing-history-buster-douglas-mike-tyson-1990.html |date=May 22, 2010 }}, Saddoboxing.com, February 16, 2006. Retrieved April 25, 2007. Just 35 seconds into the tenth round, Douglas unleashed a brutal uppercut, followed by a four-punch combination of hooks that knocked Tyson down for the first time in his career. He was counted out by referee Octavio Meyran.

The knockout victory by Douglas over Tyson, the previously undefeated "baddest man on the planet" and arguably the most feared boxer in professional boxing at that time, has been described as one of the most shocking upsets in modern sports history.Staff, [http://static.espn.go.com/page2/s/list/010523upset.html Page 2's List for top upset in sports history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609110553/http://static.espn.go.com/page2/s/list/010523upset.html |date=June 9, 2009 }}, ESPN.com, May 23, 2001. Retrieved March 26, 2007.

{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Henry Tillman|Mike Tyson vs. Alex Stewart}}

Despite the shocking loss, Tyson has said that losing to Douglas was the greatest moment of his career: "I needed that fight to make me a better person and fighter. I have a broader perspective of myself and boxing."{{cite news|url=https://www.thefightcity.com/baddest-myth-planet-legacy-douglas-vs-tyson|title=Tyson's thoughts on loss to Douglas.|date=February 10, 2020|access-date=September 15, 2020|work=Thefightcity|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923012155/https://www.thefightcity.com/baddest-myth-planet-legacy-douglas-vs-tyson/|url-status=live}}

After the loss, Tyson recovered with first-round knockouts of Henry TillmanBerger, Phil (1990), "Tyson Wins in 1st Round", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late Edition-Final, Section 8, Page 7, Column 4, June 17, 1990. and Alex StewartBerger, Phil (1990), "BOXING; Tyson Scores Round 1 Victory", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late Edition-Final, Section 8, Page 1, Column 5, December 9, 1990. in his next two fights. Tyson's victory over Tillman, the 1984 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist, enabled Tyson to avenge his amateur losses at Tillman's hands. These bouts set up an elimination match for another shot at the undisputed world heavyweight championship, which Evander Holyfield had taken from Douglas in his first defense of the title.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/buster-douglas-vs-evander-holyfield-it-was-the-last-great-heavyweight-title-fight-and-douglas-a6712526.html|title=Douglas vs Holyfield was the last great heavyweight title fight|date=October 28, 2015|work=The Independent|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828012138/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing/buster-douglas-vs-evander-holyfield-it-was-the-last-great-heavyweight-title-fight-and-douglas-a6712526.html|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock}}

Tyson, who was the number one contender, faced number two contender Donovan "Razor" Ruddock on March 18, 1991, in Las Vegas. Ruddock was seen as the most dangerous heavyweight around and was thought of as one of the hardest punching heavyweights. Tyson and Ruddock went back and forth for most of the fight, until referee Richard Steele controversially stopped the fight during the seventh round in favor of Tyson. This decision infuriated the fans in attendance, sparking a post-fight melee in the audience. The referee had to be escorted from the ring.Bellfield, Lee., [http://www.saddoboxing.com/939-boxing-history-mike-tyson-ruddock.html March 1991-Mike Tyson vs. Razor Ruddock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122014507/http://www.saddoboxing.com/939-boxing-history-mike-tyson-ruddock.html |date=November 22, 2008 }}, Saddoboxing.com, March 13, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2007.

{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock II}}

Tyson and Ruddock met again on June 28 that year, with Tyson knocking down Ruddock twice and winning a twelve-round unanimous decision 113–109, 114–108, and 114–108.Berger, Phil (1991), "Tyson Floors Ruddock Twice and Wins Rematch", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late Edition-Final, Section 1, Page 29, Column 5, June 29, 1991. A fight between Tyson and Holyfield for the undisputed championship was scheduled for November 8, 1991, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, but Tyson pulled out after sustaining a rib cartilage injury during training.{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1991/03/20/pasticciaccio-tyson.html|title=Pasticciaccio Tyson|newspaper=la Repubblica|date=March 20, 1991|page=43|language=it|access-date=April 8, 2017|archive-date=April 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409200150/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1991/03/20/pasticciaccio-tyson.html|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley|Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr.|Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II|Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson}}

Tyson was convicted of the rape charge on February 10, 1992, and was released in 1995. After being paroled from prison, Tyson easily won his comeback bouts against Peter McNeeley and Buster Mathis Jr. Tyson's first comeback fight was marketed as "He's back!" and grossed more than US$96 million worldwide, including a United States record $63 million for PPV television. The viewing of the fight was purchased by 1.52 million homes, setting both PPV viewership and revenue records.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE1439F932A3575AC0A963958260 Sports People: Boxing; Record Numbers for Fight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411080703/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DE1439F932A3575AC0A963958260 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, AP via New York Times, September 1, 2005. Retrieved March 31, 2007. The 89-second fight elicited criticism that Tyson's management lined up "tomato cans" to ensure easy victories for his return.Sandomir, Richard (1995), "TV Sports; Who Must Tyson Face Next? A Finer Brand of Tomato Can", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late Edition – Final, Section B, Page 8, Column 1, August 22, 1995. TV Guide included the Tyson–McNeeley fight in their list of the 50 Greatest TV Sports Moments of All Time in 1998."50 Greatest TV Sports Moments of All Time", TV Guide, July 11, 1998

Tyson regained one belt by easily winning the WBC title against Frank Bruno in March 1996. It was the second fight between the two, and Tyson knocked out Bruno in the third round.Bellfield, Lee., [http://www.saddoboxing.com/967-boxing-history-1996-bruno-tyson-ii.html March 1996 – Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212035834/http://www.saddoboxing.com/967-boxing-history-1996-bruno-tyson-ii.html |date=February 12, 2008 }}, Saddoboxing.com, March 18, 2005. Retrieved March 26, 2007. In 1996, Lennox Lewis turned down a $13.5 million guarantee to fight Tyson. This would've been Lewis's highest fight purse to date. Lewis then accepted $4 million from Don King to step aside and allow Tyson to fight Bruce Seldon for an expected $30 million instead with the intention that if Tyson defeated Seldon, he would fight Lewis next.{{cite news|title=BOXING;Bronchitis Stops Tyson: Seldon Fight Is Off|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/04/sports/boxing-bronchitis-stops-tyson-seldon-fight-is-off.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 4, 1996|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828061955/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/04/sports/boxing-bronchitis-stops-tyson-seldon-fight-is-off.html|url-status=live}} Tyson added the WBA belt by defeating champion Seldon in the first round in September that year. Seldon was severely criticized and mocked in the popular press for seemingly collapsing to innocuous punches from Tyson.Gordon, Randy., [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/randy.htm Tyson-Seldon 1–1–1–1–1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112202309/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/randy.htm |date=January 12, 2010 }}, Cyberboxingzone.com, September 4, 1996. Retrieved March 26, 2007.

{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield}}

Tyson attempted to defend the WBA title against Evander Holyfield, who was in the fourth fight of his own comeback. Holyfield had retired in 1994 following the loss of his championship to Michael Moorer. It was said that Don King and others saw former champion Holyfield, who was 34 at the time of the fight and a huge underdog, as a washed-up fighter.Cohen, Andrew., [http://www.wie.org/j15/holyfield.asp Evander Holyfield: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves], What is Enlightenment Magazine, Issue No. 15, 1999. Retrieved March 25, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512022837/http://www.wie.org/j15/holyfield.asp |date=May 12, 2008 }}

On November 9, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tyson faced Holyfield in a title bout dubbed "Finally". In a surprising turn of events, Holyfield, who was given virtually no chance to win by numerous commentators,Shetty, Sanjeev., [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/1636676.stm Holyfield makes history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427132210/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/1636676.stm |date=April 27, 2010 }}, BBC Sports, December 26, 2001. Retrieved April 17, 2007. defeated Tyson by TKO when referee Mitch Halpern stopped the bout in round eleven.Katsilometes, John., [http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/boxing/tyson-holyfield/stories/downside.html Holyfield knocks fight out of Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206020530/http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/boxing/tyson-holyfield/stories/downside.html |date=December 6, 2010 }}, Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 10, 1996. Retrieved April 18, 2007. Holyfield became the second boxer to win a heavyweight championship belt three times. Holyfield's victory was marred by allegations from Tyson's camp of Holyfield's frequent headbutts{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130101070236/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun26_ref.html Tyson camp objects to Halpern as referee]}}, AP via Canoe.ca, June 26, 1997. Retrieved April 18, 2007. during the bout. Although the headbutts were ruled accidental by the referee, they would become a point of contention in the rematch.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/464513.stm Tyson: 'I'd bite again'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012003213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/464513.stm |date=October 12, 2009 }}, BBC Sports, October 4, 1999. Retrieved April 18, 2007.

{{Main|Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II}}

Tyson and Holyfield fought again on June 28, 1997. Originally, Halpern was supposed to be the referee, but after Tyson's camp protested, Halpern stepped aside in favor of Mills Lane.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629151035/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun28_ref.html Lane late replacement, center of action]}}, AP via Slam! Boxing, June 29, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007. The highly anticipated rematch was dubbed The Sound and the Fury, and it was held at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena, site of the first bout. It was a lucrative event, drawing even more attention than the first bout and grossing $100 million. Tyson received $30 million and Holyfield $35 million, the highest paid professional boxing purses until 2007.{{usurped|1=[http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101205221658/http://www.canoe.ca//BoxingTysonHolyfield//jun25_hol.html Holyfield vs. Tyson – 'fight of the times']}}, AP via Slam! Boxing, June 25, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007.Dahlberg, Tim. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/10/sports/NA-SPT-BOX-De-La-Hoya-Mayweather-Revenue.php De La Hoya-Mayweather becomes richest fight in boxing history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512012652/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/10/sports/NA-SPT-BOX-De-La-Hoya-Mayweather-Revenue.php |date=May 12, 2007 }}, AP via International Herald Tribune, May 9, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007. The fight was purchased by 1.99 million households, setting a pay-per-view buy rate record that stood until May 5, 2007, being surpassed by Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.{{cite magazine|first=R. Thomas |last=Umstead |title=De La Hoya Bout Could Set a PPV Record |date=February 26, 2007 |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6419487.html?display=Top+Stories |magazine=Multichannel News |access-date=March 25, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215114151/http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6419487.html?display=Top%2BStories |archive-date=December 15, 2007 }}

Soon to become one of the most controversial events in modern sports,[https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker/25bigcontroversy ESPN25: Sports Biggest Controversies], ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2007. the fight was stopped at the end of the third round, with Tyson disqualified{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120525070330/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun28_fightstory.html Tyson DQd for biting Holyfield]}}, AP via Slam! Boxing, June 29, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007. for biting Holyfield on both ears. The first time Tyson bit him, the match was temporarily stopped. Referee Mills Lane deducted two points from Tyson and the fight resumed. However, after the match resumed, Tyson bit him again, resulting in his disqualification, and Holyfield won the match. The first bite was severe enough to remove a piece of Holyfield's right ear, which was found on the ring floor after the fight.Buffery, Steve., {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629151036/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun29_buffery.html Champ chomped by crazed Tyson]}}, The Toronto Sun via Slam! Boxing, June 29, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007. Tyson later stated that his actions were retaliation for Holyfield repeatedly headbutting him without penalty. In the confusion that followed the ending of the bout and announcement of the decision, a near riot occurred in the arena and several people were injured.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629151036/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun29_mayhem.html Dozens injured in mayhem following bout]}}, AP via Slam! Boxing, June 29, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007. Tyson Holyfield II was the first heavyweight title fight in over 50 years to end in a disqualification.YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unpMEvEZXAA "Tyson vs Holyfield 2 full fight 18 min. 49 sec"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312200004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unpMEvEZXAA |date=March 12, 2017 }}

As a fallout from the incident, US$3 million was immediately withheld from Tyson's $30-million purse by the Nevada state boxing commission (the most it could legally hold back at the time).Buffery, Steve., {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629151036/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun29_money.html Officials may withhold Tyson's money]}}, The Toronto Sun via Slam! Boxing, June 29, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007. Two days after the fight, Tyson issued a statement,{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629151036/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun30_ty.html The text of Mike Tyson's statement]}}, AP via Slam! Boxing, July 30, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007. apologizing to Holyfield for his actions and asked not to be banned for life over the incident.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629151036/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jun30_ty4.html Tyson: "I am sorry"]}}, AP via Slam! Boxing, July 30, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2007. Tyson was roundly condemned in the news media but was not without defenders. Novelist and commentator Katherine Dunn wrote a column that criticized Holyfield's sportsmanship in the controversial bout and charged the news media with being biased against Tyson.Dunn, Katherine. [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/box9-99.htm#kd Defending Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916121958/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/box9-99.htm#kd |date=September 16, 2018 }}, PDXS via cyberboxingzone.com, July 9, 1997. Retrieved April 18, 2007.

