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June 30, 1966 - Mike Gerard Tyson is born in Brooklyn, New York to Lorna Tyson and Jimmy Kirkpatrick.

1978 - Tyson, 12, is arrested in Brooklyn for purse-snatching and sent to Tryon School for Boys.

1979 - A boxing instructor at a New York State correction facility for boys brought Tyson to the attention of Cus D'Amato, who had guided Floyd Patterson to the heavyweight title.

1982 - Tyson is expelled from Catskill High School for a series of transgressions.

1984 - D'Amato becomes Tyson's legal guardian.

March 6, 1985 - In his professional debut, Tyson defeats Hector Mercedes in one round.

Nov. 4, 1985 - D'Amato dies of pneumonia.

YFIRLIT TYSONS YFIR ALLA BOXBARDAGANA SÍNA!


1985
Mar. 6 – Hector Mercedes, Albany, N.Y., TKO 1
Apr. 10 – Trent Singleton, Albany, N.Y., TKO 1
May 23 – Don Halpern, Albany, N.Y., KO 4
June 20 – Rick Spain, Atlantic City, N.J., KO 1
July 11 – John Alderson, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 2
July 19 – Larry Sims, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., KO 3
Aug. 15 – Lorenzo Canady, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 1
Sept. 5 – Michael Johnson, Atlantic City, N.J., KO 1
Oct. 9 – Donnie Long, Atlantic City, N.J., KO 1
Oct. 25 – Robert Colay, Atlantic City, N.J., KO 1
Nov. 1 – Sterling Benjamin, Latham, N.Y., TKO 1
Nov. 13 – Eddie Richardson, Houston, KO 1
Nov. 22 – Conroy Nelson, Latham, N.Y., KO 2
Dec. 6 – Sammy Scaff, New York, KO 1
Dec. 27 – Mark Young, Latham, N.Y., KO 1


1986
Jan. 10 – Dave Jaco, Albany, N.Y., TKO 1
Jan. 24 – Mike Jamison, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 5
Feb. 16 – Jesse Ferguson, Troy, N.Y., W DSQ 6
Mar. 10 – Steve Zouski, Uniondale, N.Y., KO 3
May 3 – James Tillis, Glen Falls, N.Y., W 10
May 20 – Mitch Green, New York, W 10
June 13 – Reggie Gross, New York, TKO 1
June 28 – William Hosea, Troy, N.Y., KO 1
July 11 – Lorenzo Boyd, Swan Lake, N.Y., KO 2
July 26 – Marvis Frazier, Glen Falls, N.Y., KO 1
Aug. 17 – Jose Ribalta, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 10
Sept. 6 – Alfonzo Ratliff, Las Vegas, KO 2
Nov. 22 – Trevor Berbick, Las Vegas, TKO 2
(Won WBC Heavyweight Title)

1987
Mar.7 – James Smith, Las Vegas, W 12
(Won WBA Heavyweight Title/Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
May 30 – Pinklon Thomas, Las Vegas, TKO 6
(Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight Titles)
Aug. 1 – Tony Tucker, Las Vegas, W 12
(Won IBF Heavyweight Title/Retained WBA/WBC Heavyweight Titles/Became Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion)
Oct. 16 – Tyrell Biggs, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 7
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)


1988
Jan. 22 – Larry Holmes, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 4
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)
Mar. 21 – Tony Tubbs, Tokyo, Japan, TKO 2
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)
June 27 – Michael Spinks, Atlantic City, N.J., KO 1
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)


1989
Feb. 25 – Frank Bruno, Las Vegas, TKO 5
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)
July 21 – Carl Williams, Atlantic City, N.J., TKO 1
(Retained Undisputed World Heavyweight Title)


1990
Feb. 11 – James Douglas, Tokyo, Japan, KO by 10
(Lost World Heavyweight Title)
June 16 – Henry Tillman, Las Vegas, KO 1
Dec. 8 – Alex Stewart, Atlantic City, N.J., KO 1


1991
Mar. 18 – Donovan Ruddock, Las Vegas, TKO 7
June 28 – Donovan Ruddock, Las Vegas, W 12


1995
Aug. 19 – Peter McNeeley, Las Vegas, W DSQ 1
Dec. 16 – Buster Mathis, Jr., Philadelphia, KO 3


1996
Mar. 16 – Frank Bruno, Las Vegas, TKO 3
(Won WBC Heavyweight Title)
Sept. 7 – Bruce Seldon, Las Vegas, TKO 1
(Won WBA Heavyweight Title)
Nov. 9 – Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas, TKO by 11
(Lost WBA Heavyweight Title)


1997
June 28 – Evander Holyfield, Las Vegas, L DQ 3
(For WBA Heavyweight Title)


1999
Jan. 16 – Francois Botha, Las Vegas, KO 5
Oct. 23 – Orlin Norris, Las Vegas, NC 1


2000
Jan. 29 – Julius Francis, Manchester, England, TKO 2
June 24 – Lou Savarese, Glasgow, Scotland, TKO 1
Oct. 20 – Andrew Golota, Detroit, NC 3


2001
Oct. 13 – Brian Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, TKO 7


2002
June 8 – Lennox Lewis, Memphis, Tennessee, KO by 8 *RECAP*
(For WBC and IBF heavyweight title)


2003
Feb. 22 – Clifford Etienne, Memphis, Tennessee, KO 1


2004
July 30 – Danny Williams, Louisville, KY, KO by 4 *RECAP*


2005
June 11 – Kevin McBride, Washington, DC, TKO by 6 *RECAP*
Referee Joe Cortez stops the fight when Tyson doesn't come out for Round 7. Tyson announces his retirement after the fight.


2006
Oct. 20 – Corey Sanders, Youngstown, OH, EXH. 4 *RECAP*


50 Wins, 6 Losses, 2 No Contest, 44 Knockouts

Upplysíngar : http://boxing.about.com/od/records/a/tyson.htm

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