Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson is, to me, far more than the most feared heavyweight who ever lived. From Brooklyn poverty he unified the division and earned the title of the baddest man on the planet, but what holds my attention is the full arc of the man. He has fallen spectacularly and climbed back out repeatedly, reinventing himself as an actor, author and podcaster, even returning to the ring in 2024. The Hall of Fame honors are obvious; what is not is how openly he has exposed his own demons. That raw honesty, alongside the raw power, is exactly why Iron Mike still commands attention.

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Name (English)

Mike Tyson

Name (Japanese)

マイク・タイソン

Reading

まいく・たいそん

Born

June 30, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height

179 cm

Occupation

boxer / actor / voice actor / autobiographer / podcaster

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

Awards & achievements

• 2012 WWE Hall of Fame
• 2011 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBC World Heavyweight Champion
• IBF World Heavyweight Champion
• WBA World Heavyweight Champion
• The Ring World Heavyweight Champion

• Official sitehttps://www.miketyson.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/miketyson/
• Xhttps://x.com/MikeTyson
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Tyson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79031

Tags

• New York
• boxer
• actor
• voice actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.