On July 9, 1997, Tyson's boxing license was rescinded by the Nevada State Athletic Commission in a unanimous voice vote; he was also fined US$3 million and ordered to pay the legal costs of the hearing.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120629151038/http://www.canoe.ca/BoxingTysonHolyfield/jul9_banned.html Tyson banned for life]}}, AP via Slam! Boxing, July 9, 1997. Retrieved March 10, 2007. As most state athletic commissions honor sanctions imposed by other states, this effectively made Tyson unable to box in the United States. The revocation was not permanent, as the commission voted 4–1 to restore Tyson's boxing license on October 18, 1998.[http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0129/1319772.html Mike Tyson timeline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716021854/http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0129/1319772.html |date=July 16, 2009 }}, ESPN, January 29, 2002. Retrieved March 9, 2007.

During his time away from boxing in 1998, Tyson made a guest appearance at WrestleMania XIV as an enforcer for the main event match between Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin. During this time, Tyson was also an unofficial member of Michaels's stable, D-Generation X. Tyson was paid $3 million for being guest enforcer of the match at WrestleMania XIV.{{IMDb name|5512|section=bio}}

{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha|Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota}}

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| source = —Tyson's post-fight interview after knocking out Lou Savarese 38 seconds into the bout in June 2000.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4l0ZyKmeNE Mike Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016032917/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4l0ZyKmeNE |date=October 16, 2015 }}. YouTube (February 4, 2006). Retrieved on November 25, 2011.

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In January 1999, Tyson returned to the ring for a match against the South African Francois Botha. This match also ended in controversy. While Botha initially controlled the fight, Tyson allegedly attempted to break Botha's arms during a tie-up and both boxers were cautioned by the referee in the ill-tempered bout. Botha was ahead on points on all scorecards and was confident enough to mock Tyson as the fight continued. Nonetheless, Tyson landed a straight right hand in the fifth round that knocked out Botha.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/256442.stm Rusty Tyson finds the perfect punch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304074142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/256442.stm |date=March 4, 2006 }}, BBC News, January 17, 1999. Retrieved March 26, 2007. Critics noticed Tyson stopped using the bob and weave defense altogether following this return.{{cite news|url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/pitn/date/2002-06-01/segment/00|title=Profiles of Mike Tyson|work=CNN|date=June 1, 2002|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020012207/http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0206/01/pitn.00.html|url-status=live}} Promoting the fight on Secaucus, New Jersey television station WWOR-TV, Tyson launched into an expletive-laden tirade that forced sports anchor Russ Salzberg to cut the interview short.[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyson-blows-his-top-at-interview/ Tyson Blows His Top At Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110051145/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyson-blows-his-top-at-interview/ |date=January 10, 2022 }}, CBS News, January 13, 1999. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

Legal problems arose with Tyson once again. On February 5, 1999, Tyson was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, fined $5,000, and ordered to serve two years probation along with undergoing 200 hours of community service for assaulting two motorists after a traffic accident on August 31, 1998.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/272855.stm Tyson jailed over road rage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129011330/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/272855.stm |date=November 29, 2010 }}, BBC News, February 6, 1999. Retrieved March 27, 2007. He served nine months of that sentence. After his release, he fought Orlin Norris on October 23, 1999. Tyson knocked down Norris with a left hook thrown after the bell sounded to end the first round. Norris injured his knee when he went down and said that he was unable to continue. Consequently, the bout was ruled a no contest.Feour, Royce., [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1999/Oct-24-Sun-1999/sports/12214536.html No-contest; more trouble] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205192333/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1999/Oct-24-Sun-1999/sports/12214536.html |date=December 5, 2010 }}, Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 15, 2007.

In 2000, Tyson had three fights. The first match in January was staged at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England against Julius Francis. Following controversy as to whether Tyson was allowed into the country, he took four minutes to knock out Francis, ending the bout in the second round.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/623865.stm Tyson wastes little time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060417083357/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/623865.stm |date=April 17, 2006 }}, BBC Sport, January 30, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2007. He also fought Lou Savarese in June 2000 in Glasgow, winning in the first round; the fight lasted only 38 seconds. Tyson continued punching after the referee had stopped the fight, knocking the referee to the floor as he tried to separate the boxers.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sport/2000/tyson/804472.stm Tyson fight ends in farce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127100320/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sport/2000/tyson/804472.stm |date=January 27, 2011 }}, BBC Sport, June 25, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2007. It was after this fight that Tyson called out Lennox Lewis with his post fight speech proclaiming to be the "best ever" and declaring, "I’m Sonny Liston. I’m Jack Dempsey … I’m cut from their cloth." In October, Tyson fought the similarly controversial Andrew Golota,Gregg, John., [http://www.boxingtimes.com/analyses/2000/001020tyson_golota.html Iron Mike Makes Golota Quit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011110239/http://www.boxingtimes.com/analyses/2000/001020tyson_golota.html |date=October 11, 2007 }}, BoxingTimes.com, October 20, 2000. Retrieved March 14, 2007. winning in round three after Gołota was unable to continue due to a broken cheekbone, concussion, and neck injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/golota-has-multiple-injuries-after-tyson-fight-636895.html|title=Golota has multiple injuries after Tyson fight|date=October 22, 2000|access-date=December 13, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215092623/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/golota-has-multiple-injuries-after-tyson-fight-636895.html|url-status=live}} The result was later changed to no contest after Tyson refused to take a pre-fight drug test and then tested positive for marijuana in a post-fight urine test.Associated Press. (2001), "PLUS: BOXING; Tyson Tests Positive For Marijuana", The New York Times, Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section D, Page 5, Column 4, January 19, 2001. Tyson fought only once in 2001, beating Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen by TKO in the seventh round.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/1597519.stm Brutal Tyson wins in seven] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323024530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/1597519.stm |date=March 23, 2012 }}, BBC Sport, October 14, 2001. Retrieved March 25, 2007.

{{Main|Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson}}

Tyson once again had the opportunity to fight for a heavyweight championship in 2002. Lennox Lewis held the WBC, IBF, IBO and Lineal titles at the time. As promising fighters, Tyson and Lewis had sparred at a training camp in a meeting arranged by Cus D'Amato in 1984.Rafael, Dan., [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/stories/2002-06-03-tyson-lewis.htm Lewis vs. Tyson: The prequel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206135649/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/stories/2002-06-03-tyson-lewis.htm |date=December 6, 2011 }}, USA Today, June 3, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2007. Tyson sought to fight Lewis in Nevada for a more lucrative box-office venue, but the Nevada Boxing Commission refused him a license to box as he was facing possible sexual assault charges at the time.[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/mike-tyson-rap-sheet-1.308253 Mike Tyson rap sheet], CBC.ca, January 12, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2007.

Two years prior to the bout, Tyson had made several inflammatory remarks to Lewis in an interview following the Savarese fight. The remarks included the statement "I want your heart, I want to eat your children."York, Anthony., [http://archive.salon.com/news/sports/bounds/2000/06/28/bounds2/ "I want to eat your children, ...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513053629/http://archive.salon.com/news/sports/bounds/2000/06/28/bounds2/ |date=May 13, 2008 }}, Salon.com, June 28, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2007. On January 22, 2002, the two boxers and their entourages were involved in a brawl at a New York press conference to publicize the planned event.AP, [http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0122/1315536.html Tyson media circus takes center stage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915174724/http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0122/1315536.html |date=September 15, 2012 }}, ESPN.com, January 22, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2007. A few weeks later, the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to grant Tyson a license for the fight, and the promoters had to make alternative arrangements. After multiple states balked at granting Tyson a license, the fight eventually occurred on June 8 at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee. Lewis dominated the fight and knocked out Tyson with a right hand in the eighth round. Tyson was respectful after the fight and praised Lewis on his victory.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/specials/lewis_v_tyson_fight/2032422.stm Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930111120/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/specials/lewis_v_tyson_fight/2032422.stm |date=September 30, 2008 }}, BBC Sport, June 9, 2002. Retrieved March 14, 2007. This fight was the highest-grossing event in pay-per-view history at that time, generating $106.9 million from 1.95 million buys in the US.

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In another Memphis fight on February 22, 2003, Tyson beat fringe contender Clifford Etienne 49 seconds into round one. The pre-fight was marred by rumors of Tyson's lack of fitness. Some said that he took time out from training to party in Las Vegas and get a new facial tattoo.[http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2003/0222/1513016.html Etienne's night ends 49 seconds into first round] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915174731/http://static.espn.go.com/boxing/news/2003/0222/1513016.html |date=September 15, 2012 }}, AP via ESPN.com, February 22, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2007. This eventually proved to be Tyson's final professional victory in the ring.

In August 2003, after years of financial struggles, Tyson finally filed for bankruptcy.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3120237.stm Tyson files for bankruptcy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220064754/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3120237.stm |date=December 20, 2010 }}, BBC Sport, August 3, 2002. Retrieved March 15, 2007.In re Michael G. Tyson, Chapter 11 petition, August 1, 2003, case no. 03-41900-alg, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.{{cite web|url=http://www.theboxinghype.com/mike-tyson-rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags|title=Mike Tyson, Rags to Riches and Back to Rags|publisher=The Boxing Hype|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803092006/http://theboxinghype.com/mike-tyson-rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags/|archive-date=August 3, 2017|url-status=dead}} Tyson earned over $30 million for several of his fights and $300 million during his career. At the time, the media reported that he had approximately $23 million in debt.{{cite news|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=August 5, 2003|title=Tyson's Bankruptcy Is a Lesson In Ways to Squander a Fortune|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/05/sports/tyson-s-bankruptcy-is-a-lesson-in-ways-to-squander-a-fortune.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121230853/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/05/sports/tyson-s-bankruptcy-is-a-lesson-in-ways-to-squander-a-fortune.html|archive-date=November 21, 2015}}

On August 13, 2003, Tyson entered the ring for a face-to-face confrontation against K-1 fighter Bob Sapp immediately after Sapp's win against Kimo Leopoldo in Las Vegas. K-1 signed Tyson to a contract with the hopes of making a fight happen between the two, but Tyson's felony history made it impossible for him to obtain a visa to enter Japan, where the fight would have been most profitable. Alternative locations were discussed, but the fight ultimately did not take place.[http://www.tysontalk.com/article48.html K-1 Reports Official Mike Tyson Fight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118123147/http://www.tysontalk.com/article48.html |date=November 18, 2011 }}. Tysontalk.com (April 15, 2004). Retrieved on November 25, 2011.

On July 30, 2004, Tyson had a match against British boxer Danny Williams in another comeback fight, and this time, staged in Louisville, Kentucky. Tyson dominated the opening two rounds. The third round was even, with Williams getting in some clean blows and also a few illegal ones, for which he was penalized. In the fourth round, Williams took control of the fight landing a succession of accurate and powerful punches that knocked Tyson down. He failed to beat the count and was thus defeated by KO. After the fight, Tyson's manager claimed that Tyson had torn a ligament in his knee in the first round. This was Tyson's fifth career defeat.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3935121.stm Williams shocks Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126211649/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3935121.stm |date=January 26, 2010 }}, BBC Sports, July 31, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2007. He underwent surgery for the ligament four days after the fight. His manager, Shelly Finkel, claimed that Tyson was unable to throw significant right-hand punches since he had a knee injury.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3942971.stm Tyson camp blames injury] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420135023/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3942971.stm |date=April 20, 2009 }}, BBC Sports, July 31, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2007.

{{Main|Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride}}

On June 11, 2005, Tyson quit before the start of the seventh round in a close bout against journeyman Kevin McBride. In the 2008 documentary Tyson, he stated that he fought McBride for a payday, that he did not anticipate winning, that he was in poor physical condition and fed up with taking boxing seriously. After losing three of his last four fights, Tyson said he would quit boxing because he felt he had lost his passion for the sport.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/4084744.stm Tyson quits boxing after defeat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720153747/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/4084744.stm |date=July 20, 2010 }}, BBC Sport, June 12, 2005. Retrieved March 14, 2007.

In 2000 Tyson dismissed everyone who was working for him and enlisted new accountants, who prepared a statement showing he started the year $3.3 million in debt but earned $65.7 million.{{cite book |last1=Tyson |first1=Mike |last2=Sloman |first2=Larry |title=Undisputed Truth |date=November 12, 2013 |publisher=Blue Rider Press |isbn=978-0399161285}} In August 2007, Tyson pleaded guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence in an Arizona court, which stemmed from an arrest in December where authorities said Tyson, who has a long history of legal contentions, admitted to using cocaine that day and to being addicted to the drug.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tyson-plea-idUSN2427488820070924|title=Mike Tyson pleads guilty to drug possession|work=Reuters|access-date=July 1, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123615/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/09/24/us-tyson-plea-idUSN2427488820070924|url-status=live}}

In his 2013 autobiography Undisputed Truth, Tyson admitted to using the urine of his then wife Monica Turner to pass doping tests. He was married to Turner from 1997 to 2003. He also used his infant's urine for the same purpose.{{cite web |last1=Ostlere |first1=Lawrence |title=Mike Tyson reveals how he used family's urine through fake penis to avoid failing drugs tests |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/mike-tyson-fake-penis-drug-test-b1719583.html |website=Independent |access-date=April 5, 2023 |language=English |date=November 9, 2020 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408001349/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/mike-tyson-fake-penis-drug-test-b1719583.html |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson}}

In March 2024, it was announced that Tyson would be making his ring return against Jake Paul in a heavyweight bout on July 20, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |date=7 March 2024 |title=Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing fight set for July in Arlington, TX |url=https://www.fightmag.com/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-boxing-fight-set-for-july-in-arlington-tx/ |work=FIGHTMAG}}{{cite news |last1=Heck |first1=Mike |date=7 March 2024 |title=Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson set for July 20 at AT&T Stadium, will stream live on Netflix |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/3/7/24093222/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-set-for-july-20-at-at-t-stadium-will-stream-live-on-netflix |work=MMA Fighting |language=en}} On April 29, 2024, it was announced that the fight would be sanctioned as a professional boxing match by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR).{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul eight-round pro boxing fight sanctioned |url=https://www.fightmag.com/mike-tyson-vs-jake-paul-eight-round-pro-boxing-fight-sanctioned/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=29 April 2024}}{{cite news |title=Tyson vs. Paul will be sanctioned pro fight |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/40049533/mike-tyson-vs-jake-paul-sanctioned-professional-fight |work=ESPN.com |date=29 April 2024 |language=en}} On May 26, 2024, Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up aboard a plane.{{cite news |last1=Schaffstall |first1=Katherine |title=Mike Tyson Suffers Medical Emergency on Plane to Los Angeles |url=https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/mike-tyson-suffers-medical-emergency-on-plane-to-los-angeles/ |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=In Touch Weekly |date=27 May 2024}} On May 31, 2024, it was announced that the fight was postponed per medical advice from Tyson's doctor, allowing him to recover from his ulcer flare-up.{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight in July canceled, new date to be set |url=https://www.fightmag.com/mike-tyson-vs-jake-paul-fight-in-july-canceled-new-date-to-be-set/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=31 May 2024}} On June 7, 2024, it was announced that the fight would take place at the same stadium on November 15, 2024.

Paul defeated Tyson via unanimous decision with the judges scoring the bout 80–72, 79–73 and 79–73 in favor of Paul.{{Cite web |author=Al Jazeera Staff |title=LIVE: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul – heavyweight boxing fight |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/liveblog/2024/11/16/live-mike-tyson-vs-jake-paul-heavyweight-boxing-fight?update=3328532 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}

To help pay off his debts, Tyson announced he would be doing a series of exhibition bouts, calling it Tyson's World Tour. For his first bout, Tyson returned to the ring in 2006 for a four-round exhibition against journeyman heavyweight Corey Sanders in Youngstown, Ohio.{{cite web| title = Mike Tyson World Tour: Mike Tyson versus Corey Sanders pictures| url = http://www.tysontalk.com/article591.html| publisher = Tyson Talk| access-date = December 13, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170404161108/http://www.tysontalk.com/article591.html| archive-date = April 4, 2017| url-status=dead| df = mdy-all}} Tyson, without headgear at 5 ft 10 in and 216 pounds, was in quality shape, but far from his prime against Sanders, at 6 ft 6 in{{cite web|title=boxrec stats for Corey Sanders|url=http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/7667|access-date=June 10, 2019|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122195620/http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/7667|url-status=live}} who wore headgear. Tyson appeared to be "holding back" in the exhibition to prevent an early end to the "show". "If I don't get out of this financial quagmire there's a possibility I may have to be a punching bag for somebody. The money I make isn't going to help my bills from a tremendous standpoint, but I'm going to feel better about myself. I'm not going to be depressed", explained Tyson about the reasons for his "comeback".{{cite web| title = Tyson Happy With Exhibition, Fans Are Not| first = Sammy| last = Rozenberg| date = October 21, 2006| url = http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=5931| access-date = May 16, 2009| publisher = Boxing Scene| archive-date = January 2, 2013| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130102024513/http://www.boxingscene.com/tyson-happy-with-exhibition-fans-not--5931| url-status = live}} After the bout was poorly received by fans, the remainder of the tour was canceled.{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Brian|date=November 25, 2020|title=Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight: Five biggest storylines to watch during the exhibition event|url=https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/mike-tyson-vs-roy-jones-jr-fight-five-biggest-storylines-to-watch-during-the-exhibition-event/amp/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125233453/https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/mike-tyson-vs-roy-jones-jr-fight-five-biggest-storylines-to-watch-during-the-exhibition-event/amp/|archive-date=November 25, 2020|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=www.cbssports.com}}

{{main|Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr.}}

It was announced in July 2020 that Tyson had signed a contract to face former four-division world champion, Roy Jones Jr., in an eight-round exhibition fight. Mixed martial arts coach Rafael Cordeiro was selected to be Tyson's trainer and cornerman.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingexcitement.com/boxing/who-is-mike-tysons-trainer-rafael-cordeiro-mma-star-training-boxing-legend-for-roy-jones-jr-comeback|title=Who is Mike Tyson's trainer Rafael Cordeiro?|website=Sporting Excitement|date=November 25, 2020|access-date=December 26, 2020|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125101512/https://www.sportingexcitement.com/boxing/who-is-mike-tysons-trainer-rafael-cordeiro-mma-star-training-boxing-legend-for-roy-jones-jr-comeback|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/11/25/21612555/rafael-cordeiro-mike-tyson-ko-roy-jones-jr-ruleset-exhibition-boxings|title=Coach says Mike Tyson aiming to knock out Roy Jones Jr. despite rules: 'No one spars a full month for an exhibition'|first=Guilherme|last=Cruz|date=November 25, 2020|website=MMA Fighting|access-date=December 26, 2020|archive-date=January 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110051146/https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/11/25/21612555/rafael-cordeiro-mike-tyson-ko-roy-jones-jr-ruleset-exhibition-boxing|url-status=live}} The bout—officially sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC)—was initially scheduled to take place on September 12 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California,{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Steve|date=July 23, 2020|title=Tyson-Jones Jr. exhibition match set for Sept. 12|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/29524301/mike-tyson-face-roy-jones-jr-september-exhibition-match|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=ESPN|language=en|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818000739/https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/29524301/mike-tyson-face-roy-jones-jr-september-exhibition-match|url-status=live}} however, the date was pushed back to November 28 in order to maximize revenue for the event. The fight went the full eight rounds and was declared a draw.{{cite web|last=Brookhouse|first=Brent|date=August 11, 2020|title=Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. exhibition fight delayed to Nov. 28, new undercard bouts announced|url=https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/mike-tyson-vs-roy-jones-jr-exhibition-fight-delayed-to-nov-28-new-undercard-bouts-announced/amp/|access-date=August 12, 2020|website=CBS Sports|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207091214/https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/mike-tyson-vs-roy-jones-jr-exhibition-fight-delayed-to-nov-28-new-undercard-bouts-announced/amp/|url-status=live}} The fight was a split draw and the three judges scored the fight as follows: Chad Dawson (76–76 draw), Christy Martin (79–73 for Tyson), and Vinny Pazienza (76–80 for Jones).{{cite web|last=Greer|first=Jordan|date=November 28, 2020|title=Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight results: Boxing exhibition ends in unofficial draw|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/mike-tyson-roy-jones-jr-live-updates-results-highlights/1xmaqclljjpoj1czlawyxawabl|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129023151/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/mike-tyson-roy-jones-jr-live-updates-results-highlights/1xmaqclljjpoj1czlawyxawabl|archive-date=November 29, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2020|website=Sporting News|language=en}}

{{Main|Mike Tyson's Legends Only League}}

In July 2020, Mike Tyson announced the creation of Mike Tyson's Legends Only League.{{cite web|last=Tapp|first=Tom|date=July 23, 2020|title=Mike Tyson Announces Return To Ring In PPV Exhibition Fight Against Roy Jones, Jr. For His Legends Only League|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/mike-tyson-return-to-ring-ppv-exhibition-fight-against-roy-jones-jr-legends-only-league-1202993283/|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509204533/https://deadline.com/2020/07/mike-tyson-return-to-ring-ppv-exhibition-fight-against-roy-jones-jr-legends-only-league-1202993283/|url-status=live}} Tyson formed the league in partnership with Sophie Watts and her company, Eros Innovations.{{cite web|date=July 23, 2020|title=Mike Tyson and Eros Innovations Launch New Sports League|url=https://kingsmenmedia.com/2020/07/23/mike-tyson-and-eros-innovation-launch-new-sports-league/|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=kingsmenmedia.com|language=en-US|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805225844/https://kingsmenmedia.com/2020/07/23/mike-tyson-and-eros-innovation-launch-new-sports-league/|url-status=live}} The league provides retired professional athletes the opportunity to compete in their respective sport.{{cite web|last=Connolly|first=Eoin|date=August 6, 2020|title=At Large {{!}} Mike Tyson, the Legends Only League and old stars in a world of new content|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/opinion/mike-tyson-legends-only-league-triller-boxing|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=www.sportspromedia.com|language=en|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115141718/https://www.sportspromedia.com/opinion/mike-tyson-legends-only-league-triller-boxing|url-status=live}} On November 28, 2020, Mike Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr. at the Staples Center in the first event produced under Legends Only League.{{cite magazine|last=Barrasso|first=Justin|date=November 29, 2020|title=Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Leaves Viewers Wanting More|url=https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/11/29/mike-tyson-roy-jones-legends-only-league-results|access-date=March 26, 2021|magazine=Sports Illustrated|language=en-us|archive-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331170543/https://www.si.com/boxing/2020/11/29/mike-tyson-roy-jones-legends-only-league-results|url-status=live}} The event received largely positive reviews and was the highest selling PPV event of 2020, which ranks in the Top-10 for PPV purchased events all-time.{{cite web|last=Mirzabegian|first=Sacha|date=December 9, 2020|title=Astonishing numbers confirmed for Tyson fight|url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/mike-tyson-roy-jones-ppv-numbers-purse-money/4f27cb2b-268b-4177-a9cd-7d32fd132e2a|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=wwos.nine.com.au|language=en|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116151014/https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/mike-tyson-roy-jones-ppv-numbers-purse-money/4f27cb2b-268b-4177-a9cd-7d32fd132e2a|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=McCarson|first=Kelsey|date=November 28, 2020|title=Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Was Badly Needed Nostalgia in 2020|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2920118-mike-tyson-vs-roy-jones-jr-was-badly-needed-nostalgia-in-2020|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122040902/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2920118-mike-tyson-vs-roy-jones-jr-was-badly-needed-nostalgia-in-2020|url-status=live}}

Tyson was The Ring magazine's Fighter of the Year in 1986 and 1988.{{cite web|date=January 1, 2013|title=Past winners of THE RING year-end awards|url=https://www.ringtv.com/182653-past-winners-of-the-ring-year-end-awards/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230359/https://www.ringtv.com/182653-past-winners-of-the-ring-year-end-awards/|url-status=live}} A 1998 ranking of "The Greatest Heavyweights of All-Time" by The Ring magazine placed Tyson at number 14 on the list.{{cite book |author=

| title = The 1999 Boxing Almanac and Book of Facts |publisher=London Publishing Co. |year=1999

| location = Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania |page=132 }} Despite criticism of facing underwhelming competition during his run as champion, Tyson's knockout power and intimidation factor made him the sport's most dynamic box-office draw.{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6641450 | publisher=ESPN | title=Taking a true measure of Tyson's legacy | date=June 8, 2011 | access-date=May 14, 2012 | first1=Brian | last1=Campbell | archive-date=September 6, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906132051/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6641450 | url-status=live }} According to Douglas Quenqua of The New York Times, "The [1990s] began with Mike Tyson, considered by many to be the last great heavyweight champion, losing his title to the little-known Buster Douglas. Seven years later, Mr. Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear in a heavyweight champion bout—hardly a proud moment for the sport."{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/fashion/mixed-martial-arts-catches-on-with-the-internet-generation.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Fight Club Generation | date=March 14, 2012 | access-date=October 21, 2014 | first1=Douglas | last1=Quenqua | archive-date=July 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722223614/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/fashion/mixed-martial-arts-catches-on-with-the-internet-generation.html | url-status=live }}

He is remembered for his attire of black trunks, black shoes with no socks, and a plain white towel fit around his neck in place of a traditional robe, as well as his habit of rapidly pacing the ring before the start of a fight.{{cite web|last=Dyck|first=Henry|title=Mike Tyson Ruined Boxing For The Casual Fan|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/31188-mike-tyson-ruined-boxing-for-the-casual-fan|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624194916/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/31188-mike-tyson-ruined-boxing-for-the-casual-fan|url-status=live}} In his prime, Tyson rarely took a step back and had never been knocked down or seriously challenged. According to Martial Arts World Report, it gave Tyson an Honorable Mention in its Ten Greatest Heavyweights of All Time rather than a ranking because longevity is a factor and the peak period of Tyson's career lasted only about 5 years.{{cite web|date=February 20, 2020|title=The Ten Greatest Heavyweight Boxing Champions of all Time: #10 – #6 – Martial Arts World Report|url=https://maworldreport.com/index.php/2020/02/20/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxing-champions-of-all-time-10-6/|access-date=November 14, 2020|website=Martial Arts World Report|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116101840/https://maworldreport.com/index.php/2020/02/20/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxing-champions-of-all-time-10-6/|url-status=live}}

As of April 2025, BoxRec ranks Tyson at No. 24 among the greatest boxers that had their last fight at heavyweight.{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bdivision%5D=Heavyweight&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=|title=BoxRec ratings: world, heavyweight, active and inactive|access-date=January 9, 2021|publisher=BoxRec|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111153121/https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bdivision%5D=Heavyweight&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=|url-status=live}} In The Ring magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years, released in 2002, Tyson was ranked at number 72.{{cite web |url=http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm |title=Ring Magazine's 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years |publisher=Boxing.about.com |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108035508/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm |url-status=live }} He is ranked number 16 on The Ring magazine's 2003 list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.{{cite web |url=http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_punchers.htm |title=Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers |publisher=Boxing.about.com |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075523/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_punchers.htm |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_100_Greatest_Punchers_of_All-Time!|title=The 100 Greatest Punchers of All Time|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322140916/http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_100_Greatest_Punchers_of_All-Time!|url-status=live}} Tyson has defeated 11 boxers for the world heavyweight title, the seventh-most in history.

On June 12, 2011, Tyson was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame alongside legendary Mexican champion Julio César Chávez, light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, and actor/screenwriter Sylvester Stallone.[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/inductionweekend/2011/11announce.html Boxers Chavez, Tszyu and Tyson Elected to Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame –] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126212008/http://ibhof.com/pages/inductionweekend/2011/11announce.html |date=January 26, 2011 }}. Ibhof.com (December 7, 2010). Retrieved on November 25, 2011. In 2013, Tyson was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame and headlined the induction ceremony.{{cite web|title=Class of 2013|url=https://www.nvbhof.com/class-of-2013|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=NVBHOF|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017012203/https://www.nvbhof.com/class-of-2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Dahlberg|first=Tim|title=Tyson headlines Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame ceremony|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2013/08/13/mike-tyson-nevada-hall-of-fame-induction/2651217/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021115433/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2013/08/13/mike-tyson-nevada-hall-of-fame-induction/2651217/|url-status=live}} Tyson was inducted into the Southern Nevada Hall of Fame in 2015 along with four other inductees with ties to Southern Nevada.{{cite web|title=Mike Tyson {{!}} Hall of Famers {{!}} Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame|url=https://www.snshf.com/hall-of-famers/mike-tyson|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=www.snshf.com|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020082740/https://www.snshf.com/hall-of-famers/mike-tyson|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=June 20, 2015|title=Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame grows by five — Photos|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/southern-nevada-sports-hall-of-fame-grows-by-five-photos/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208043958/https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/southern-nevada-sports-hall-of-fame-grows-by-five-photos/|url-status=live}}

Tyson reflected on his strongest opponents in ten categories for a 2014 interview with The Ring magazine, including best jab, best defense, fastest hands, fastest feet, best chin, smartest, strongest, best puncher, best boxer, and best overall.{{cite web|date=April 28, 2020|title=Best I Faced: Mike Tyson|url=https://www.ringtv.com/535770-best-faced-mike-tyson-1/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012051819/https://www.ringtv.com/535770-best-faced-mike-tyson-1/|url-status=live}}

In 2017, The Ring magazine ranked Tyson as number 9 of 20 heavyweight champions based on a poll of panelists that included trainers, matchmakers, media, historians, and boxers, including:{{cite web|date=April 19, 2017|title=From THE RING: The greatest heavyweight of all time|url=https://www.ringtv.com/488242-ring-greatest-heavyweight-time/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928155754/https://www.ringtv.com/488242-ring-greatest-heavyweight-time/|url-status=live}}

• Trainers: Teddy Atlas, Pat Burns, Virgil Hunter, and Don Turner
• Matchmakers: Eric Bottjer, Don Chargin, Don Elbaum, Bobby Goodman, Ron Katz, Mike Marchionte, Russell Peltz, and Bruce Trampler.
• Media: Al Bernstein, Ron Borges, Gareth A Davies, Norm Frauenheim, Jerry Izenberg, Harold Lederman, Paulie Malignaggi, Dan Rafael, and Michael Rosenthal
• Historians: Craig Hamilton, Steve Lott, Don McRae, Bob Mee, Clay Moyle, Adam Pollack, and Randy Roberts
• Boxers: Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson participated in the poll, but neither fighter ranked himself. Instead, a weighted average from the other panelists was assigned to their respective slots on their ballots.

In 2020, Bill Caplan of The Ring magazine listed Tyson as number 17 of the 20 greatest heavyweights of all time.{{cite web|date=February 9, 2016|title=Bill Caplan's 20 greatest heavyweights|url=https://www.ringtv.com/410833-bill-caplans-20-greatest-heavyweights/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001201133/https://www.ringtv.com/410833-bill-caplans-20-greatest-heavyweights/|url-status=live}} Tyson spoke with The Ring magazine in 2020 about his six greatest victories, those over Trevor Berbick, Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tucker, Tyrell Biggs, Larry Holmes, and Michael Spinks.{{cite web|date=July 11, 2020|title=Mike Tyson: The Greatest Hits|url=https://www.ringtv.com/604736-mike-tyson-the-greatest-hits/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809083520/https://www.ringtv.com/604736-mike-tyson-the-greatest-hits/|url-status=live}} In 2020, CBS Sports boxing experts Brian Campbell and Brent Brookhouse ranked the top 10 heavyweights of the last 50 years and Tyson was ranked number 7.{{cite web|title=The greatest heavyweight boxers of the past 50 years: Where do Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson rank?|url=https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxers-of-the-past-50-years-where-do-muhammad-ali-and-mike-tyson-rank/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=CBS Sports|date=April 28, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017205351/https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxers-of-the-past-50-years-where-do-muhammad-ali-and-mike-tyson-rank/|url-status=live}}

Tyson was arrested in July 1991 for the rape of 18-year-old Desiree Washington at the Canterbury Hotel in Indianapolis. Washington, who had previously been crowned "Miss Black Rhode Island",{{cite news |last=Gao |first=Max |date=15 September 2022 |title=She was pilloried for accusing Mike Tyson of rape. A new TV show tells her side of the story |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-09-15/hulu-mike-tyson-desiree-washington-rape-trial-conviction |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=The Los Angeles Times}} was a contestant in the Miss Black America pageant, rehearsals for which were being held in the city. Tyson was charged with "one count of rape, two counts of criminal deviate conduct, and one count of criminal confinement—charges that carried a maximum sentence of 63 years."{{cite magazine |last=Shaw |first=Mark |date=10 February 2017 |title=A Lawyer's Look At The Mike Tyson Rape Trial |url=https://www.indianapolismonthly.com/longform/down-for-the-count-lawyers-look-mike-tyson-rape-trial/ |access-date=13 August 2024 |magazine=Indianapolis Monthly}} Tyson's rape trial at the Marion County superior court lasted from January 26 to February 10, 1992.{{cite news |last1=Shipp |first1=E. R. |date=March 27, 1992 |title=Tyson Gets 6-Year Prison Term For Rape Conviction in Indiana |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/27/sports/tyson-gets-6-year-prison-term-for-rape-conviction-in-indiana.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129112454/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/27/sports/tyson-gets-6-year-prison-term-for-rape-conviction-in-indiana.html |archive-date=January 29, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}}

Washington herself testified that Tyson had "called her around 1:45 a.m. to tour the city, then picked her up in his limo, took her back to his room, and made small talk as they both sat on the bed." After propositioning her for sex, Washington stated that she firmly refused and went to use the bathroom before leaving. "After using the bathroom, she said, she noticed some discharge on her panty shield. Washington said she removed the liner and threw it away." When she came out, "Tyson then pulled her to the bed, pinned her down and raped her, she testified. 'He was mean, evil,' she said. 'I got on top and started to try to get away, but he slammed me down again.'" "Three days after the assault, Washington went to the police and accused Tyson of rape." Partial corroboration of Washington's story came via testimony from Tyson's chauffeur, Virginia Foster, who confirmed Desiree Washington's "state of shock" after the incident. Foster also testified that Tyson had previously attempted to sexually assault her, too, having "lured her to his hotel room, tried to touch her, and then exposed himself". Further testimony came from the emergency room physician, Dr. Thomas Richardson, who examined Washington after the incident and confirmed that Washington's physical condition was consistent with rape.{{cite book |last=Heller |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zQeJ5T9cGoAC&pg=PA414 |title=Bad Intentions: The Mike Tyson Story |date=August 21, 1995 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=978-0-306-80669-8 |pages=414– |access-date=January 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208043925/https://books.google.com/books?id=zQeJ5T9cGoAC&pg=PA414 |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |url-status=live}} Richardson testified that Washington had suffered "two small vaginal abrasions, consistent with 20 to 30 percent of the injuries seen in sexual assault cases", and that in approximately 20,000 cases over a period of 20 years, "only twice [...] had he ever seen such abrasions following consensual sex."

Under lead defense lawyer Vincent J. Fuller's direct examination, Tyson claimed that everything had taken place with Washington's full consent and he claimed not to have forced himself upon her. When he was cross-examined by lead prosecutor Gregory Garrison, Tyson denied claims that he had misled Washington and insisted that she wanted to have sex with him.{{cite book |last=Knappman |first=Edward W. |title=Great American Trials: The Mike Tyson Trial |date=1992 |publisher=New England Publishing Associates Inc. |isbn=1-57859-199-6 |location=Higganum, Connecticut}} "In a misguided attempt to show that Washington must have known that Tyson wanted sex, the defense called witness after witness to testify about their client's lewd remarks and crude behavior during his encounters with the Miss Black America contestants, and even with Washington herself." Former attorney Mark Shaw argued that Tyson's "case was mishandled, citing a jury-selection process that allowed a conservative ex-Marine to become foreman, a defense "strategy" of making Tyson look as bad as possible, and a disastrous decision to allow the defendant to testify at the grand jury hearing, the trial, and his sentencing."

Despite Fuller's reputation as:

{{Blockquote|one of the most skillful and respected defense attorneys not only in Washington, but in the country [...] the defense team embarked on a game plan filled with ill-fated decisions and questionable strategies. [...] While the famous Fuller seemed to give Tyson an imposing advantage, his background made him an illogical choice. [...] Though he'd represented such notables as John Hinckley Jr. and junk-bond king Michael Milken, his reputation came mostly from federal court white-collar cases such as tax fraud and bribery. He simply wasn't familiar with the rough-and-tumble county criminal courts, and lacked recent experience in sex-crime cases. He couldn't locate exhibits, fumbled his delivery, exhibited a lack of knowledge of Indiana law, and generally handled Tyson's defense more like a first-year law student than a seasoned pro.}}

Fuller had also successfully defended Tyson's manager, Don King, "against federal tax-evasion charges"{{cite magazine |author= |date=18 May 1992 |title=Tyson Scrapes Bottom |url=https://time.com/archive/6720275/tyson-scrapes-bottom/ |access-date=13 August 2024 |magazine=Time Magazine |publisher=Time USA, LLC |location=New York City}} in 1985, which may have been one of the reasons King chose him to represent Tyson. Tyson himself would later describe Fuller as "a horrible lawyer".{{cite web |last=Yuscavage |first=Chris |date=30 July 2012 |title=Video: Mike Tyson Still Hates the Lawyer Who Represented Him During His 1992 Rape Case |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/a/chris-yuscavage/video-mike-tyson-still-hates-the-lawyer-who-represented-him-during-his-1992-rape-case |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=Complex |publisher=Complex Networks}} According to Shaw, Fuller "never challenged obvious problems in Washington’s story. Exactly why did she remove her panty shield? How did Tyson perform oral sex on her and still keep her pinned to the bed? If Tyson is one of the strongest men in the world, where were the bruises on the 108-pound woman?"

Tyson was convicted of the rape charge on February 10, 1992, after the jury deliberated for nearly 10 hours.{{cite web |last=Muscatine |first=Alison |date=February 11, 1992 |title=Tyson Found Guilty of Rape, Two Other Charges |url=http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N4/tyson.04w.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505214638/http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N4/tyson.04w.html |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=March 11, 2007 |via=MIT-The Tech |newspaper=The Washington Post}}

Alan Dershowitz, acting as Tyson's counsel, filed an appeal urging error of law in the Court's exclusion of evidence of the victim's past sexual conduct (known as the Rape Shield Law; Dershowitz alleged that Washington had "falsely accused one of her high school classmates of rape"),{{cite news |author= |date=27 February 1993 |title=New Motions in Tyson Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/27/sports/new-motions-in-tyson-case.html |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=The New York Times}} the exclusion of three potential defense witnesses, and the lack of jury instructions on honest and reasonable mistake of fact.{{cite web |title=Tyson v. State — Leagle.com |url=http://www.leagle.com/decision/1993895619NE2d276_1891.xml/TYSON%20v.%20STATE |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141908/http://www.leagle.com/decision/1993895619NE2d276_1891.xml/TYSON%20v.%20STATE |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=January 27, 2015 |publisher=leagle.com}} The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled against Tyson in a 2–1 vote. The Indiana Supreme Court let the lower court opinion stand due to a 2–2 split in its review. The tie vote was due to the fact that the Chief Justice, Randall T. Shepard, recused himself from the case. The Chief Justice later revealed he did so because of a heated argument between his wife and Dershowitz at a Yale Law School reunion concerning the case.{{cite web |title=Tyson v. State |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1993/49a02-9203-cr-129-4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611183500/https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1993/49a02-9203-cr-129-4.html |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |access-date=June 11, 2020}} On March 26, 1992, Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison along with four years of probation.{{cite news |last=Shipp |first=E. R. |date=March 27, 1992 |title=Tyson Gets 6-Year Prison Term For Rape Conviction in Indiana |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/27/sports/tyson-gets-6-year-prison-term-for-rape-conviction-in-indiana.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420094909/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/27/sports/tyson-gets-6-year-prison-term-for-rape-conviction-in-indiana.html |archive-date=April 20, 2010 |access-date=May 12, 2010 |work=The New York Times}} He was assigned to the Indiana Youth Center (now the Plainfield Correctional Facility) in April 1992,{{cite news |date=April 16, 1992 |title=Mike Tyson Assigned To Indiana Youth Center |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/04/16/mike-tyson-assigned-to-indiana-youth-center/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020104655/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-04-16/news/9204160536_1_mike-tyson-youth-center-indiana-youth |archive-date=October 20, 2011 |access-date=August 27, 2010 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}} and he was released in March 1995 after serving less than three years of the sentence.{{cite news |last=Berkow, Ira |first=Ira |date=March 26, 1995 |title=After Three Years in Prison, Tyson Gains His Freedom |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/26/sports/boxing-after-three-years-in-prison-tyson-gains-his-freedom.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828062658/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/26/sports/boxing-after-three-years-in-prison-tyson-gains-his-freedom.html |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |access-date=February 11, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}} He left with prison tattoos of tennis player Arthur Ashe and Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong; Tyson also dates his tattoo of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara to this time.{{cite book |last1=Hoffer |first1=Richard |author1-link=Richard Hoffer |title=A Savage Business: The Comeback and Comedown of Mike Tyson |date=1998 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=9780684809083 |location=New York City |pages=[https://archive.org/details/savagebusinessco00hoff/page/36 36], [https://archive.org/details/savagebusinessco00hoff/page/266 266] |ol=689533M}}{{cite AV media |title=Tyson |date=2008 |last=Toback |first=James |author-mask=Toback, James (director) |type=Documentary film |language=en |publisher=Sony Classics |time=58:51}}

Due to his conviction, Tyson was required to register as a Tier II sex offender under federal law.{{cite news |date=April 3, 2002 |title=Tyson to register as sex offender |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1389708/Tyson-to-register-as-sex-offender.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023238/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1389708/Tyson-to-register-as-sex-offender.html |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |access-date=April 4, 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London, England}}{{cite news |date=November 19, 2007 |title=Mike Tyson receives 1 day in jail, 3 years probation |url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1119mr-tyson1119-onUpdate.html |access-date=October 6, 2015 |work=The Arizona Republic}}{{cite news |last1=Friess |first1=Steve |date=April 17, 2015 |title=One Survivor's Crusade Reveals a Plague of Errors in Nation's Sex Offender Registries |url=http://www.takepart.com/feature/2015/04/17/errors-sexual-offender-registries |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007095015/http://www.takepart.com/feature/2015/04/17/errors-sexual-offender-registries |archive-date=October 7, 2015 |access-date=October 6, 2015 |website=TakePart}} Tyson has continued to maintain his innocence. In 1992, Erinn Cosby, the daughter of comedian and actor Bill Cosby, publicly accused Tyson of sexually assaulting her in 1989, although no criminal charges were ever sought.{{cite news |last=Roig-Franzia |first=Manuel |date=6 July 2016 |title=The forgotten story of when Bill Cosby's daughter accused Mike Tyson of rape |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-forgotten-story-of-when-bill-cosbys-daughter-accused-mike-tyson-of-rape/2016/07/06/bebc0afe-42c4-11e6-88d0-6adee48be8bc_story.html |access-date=13 August 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}

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In an interview with USA Today published on June 3, 2005, Tyson said, "My whole life has been a waste – I've been a failure." He continued: "I just want to escape. I'm really embarrassed with myself and my life. I want to be a missionary. I think I could do that while keeping my dignity without letting people know they chased me out of the country. I want to get this part of my life over as soon as possible. In this country nothing good is going to come of me. People put me so high; I wanted to tear that image down."Saraceno, Jon., [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-02-tyson-saraceno_x.htm Tyson: 'My whole life has been a waste'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702091630/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-02-tyson-saraceno_x.htm |date=July 2, 2012 }}, USAToday.com, June 2, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2007. Tyson began to spend much of his time tending to his 350 pigeons in Paradise Valley, an upscale enclave near Phoenix, Arizona.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20050623030444/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8305426/ Tyson has flown coop in new home]}}, AP via MSNBC.com, June 22, 2005. Retrieved March 27, 2007.

Tyson has stayed in the limelight by promoting various websites and companies.Henderson, Kenneth. [http://www.ringsidereport.com/Henderson6202006.htm A Look at Mike Tyson's Life after Boxing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212221937/http://www.ringsidereport.com/Henderson6202006.htm |date=February 12, 2008 }}, ringsidereport.com, June 20, 2002. Retrieved April 28, 2007. In the past Tyson had shunned endorsements, accusing other athletes of putting on a false front to obtain them.Saraceno, Jon., [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-06-06-saraceno.htm Tyson shows good-guy side with kids] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020180857/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-06-06-saraceno.htm |date=October 20, 2011 }}, USA Today, June 6, 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2007. Tyson has held entertainment boxing shows at a casino in Las VegasBirch, Paul., [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/5326980.stm Tyson reduced to Vegas turn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130081145/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/5326980.stm |date=January 30, 2010 }}, BBC Sports, September 13, 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2007. and started a tour of exhibition bouts to pay off his numerous debts.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/5393536.stm Debt-ridden Tyson returns to ring] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113113536/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/5393536.stm |date=January 13, 2009 }}, BBC Sports, September 29, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2007.

In October 2012, Tyson launched the Mike Tyson Cares Foundation.{{cite web|title=Mike Tyson Cares Foundation |url=http://www.miketysoncares.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020160704/http://miketysoncares.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2011 }} The mission of the Mike Tyson Cares Foundation is to "give kids a fighting chance" with innovative centers that provide for the comprehensive needs of kids from broken homes.

In August 2013, Tyson teamed up with Acquinity Sports to form Iron Mike Productions, a boxing promotions company.{{Cite web |title=Tyson excited about promoting |last=Rafael |first=Dan |work=ESPN.co.uk |date=July 20, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/223035.html |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121113154/http://en.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/223035.html |url-status=live }}

In September 2013, Tyson was featured on a six-episode television series on Fox Sports 1 that documented his personal and private life entitled Being: Mike Tyson.{{cite news|last=Iole|first=Kevin|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/being-mike-tyson-provides-keen-insight-former-champion-232608896--box.html|title='Being: Mike Tyson' provides keen insight into former champion's battle for redemption and normalcy|date=September 17, 2013|work=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=July 18, 2014|archive-date=August 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813172509/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/being-mike-tyson-provides-keen-insight-former-champion-232608896--box.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ecksel|first=Robert|url=http://www.boxing.com/on_foxs_being_mike_tyson.html|title=On FOX Sports' "Being: Mike Tyson"|date=September 21, 2013|publisher=Boxing.com|access-date=July 18, 2014|archive-date=July 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726195603/http://www.boxing.com/on_foxs_being_mike_tyson.html|url-status=live}}

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In November 2013, Tyson's Undisputed Truth was published, which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/books/review/inside-the-list.html|title=Inside the List|work=The New York Times|date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2014|archive-date=November 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128104344/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/books/review/inside-the-list.html|url-status=live|last1=Cowles |first1=Gregory }} At the Golden Podium Awards Ceremony, Tyson received the Sportel Special Prize for the best autobiography.{{cite web|last=Ivan|date=June 23, 2015|title=Mike Tyson|url=https://www.sportelawards.com/mike-tyson/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=Sportel Awards|language=fr-FR|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129182619/https://www.sportelawards.com/mike-tyson/|url-status=live}}

In May 2017, Tyson published his second memoir, Iron Ambition,[http://www.vowelor.com/book/iron-ambition-mike-tyson-review/ Iron Ambition by Mike Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617050533/http://www.vowelor.com/book/iron-ambition-mike-tyson-review/ |date=June 17, 2017 }}, Blue Rider Press which details his time with trainer and surrogate father Cus D'Amato. Both were written with Larry Sloman.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Mike Tyson |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mike-Tyson |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en}}

In February 2018, Tyson attended the international mixed martial arts (MMA) tournament in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. Tyson said: "As I have travelled all over the country of Russia I have realised that the people are very sensitive and kind. But most Americans do not have any experience of that."{{cite news |title=Surprised by Russia: Why did Tyson think the country 'too perfect' for him and his demons? |url=https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/327734-surprised-by-russia-tyson |work=Russia Beyond |date=March 2018 |access-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807191128/https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/327734-surprised-by-russia-tyson |url-status=live }}

On May 12, 2020, Tyson posted a video on his Instagram of him training again. At the end of the video, Tyson hinted at a return to boxing by saying, "I'm back".{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|date=May 12, 2020|title='I'm back': Mike Tyson again hints at comeback in latest training video|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/12/im-back-mike-tyson-again-hints-at-comeback-in-latest-training-video|access-date=May 12, 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512012602/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/may/12/im-back-mike-tyson-again-hints-at-comeback-in-latest-training-video|url-status=live}}

On May 23, 2020, at All Elite Wrestling's Double or Nothing, Tyson helped Cody defeat Lance Archer alongside Jake Roberts and presented him the inaugural AEW TNT Championship. Tyson alongside Henry Cejudo, Rashad Evans, and Vitor Belfort appeared on the May 27 episode of AEW Dynamite facing off against Chris Jericho and his stable The Inner Circle.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/29232548/mike-tyson-henry-cejudo-mix-aew-pro-wrestling-brawl-chris-jericho|title=Mike Tyson and Henry Cejudo mix it up in AEW pro wrestling brawl with Chris Jericho|work=ESPN|first=Marc|last=Raimondi|date=May 27, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528110348/https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/29232548/mike-tyson-henry-cejudo-mix-aew-pro-wrestling-brawl-chris-jericho|url-status=live}} Tyson returned to AEW on the April 7, 2021, episode of Dynamite and helped Jericho from being attacked by The Pinnacle, beating down Shawn Spears in the process.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/08/mike-tyson-aew-wrestling-shawn-spears-fight-video/|title=Mike Tyson 'Bludgeons' AEW's Shawn Spears on 'Dynamite' In Wild In-Ring Brawl|work=TMZ|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415001812/https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/08/mike-tyson-aew-wrestling-shawn-spears-fight-video/|url-status=live}} He was the special guest enforcer on the April 14 episode of Dynamite for a match between Jericho and Dax Harwood of The Pinnacle, a preview of the upcoming Inner Circle vs. Pinnacle match at Blood and Guts.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/mike-tyson-aligns-inner-circle-aew-dynamite-338041|title=Mike Tyson aligns with The Inner Circle on AEW Dynamite|work=Figure Four Online|first=Bryan|last=Rose|date=April 7, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415001812/https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/mike-tyson-aligns-inner-circle-aew-dynamite-338041|url-status=live}}

Tyson made an extended cameo appearance in the Telugu-Hindi movie Liger, which released on August 25, 2022.{{Cite web|date=September 27, 2021|title=Legendary boxer Mike Tyson joins the cast of Vijay Deverakonda's pan-India film Liger|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/legendary-boxer-mike-tyson-joins-cast-vijay-deverakondas-pan-india-film-liger/|access-date=September 27, 2021|work=Bollywood Hungama|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927105230/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/legendary-boxer-mike-tyson-joins-cast-vijay-deverakondas-pan-india-film-liger/|url-status=live}}

File:Gates of boxer Mike Tyson's mansion in Southington, Ohio.jpg, which he purchased and lived in during the 1980s{{cite web | title = Mike Tyson Mansion | publisher = American Urbex | date = August 11, 2011 | url = http://americanurbex.com/wordpress/?p=1525 | access-date = November 6, 2014 | archive-date = November 6, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141106041954/http://americanurbex.com/wordpress/?p=1525 | url-status = live }}]]

Tyson resides in Seven Hills, Nevada.{{cite news|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/doug-elfman/mike-tyson-spent-25m-move-down-the-street|title=Mike Tyson spent $2.5M to move down the street|author=Doug Elfman|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=March 11, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414211818/http://www.reviewjournal.com/doug-elfman/mike-tyson-spent-25m-move-down-the-street|url-status=live}} He has been married three times, and has seven children, one deceased, with three women; in addition to his biological children, Tyson includes his second wife's oldest daughter as one of his own.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/magazine/mag-20Tyson-t.html |title=The Suburbanization of Mike Tyson |last=Merkin |first=Daphne |date=March 15, 2011 |work=The New York Times Magazine |access-date=April 7, 2015 |archive-date=April 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407221724/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/magazine/mag-20Tyson-t.html |url-status=live }}

Tyson married actress Robin Givens on February 7, 1988, at Holy Angels Catholic Church during a traditional ceremony in Chicago.{{Cite journal |date=February 22, 1988 |title=Mike Tyson Weds Robin Givens In Chicago Church |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gbsDAAAAMBAJ |journal=Jet |volume=73 |issue=21 |pages=54–55}} Givens was known at the time for her role on the sitcom Head of the Class. Tyson's marriage to Givens was especially tumultuous, with allegations of violence, spousal abuse, and mental instability on Tyson's part.{{cite news|title=Mike Tyson vs. Robin Givens: the champ's biggest fight |work=Ebony |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n3_v44/ai_6932688 |access-date=April 24, 2007 |year=1989 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515050704/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n3_v44/ai_6932688 |archive-date=May 15, 2007 }}

Matters came to a head when Tyson and Givens gave a joint interview with Barbara Walters on the ABC TV news magazine show 20/20 in September 1988, in which Givens described life with Tyson as "torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine."[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD7123CF933A0575AC0A96E948260 Wife Discusses Tyson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411073805/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD7123CF933A0575AC0A96E948260 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, AP via New York Times, September 30, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2007. Givens also described Tyson as "manic depressive" – which was later confirmed by doctors{{cite news |last=Schaap |first=Jeremy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2431583 |title=Who is the new Mike Tyson? |work=ABC News |date=September 13, 2006 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315052549/http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2431583 |url-status=live }} – on national television while Tyson looked on with an intent and calm expression. A month later, Givens announced that she was seeking a divorce from the allegedly abusive Tyson, with the two officially separating on February 14, 1989.

According to the book Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson, Tyson admitted that he punched Givens and stated, "that was the best punch I've ever thrown in my entire life."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-23-sp-2706-story.html|title=Robin Took Best Punch, Tyson Says in Biography|date=June 23, 1989|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 8, 2019|archive-date=January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128121504/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-23/sports/sp-2706_1_tyson-s-managers-tyson-friend-jose-torres-robin-givens|url-status=live}} Tyson claimed that the book was "filled with inaccuracies."{{cite book|last=Tyson|first=Mike|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9SGKDQAAQBAJ&q=%22I%20never%20said%20that%20about%20women.%20I%20said%20that%20about%20my%20opponents%20in%20the%20ring%22&pg=PA209|title=Undisputed Truth, My Autobiography|publisher=Plume|year=2013|isbn=978-0-14-218121-8|page=209|author-link=Mike Tyson|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208043959/https://books.google.com/books?id=9SGKDQAAQBAJ&q=%22I+never+said+that+about+women.+I+said+that+about+my+opponents+in+the+ring%22&pg=PA209|url-status=live}} Tyson and Givens had no children, but she reported having had a miscarriage; Tyson claimed that she was never pregnant and only used that to get him to marry her.{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DA123CF935A15753C1A96E948260&sec=&spon= |title=Boxing Notebook; Lalonde-Leonard: It's Same Old Hype |last=Berger |first=Phil |date=October 26, 1988 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 18, 2008 |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208044000/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/26/sports/boxing-notebook-lalonde-leonard-it-s-same-old-hype.html |url-status=live }} During their marriage, the couple lived in a mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey.Gross, Ken. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20100208,00.html "As Wife Robin Givens Splits for the Coast, Mike Tyson Rearranges the Furniture"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323024058/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20100208,00.html |date=March 23, 2011 }}, People, October 17, 1988. Retrieved March 21, 2011. "The food lies untouched. The only sounds across the breakfast table in the Bernardsville, N.J., mansion are the loud silences of words being swallowed. Finally, Robin Givens, 24, star of the ABC-TV sitcom Head of the Class, pushes herself away from the table and announces, 'I have to pack.' 'Me, too,' says her husband, Mike Tyson, 22, the world heavyweight boxing champion. Suddenly the Sunday morning atmosphere is tense and full of menace."via Associated Press. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-12-tyson-chronology_x.htm Mike Tyson Chronology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427202512/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-12-tyson-chronology_x.htm |date=April 27, 2012 }}, USA Today, June 12, 2005. Retrieved March 21, 2011. "Oct. 2, 1988 – Police go to Tyson's Bernardsville, N.J., home after he hurls furniture out the window and forces Givens and her mother to flee the house."

Tyson's second marriage was to Monica Turner from April 19, 1997, to January 14, 2003.{{cite news |year=2003 |title=Tyson finalizes divorce, could pay ex $9 million |work=Jet |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_6_103/ai_97235749 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113152855/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_6_103/ai_97235749 |archive-date=January 13, 2008}} At the time of the divorce filing, Turner worked as a pediatric resident at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/tysondiv1.html The Smoking Gun: Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630003517/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/tysondiv1.html|date=June 30, 2009}}, The Smoking Gun. Retrieved March 30, 2007. She is the sister of Michael Steele, the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and former Republican National Committee chairman.{{cite news |last1=Zeleny |first1=Jeff |last2=Lorber |first2=Janie |title=Profile of Michael Steele |work=The New York Times |url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/michael_steele/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504074430/http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/michael_steele/index.html |archive-date=May 4, 2010}} Turner filed for divorce from Tyson in January 2002, claiming that he committed adultery during their five-year marriage, an act that "has neither been forgiven nor condoned." The couple had two children.{{cite web |date=November 19, 2020 |title=Ramsey Tyson Wants You to Stop Making Assumptions About Trans Kids |url=https://www.them.us/story/ramsey-tyson-mike-tyson-boosie-badazz-transphobia-trans-kids-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007165021/https://www.them.us/story/ramsey-tyson-mike-tyson-boosie-badazz-transphobia-trans-kids-interview |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=them. |language=en-US}}

On May 25, 2009, Tyson's four-year-old daughter, Exodus, was found by her seven-year-old brother, unconscious and tangled in a cord, dangling from an exercise treadmill. The child's mother untangled her, administered CPR and called for medical attention. Tyson, who was in Las Vegas at the time of the incident, traveled back to Phoenix to be with her. She died of her injuries on May 26, 2009.{{cite news |date=May 26, 2009 |title=Police: Tyson's daughter on life support |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/arizona.tyson.daughter/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930201102/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/arizona.tyson.daughter/index.html |archive-date=September 30, 2009}}{{cite news |date=May 27, 2009 |title=Tyson's daughter dies after accident, police say |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/arizona.tyson.daughter/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127073018/http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/arizona.tyson.daughter/index.html |archive-date=January 27, 2010}}{{cite web |first=Corky |last=Siemaszko |date=October 12, 2009 |title=Mike Tyson says he doesn't want to know how daughter Exodus was killed |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mike-tyson-doesn-daughter-exodus-killed-article-1.387104 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601050251/https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/mike-tyson-doesn-daughter-exodus-killed-article-1.387104 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |access-date=January 10, 2022 |newspaper=New York Daily News}}

Eleven days after his daughter's death, Tyson wed for the third time, to longtime girlfriend Lakiha "Kiki" Spicer, age 32, exchanging vows on June 6, 2009, in a short, private ceremony at the La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton.{{cite magazine |date=2009-06-10 |title=Mike Tyson Marries Two Weeks After Daughter's Death |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/mike-tyson-marries-1006746/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111010505/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mike-Tyson-Marries-1006746.aspx |archive-date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=2024-11-17 |magazine=TV Guide}} They have two children.

Raised as a Catholic, Tyson has stated that he converted to Islam before entering prison and that he made no efforts to correct what was reported in the media,{{cite web |title="I Wanted Revenge...i Didn't Violate That Woman" - Mike Tyson Candid on Life After Prison for Rape |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGcDLGjkc8&t=159 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208044013/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGcDLGjkc8&t=159 |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |access-date=November 26, 2020 |website=YouTube| date=June 20, 2020 }} although it was falsely reported that he converted to Islam during his time in prison and adopted the Muslim name Malik Abdul Aziz;{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Dave |date=November 13, 1994 |title=The Tyson, Olajuwon Connection |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/13/sports/sports-of-the-times-the-tyson-olajuwon-connection.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127135938/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E3D81731F930A25752C1A962958260 |archive-date=January 27, 2011}} some sources report it as Malik Shabazz.Usborne, David (March 27, 1995). [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/tyson-gets-a-heros-welcome-1612982.html "Tyson gets a hero's welcome"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825215553/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/tyson-gets-a-heros-welcome-1612982.html|date=August 25, 2018}}. The Independent. Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved August 25, 2018. Tyson never changed his given name to an Islamic one, despite the rumors.{{cite book |last1=Baker |first1=William J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Brpa5FYhK7MC&pg=PA234 |title=Playing with God: Religion and Modern Sport |date=2009 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-02044-3 |page=234 |language=en |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408094140/https://books.google.com/books?id=Brpa5FYhK7MC&pg=PA234 |url-status=live }}

In November 2013, Tyson stated "the more I look into the churches and mosques for god, the more I start seeing the devil".{{cite web |title=Mike Tyson: "More I Look into Churches & Mosques for God, the More I See the Devil" | SiriusXM |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVuWa7mvWBA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502091110/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVuWa7mvWBA |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |access-date=March 4, 2020 |website=YouTube| date=November 22, 2013 }} But, just a month later, in a December 2013 interview with Fox News, Tyson said that he is very grateful to be a Muslim and that he needs Allah in his life. In the same interview Tyson talked about his progress with sobriety and how being in the company of good people has made him want to be a better and more humble person.{{cite news |last=Gostin |first=Nicki |date=December 6, 2013 |title=Mike Tyson talks religion: 'I need Allah' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mike-tyson-talks-religon-i-need-allah |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420003848/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/12/06/mike-tyson-talks-religon-need-allah/ |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |access-date=April 19, 2014 |work=Fox News}}

He first completed the Islamic pilgrimage Umrah in July 2010{{Cite web |last=Tyson |first=Mike |date=2010 |title=I just left the Holy City of Mecca where I was blessed to have been able to make Umrah. |url=https://twitter.com/MikeTyson/status/17873474882}} and more recently in December 2022 accompanied by DJ Khaled, a Palestinian American Muslim.{{Cite web |last=Arab News |date=2022 |title=DJ Khaled, Mike Tyson perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia's Makkah |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2213906/offbeat}}{{Cite web |last=Sukheja |first=Bhavya |date=2022 |title=Video: DJ Khaled Gets Emotional While Performing Umrah In Mecca With Mike Tyson |url=https://www.ndtv.com/feature/video-dj-khaled-gets-emotional-while-performing-umrah-in-mecca-with-mike-tyson-3597915}}

In March 2011, Tyson appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to discuss his new Animal Planet reality series Taking On Tyson. In the interview with DeGeneres, Tyson discussed some of the ways he had improved his life in the past two years, including sober living and a vegan diet.{{cite web|url=http://www.urblife.com/the-life/mike-tyson-talks-sobriety-and-vegan-life-with-ellen-degeneres|title=Mike Tyson Talks Sobriety and Vegan Life with Ellen DeGeneres|publisher=UrbLife.com|date=March 8, 2011|access-date=March 8, 2011|archive-date=March 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311093955/http://www.urblife.com/the-life/mike-tyson-talks-sobriety-and-vegan-life-with-ellen-degeneres/|url-status=live}} However, in August 2013 he admitted publicly that he had lied about his sobriety and was on the verge of death from alcoholism.{{cite news|title=Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson: 'I'm on the verge of dying because I'm a vicious alcoholic.'|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/former-heavyweight-champion-mike-tyson-m-verge-dying-171611493.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|last=Iole|first=Kevin|date=August 25, 2013|access-date=August 25, 2013|archive-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825203123/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/former-heavyweight-champion-mike-tyson-m-verge-dying-171611493.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/sport/boxen/boxer-hat-schweres-alkoholproblem-mike-tyson-ich-stehe-an-der-schwelle-des-todes_id_3121186.html|title=Boxer hat schweres AlkoholproblemMike Tyson: "Ich stehe an der Schwelle des Todes"|work=FOCUS online |publisher=Focus Online|access-date=September 3, 2023|language=de|archive-date=August 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826180559/https://www.focus.de/sport/boxen/boxer-hat-schweres-alkoholproblem-mike-tyson-ich-stehe-an-der-schwelle-des-todes_id_3121186.html|url-status=live}}

Tyson also revealed that he is no longer vegan, stating, "I was a vegan for four years but not anymore. I eat chicken every now and then. I should be a vegan. [No red meat] at all, no way! I would be very sick if I ate red meat. That's probably why I was so crazy before."

In 2015, Tyson announced that he was supporting Donald Trump's presidential candidacy.{{cite news |last=Kerr-Dineen |first=Luke |date=October 27, 2015 |title=Mike Tyson just endorsed Donald Trump for president |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/mike-tyson-just-endorsed-donald-trump-for-president |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029230035/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/mike-tyson-just-endorsed-donald-trump-for-president |archive-date=October 29, 2015 |access-date=October 29, 2015 |newspaper=USA Today}}

On December 29, 2006, Tyson was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona, on suspicion of DUI and felony drug possession; he nearly crashed into a police SUV shortly after leaving a nightclub. According to a police probable-cause statement, filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, "[Tyson] admitted to using [drugs] today and stated he is an addict and has a problem."{{cite web |last=Gaynor |first=Tim |date=January 21, 2007 |title=Former boxer Tyson arrested on DUI, cocaine charges |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-tyson-idUKN2923975220061229 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307184336/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crime-tyson-idUKN2923975220061229 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=March 15, 2007 |work=Reuters}} Tyson pleaded not guilty on January 22, 2007, in Maricopa County Superior Court to felony drug possession and paraphernalia possession counts and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of drugs. On February 8 he checked himself into an inpatient treatment program for "various addictions" while awaiting trial on the drug charges.Khan, Chris., [http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/feb/08/boxing-tyson-enters-rehab-facility/ Boxing: Tyson enters rehab facility] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123034/https://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/feb/08/boxing-tyson-enters-rehab-facility/|date=September 29, 2007}}, AP via The Albuquerque Tribune, February 8, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2007.

On September 24, 2007, Tyson pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and driving under the influence. He was convicted of these charges in November 2007 and sentenced to 24 hours in jail. After his release, he was ordered to serve three years' probation and complete 360 hours of community service. Prosecutors had requested a year-long jail sentence, but the judge praised Tyson for seeking help with his drug problems.BBC NEWS, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7102471.stm Tyson Jailed on Drugs Charges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529201640/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7102471.stm|date=May 29, 2009}}, news.bbc.com, November 19, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007. On November 11, 2009, Tyson was arrested after getting into a scuffle at Los Angeles International airport with a photographer.{{cite news |last=Eng |first=Joyce |title=Mike Tyson Arrested in Airport Scuffle |work=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mike-Tyson-Arrested-1011995.aspx |url-status=live |access-date=November 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214032955/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mike-Tyson-Arrested-1011995.aspx |archive-date=February 14, 2010}} No charges were filed.

In September 2011, Tyson gave an interview in which he made comments about former Alaska governor Sarah Palin including crude and violent descriptions of interracial sex. These comments were reprinted on The Daily Caller website. Journalist Greta van Susteren criticized Tyson and The Daily Caller over the comments, which she described as "smut" and "violence against women".{{cite news |title=Greta Van Susteren: Tucker Carlson's a 'pig' for Palin story |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63817.html |url-status=live |access-date=September 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923164409/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63817.html |archive-date=September 23, 2011}}

On April 20, 2022, on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to Florida, Tyson repeatedly punched a male passenger who was harassing him, including throwing water on Tyson; he did not face criminal charges.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-shows-mike-tyson-physical-altercation-jet-blue-flight-rcna25479|title=Video shows Mike Tyson in physical altercation aboard JetBlue flight|date=April 21, 2022|publisher=NBC News|access-date=June 17, 2022|archive-date=May 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530004604/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-shows-mike-tyson-physical-altercation-jet-blue-flight-rcna25479|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/mike-tyson-wont-face-criminal-charges-for-punching-airline-passenger-who-harassed-him/|title=Mike Tyson won't face criminal charges for punching airline passenger who harassed him|work=CBS Sports|date=May 12, 2022|last=Bengel|first=Chris|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014191039/https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/mike-tyson-wont-face-criminal-charges-for-punching-airline-passenger-who-harassed-him/|url-status=live}}

In November 2023, Tyson found himself amidst criticism and rumors regarding his alleged donation to the Israeli Defense Forces{{cite web |last1=Jain |first1=Ujwal |title="I support peace" - Mike Tyson addresses controversy surrounding recent appearance at fundraiser held for Israeli forces |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-i-support-peace-mike-tyson-addresses-controversy-surrounding-recent-appearance-fundraiser-held-israeli-forces |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us |date=17 November 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=2023 |title=Mike Tyson Denies Link to Israel Military Fundraising |website=Newsweek |url=https://www.newsweek.com/mike-tyson-denies-link-israel-military-fundraising-fidf-1844599}} after he was photographed attending a November 13 event{{Cite web |last=World Red Eye |date=2023 |title=The 2023 Miami International FIDF Night of Solidarity at The Faena Forum |url=https://worldredeye.com/2023/11/the-2023-miami-international-fidf-night-of-solidarity-at-the-faena-forum/}} sponsored by Friends of the IDF (FIDF) to fundraise for the Gaza war, which seemed to clash with his previous statements about Palestinians. This led to a social media backlash, prompting Tyson to release the following statement on Instagram:

"I want to clarify the recent portrayal of an event I attended," he wrote on Thursday. "Invited for a casual evening out by a friend, I was unaware of the arranged fundraiser and no donations were made by me or on my behalf. As a Muslim and human, I support peace. My prayers have been and continue to be with my brothers and sisters."

{{Further|Mike Tyson in popular culture}}

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At the height of his fame and career in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, Tyson was among the most recognized sports personalities in the world. In addition to his many sporting accomplishments, his outrageous and controversial behavior in the ring and in his private life has kept him in the public eye and in the courtroom.[https://www.espn.com/espn/espn25/story?page=listranker/outrageousresults ESPN25: The 25 Most Outrageous Characters], ESPN25.com. Retrieved April 1, 2007. As such, Tyson has been the subject of myriad popular media including movies, television, books and music. He has also been featured in video games and as a subject of parody or satire. Tyson became involved in professional wrestling and has made many cameo appearances in film and television.

In 1987, he was featured as the final boss in the NES video game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!.

The film Tyson was released in 1995 and was directed by Uli Edel. It explores the life of Mike Tyson, from the death of his guardian and trainer Cus D'Amato to his rape conviction. Tyson is played by Michael Jai White.

In 2006, Tyson appeared as himself in a cameo role in the film Rocky Balboa.

Published in 2007, author Joe Layden's book The Last Great Fight: The Extraordinary Tale of Two Men and How One Fight Changed Their Lives Forever, chronicled the lives of Tyson and Douglas before and after their heavyweight championship fight.

In 2008, the documentary Tyson premiered at the annual Cannes Film Festival in France.

Tyson played a fictionalized version of himself in the 2009 film The Hangover.{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Ellie |date=July 3, 2020 |title=Mike Tyson didn't know about his Hangover cameo because he was 'doing drugs' at the time |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mike-tyson-the-hangover-cameo-drugs-cocaine-alcohol-a9600421.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704213857/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mike-tyson-the-hangover-cameo-drugs-cocaine-alcohol-a9600421.html |archive-date=July 4, 2023 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}

After debuting a one-man show in Las Vegas, Tyson collaborated with film director Spike Lee and brought the show to Broadway in August 2012.{{cite magazine |author=Weiner, Jonah |date=August 30, 2012 |title=Mike Tyson speaks out |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=28}}{{cite news |author=Scheck, Frank |date=August 2, 2012 |title=Mike Tyson:Undisputed Truth:Theater Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mike-tyson-undisputed-truth-theater-review-357771 |url-status=live |access-date=August 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808052710/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/mike-tyson-undisputed-truth-theater-review-357771 |archive-date=August 8, 2012}} In February 2013, Tyson took his one-man show Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth on a 36-city, three-month national tour. Tyson talks about his personal and professional life on stage.{{cite web |title=Official Site for Mike Tyson – Undisputed Truth on Broadway |url=http://tysonontour.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328040644/http://tysonontour.com/ |archive-date=March 28, 2013 |access-date=March 26, 2013 |publisher=tysonontour.com}} The one-man show was aired on HBO on November 16, 2013.

In 2013, he appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as a survivor of child-abuse awaiting execution for murder.

He is the titular character in Mike Tyson Mysteries, which started airing on October 27, 2014, on Adult Swim. In the animated series, Tyson voices a fictionalized version of himself, solving mysteries in the style of Scooby-Doo.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3038546/|title=Mike Tyson Mysteries|date=January 1, 2000|publisher=IMDb|access-date=July 1, 2018|archive-date=September 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916121950/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3038546/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.adultswim.com/videos/mike-tyson-mysteries/mike-tyson-mysteries-coming-this-fall/|title=Mike Tyson Mysteries: Coming This Fall – Mike Tyson Mysteries|publisher=Adult Swim|access-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907015346/http://www.adultswim.com/videos/mike-tyson-mysteries/mike-tyson-mysteries-coming-this-fall/|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last=Mallenbaum |first=Carly |date=October 26, 2014 |title=Mike Tyson takes swing at TV in 'Mysteries' |work=USA Today |page=U1 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/10/26/mike-tyson-mysteries/17698745/ |access-date=March 16, 2015 |archive-date=November 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102025659/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/10/26/mike-tyson-mysteries/17698745/ |url-status=live }}

In early March 2015, Tyson appeared on the track "Iconic" on Madonna's album Rebel Heart. Tyson says some lines at the beginning of the song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/mike-tyson-talks-intense-crazy-cameo-on-madonnas-rebel-heart-lp-20150123|title=Mike Tyson Talks 'Intense, Crazy' Cameo on Madonna's 'Rebel Heart'|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-date=January 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125224743/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/mike-tyson-talks-intense-crazy-cameo-on-madonnas-rebel-heart-lp-20150123|url-status=live}}

In late March 2015, Ip Man 3 was announced. With Donnie Yen reprising his role as the titular character, Bruce Lee's martial arts master, Ip Man, while Mike Tyson joined the cast as Frank, an American property developer and proficient boxer.{{cite web |website=IGN |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/25/mike-tyson-cgi-bruce-lee-to-feature-in-ip-man-3 |title=Mike Tyson, CGI Bruce Lee to Feature in IP Man 3 |date=March 24, 2013 |access-date=April 13, 2015 |archive-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073416/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/25/mike-tyson-cgi-bruce-lee-to-feature-in-ip-man-3 |url-status=live }} Principal photography began on March 25, 2015, and was premiered in Hong Kong on December 16, 2015.

In January 2017, Tyson launched his YouTube channel with Shots Studios, a comedy video and comedy music production company with young digital stars like Lele Pons and Rudy Mancuso. Tyson's channel includes parody music videos and comedy sketches.{{cite web |author=Sam Gutelle |url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2017/02/24/mike-tyson-youtube-web-series/ |title=Mike Tyson Is Getting His Own Web Series On YouTube |publisher=tubefilter.com |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2017 |archive-date=April 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430044913/http://www.tubefilter.com/2017/02/24/mike-tyson-youtube-web-series/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author=Todd Spangler |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/mike-tyson-youtube-comedy-shots-studios-justin-bieber-1201995122/ |title=Mike Tyson, YouTube Comedy Star? Ex-Boxer Joins Shots Studios' Creator Network |newspaper=Variety |date=February 24, 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2017 |archive-date=May 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507091508/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/mike-tyson-youtube-comedy-shots-studios-justin-bieber-1201995122/ |url-status=live }}

He hosts the podcast Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson.{{cite news|date=March 19, 2020|title=Eminem to appear on the "Hotboxin' With Mike Tyson" podcast|work=Revolt TV|url=https://www.revolt.tv/news/2020/3/19/21187280/eminem-appearance-mike-tyson-hot-boxin-podcast|url-status=live|access-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208043948/https://www.revolt.tv/news/2020/3/19/21187280/eminem-appearance-mike-tyson-hot-boxin-podcast|archive-date=December 8, 2020}}

In October 2017, Tyson was announced as the new face of Australian car servicing franchise Ultra Tune. He took over from Jean-Claude van Damme in fronting television commercials for the brand, and the first advert aired in January 2018 during the Australian Open.{{cite news|last1=Moran|first1=Jonathon|title=Former boxer Mike Tyson steers towards new controversy|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/former-boxer-mike-tyson-steers-towards-new-controversy/news-story/b37ab9fbaebf9aa4a281a98a64fe1ec9|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=October 27, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101113406/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/former-boxer-mike-tyson-steers-towards-new-controversy/news-story/b37ab9fbaebf9aa4a281a98a64fe1ec9|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Vivienne|title=Ultra Tune begins promoting its Mike Tyson campaign with teaser trailer|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/ultra-tune-begins-promoting-mike-tyson-campaign-teaser-trailer-491974|access-date=January 10, 2018|work=www.mumbrella.com.au|date=January 4, 2018|archive-date=January 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111052746/https://mumbrella.com.au/ultra-tune-begins-promoting-mike-tyson-campaign-teaser-trailer-491974|url-status=live}} However, the ad was quickly attacked,{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Lindsay |date=2018 |title=Watchdog clears 'sexist' Mike Tyson Ultra Tune ad |url=https://www.adnews.com.au/news/watchdog-clears-sexist-mike-tyson-ultra-tune-ad}} even leading Tyson himself to describe it as "a little sexist."{{Cite web |last=Khatwani |first=Shivam |date=2022 |title=VIDEO: When Mike Tyson admitted his commercial to be a bit "sexist" |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pro-boxing/news-video-when-mike-tyson-admitted-commercial-bit-sexist}}

A joint Mainland China-Hong Kong-directed film on female friendship titled Girls 2: Girls vs Gangsters ({{langx|vi|Girls 2: Những Cô Gái và Găng Tơ}}) that was shot earlier from July–August 2016 at several locations around Vietnam was released in March 2018, featuring Tyson as "Dragon".{{cite web|url=http://ven.vn/mike-tyson-joins-cast-of-vietnamese-film-girls-2-13677.html|title=Mike Tyson joins cast of Vietnamese film 'Girls 2'|work=VIETNAM ECONOMIC NEWS |publisher=VEN.vn|date=August 5, 2016|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208043940/http://ven.vn/mike-tyson-joins-cast-of-vietnamese-film-girls-2-13677.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://saigoneer.com/saigon-arts-culture/arts-culture-categories/12705-mike-tyson-stars-in-hong-kong-comedy-about-female-friendship-set-in-vietnam|title=Mike Tyson Stars in Hong Kong Comedy About Female Friendship Set in Vietnam|publisher=Saigoneer|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208044009/https://saigoneer.com/saigon-arts-culture/arts-culture-categories/12705-mike-tyson-stars-in-hong-kong-comedy-about-female-friendship-set-in-vietnam|url-status=live}}

Tiki Lau released a dance music single, "Mike Tyson", in October 2020, which includes vocals from Tyson.{{cite news|last=Sunkel|first=Cameron|title=Listen to Mike Tyson's Dance Music Debut in Tiki Lau's New Single, "Mike Tyson" [Premiere]|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/tiki-lau-mike-tyson-dance-music-debut|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117045445/https://edm.com/music-releases/tiki-lau-mike-tyson-dance-music-debut|archive-date=November 17, 2020|access-date=November 13, 2020|website=EDM.com – The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists|date=October 21, 2020 |language=en}}

In 2021, Mike's Hard Lemonade Seltzer featured ads with Tyson.{{cite web|date=March 12, 2021|title=Mike Tyson pitches Mike's Hard seltzer and Buffalo Wild Wings brings betting to restaurants: Trending {{!}} Ad Age|url=https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/mike-tyson-pitches-mikes-hard-seltzer-and-buffalo-wild-wings-brings-betting-restaurants-trending/2321456|access-date=March 20, 2021|website=adage.com|language=en|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318152556/https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/mike-tyson-pitches-mikes-hard-seltzer-and-buffalo-wild-wings-brings-betting-restaurants-trending/2321456|url-status=live}}

In March 2021, it was announced that Jamie Foxx will star in, and also executive produce the official scripted series Tyson.{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=March 22, 2021|title=Jamie Foxx to Play Mike Tyson in Limited Series With Antoine Fuqua, Martin Scorsese Onboard|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mike-tyson-jamie-foxx-series-martin-scorsese-antoine-fuqua-1234935611/|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325231822/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mike-tyson-jamie-foxx-series-martin-scorsese-antoine-fuqua-1234935611/|url-status=live}} The limited series will be directed by Antoine Fuqua and executive produced by Martin Scorsese.{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=March 22, 2021|title=Jamie Foxx's Mike Tyson Biopic To Become Limited TV Series Exec Produced By Antoine Fuqua & Martin Scorsese|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/jamie-foxx-mike-tyson-authorized-biopic-series-antoine-fuqua-martin-scorsese-1234719145/|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325222140/https://deadline.com/2021/03/jamie-foxx-mike-tyson-authorized-biopic-series-antoine-fuqua-martin-scorsese-1234719145/|url-status=live}}

A two-part documentary series titled Mike Tyson: The Knockout premiered on May 25, 2021, on ABC.{{cite press release|title=ABC News Enters the Ring with Special Four-Hour Documentary Series "Mike Tyson: The Knockout," Detailing the Life of the Boxing Legend|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/03/abc-news-enters-the-ring-with-special-four-hour-documentary-series-mike-tyson-the-knockout-detailing-the-life-of-the-boxing-legend-239510/20210503abc01/|publisher=ABC|via=The Futon Critic|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=October 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031222457/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/03/abc-news-enters-the-ring-with-special-four-hour-documentary-series-mike-tyson-the-knockout-detailing-the-life-of-the-boxing-legend-239510/20210503abc01/|url-status=live}}

Tyson and his family appeared in the 300th episode of Hell's Kitchen as VIP guests in the Blue Team's kitchen during Season 20's opening dinner service that aired on June 7, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/hells-kitchen-new-episode-300-mike-tyson-preview-young-guns/|title='Hell's Kitchen' 300th Episode Sneak Peek: Watch Mike Tyson Scream at Everyone During First Dinner Service (Exclusive Video)|website=The Wrap|author=Jennifer Mass|date=June 7, 2021|accessdate=February 1, 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201071511/https://www.thewrap.com/hells-kitchen-new-episode-300-mike-tyson-preview-young-guns/amp/|url-status=live}}

On August 25, 2022, Hulu released a biographical drama limited series about Tyson, entitled Mike, depicting his life and career.{{cite web|url=https://doublehammerfist.com/2022/08/06/mike-tyson-hulu-stole-my-story/|title=Mike Tyson: "Hulu stole my story."|publisher=doublehammerfist.com|author=Blaine Henry|date=August 6, 2022|access-date=August 7, 2022|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002215042/https://doublehammerfist.com/2022/08/06/mike-tyson-hulu-stole-my-story/|url-status=live}} On August 6, 2022, Tyson spoke out about the series, saying, "Hulu stole my story" and telling the service that "I'm not a n****r you can sell on the auction block."

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• WBA heavyweight champion (200+ lbs) (2×)
• WBC heavyweight champion (200+ lbs) (2×)
• IBF heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

• The Ring heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

• Undisputed heavyweight champion (200+ lbs)

• WBC Frontline Battle champion

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| {{dts|1997|June|28|format=mdy}}

| Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II

| {{nts|{{formatnum:{{#expr:9000000/75}}|}}}}{{cite news|last=Asher|first=Mark|title=Tyson-Holyfield Packed a Big Financial Wallop|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/07/05/tyson-holyfield-packed-a-big-financial-wallop/f0627f0b-8e93-44d0-94d4-6b583cf44a4d/|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 5, 1997|access-date=August 30, 2018|archive-date=June 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630185657/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1997/07/05/tyson-holyfield-packed-a-big-financial-wallop/f0627f0b-8e93-44d0-94d4-6b583cf44a4d/|url-status=live}}

| $9,000,000{{cite news|title=History of Prizefighting's Biggest Money Fights|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/8/24/16170894/history-of-prizefightings-biggest-money-fights-boxing-mma-ufc|work=Bloody Elbow|agency=SB Nation|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023055845/https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/8/24/16170894/history-of-prizefightings-biggest-money-fights-boxing-mma-ufc|url-status=live}}

| ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|9000000|1997|r=-4}}|}}

|-

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! Total sales

! 920,000

! $41,000,000

! $79,930,000

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The Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, in 1989 awarded Tyson an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters: "Mike demonstrates that hard work, determination and perseverance can enable one to overcome any obstacles."

• Ring magazine Prospect of the Year (1985)
• 2× Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (1986, 1988)
• 2× Sugar Ray Robinson Award winner (1987, 1989)
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality (1989)
• International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2011)
• "Guirlande d'Honneur" by the FICTS (Milan, 2010){{cite web|url=http://www.sportmoviestv.com/2010/07/06/guirlande-dhonneur-ficts-a-mike-tyson/|title="Guirlande D'honneur FICTS" a Mike Tyson|language=it|date=July 6, 2010|publisher=International Sport Movies TV Federation|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015549/http://www.sportmoviestv.com/2010/07/06/guirlande-dhonneur-ficts-a-mike-tyson/|url-status=live}}

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
• Faction of the Year (2021) – with The Inner Circle{{cite web |last1=Grifol |first1=Ignacio |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated anuncia los ganadores de sus PWI Awards 2021 |url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/105053-pwi-awards-2021 |website=Solowrestling.com |date=January 14, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114203220/https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/105053-pwi-awards-2021 |url-status=live }}
• WWE
• WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012){{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-hall-of-fame/2012-hall-of-fame-mike-tyson-photos|title=WWE Hall of Fame 2012 – Mike Tyson induction: photos|publisher=WWE|access-date=January 8, 2013|archive-date=December 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220072030/http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-hall-of-fame/2012-hall-of-fame-mike-tyson-photos|url-status=live}}

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• [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/tyson.html Boxing Hall of Fame]
• [http://static.espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Tyson_Mike.html ESPN.com]
• [http://static.espn.go.com/classic/s/Tyson_Mike_add.html ESPN.com – additional information]
• [http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/topics/_/page/mike-tyson ESPN.com – Boxing Topics: Mike Tyson]
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• [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/movies/11aran.html "Mike Tyson Film Takes a Swing at His Old Image"], 2008 article at The New York Times
• [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/magazine/mag-20Tyson-t.html "Mike Tyson Moves to the Suburbs"], 2011 article at The New York Times

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