Mike Tyson
Career, Record, Stats
Mike Tyson (Iron Mike) is a 58-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 6 world-title wins. 39 years, 9 months, and 9 days into his career, Tyson's record stands at 50-7, which includes 44 wins via KO, 10 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2011.
Mike Tyson's Boxing Career
Mike Tyson was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. on June 30, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on March 6, 1985 against Hector Mercedes. Tyson defeated Mercedes via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tyson became a world champion at the age of 20 after 27 professional fights. He challenged Trevor Berbick for the WBC heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 2nd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBA, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight world titles as well — and undisputed at heavyweight.
Tyson's latest fight was an unanimous decision loss to Jake Paul at age 58, on November 15, 2024.
Some of Mike Tyson's best fights so far have been against Michael Spinks (HOFer), Larry Holmes (HOFer), James Smith, Bruce Seldon, Brian Nielsen, Tony Tucker, and Trevor Berbick. For a complete list of Tyson's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Mike Tyson".
Tyson has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Mike Tyson Losses".
Mike Tyson's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Nov 15, 2024 | 58 | 
Jake Paul 27 10-1 | loss | UD 8 |
58 | Jun 11, 2005 | 38 | 
Kevin McBride 32 32-4-1 | loss | RTD 6 |
57 | Jul 30, 2004 | 38 | 
Danny Williams 31 31-3 | loss | KO 4 |
56 | Feb 22, 2003 | 36 | 
Clifford Etienne 32 24-1-1 | win | KO 1 |
55 | Jun 08, 2002 | 35 | 
Lennox Lewis 36 39-2-1 | loss | KO 8 |
54 | Oct 13, 2001 | 35 | 
Brian Nielsen 36 62-1 | win | RTD 6 |
53 | Oct 20, 2000 | 34 | 
Andrew Golota 32 36-4 | nc | NA
|
52 | Jun 24, 2000 | 33 | 
Lou Savarese 34 39-3 | win | TKO 1 |
51 | Jan 29, 2000 | 33 | 
Julius Francis 35 21-7 | win | TKO 2 |
50 | Oct 23, 1999 | 33 | 
Orlin Norris 34 50-5 | nc | NA
|
49 | Jan 16, 1999 | 32 | 
Francois Botha 30 39-1 | win | KO 5 |
48 | Jun 28, 1997 | 30 | 
Evander Holyfield 34 33-3 | loss | DQ 3 |
47 | Nov 09, 1996 | 30 |
Evander Holyfield 34 32-3 | loss | TKO 11 |
46 | Sep 07, 1996 | 30 | 
Bruce Seldon 29 33-3 | win | TKO 1 |
45 | Mar 16, 1996 | 29 | 
Frank Bruno 34 40-4 | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Dec 16, 1995 | 29 | 
Buster Mathis Jr. 25 20-0 | win | KO 3 |
43 | Aug 19, 1995 | 29 | 
Peter McNeeley 27 36-1 | win | DQ 1 |
42 | Jun 28, 1991 | 24 | 
Donovan Ruddock 27 25-2-1 | win | UD 12 |
41 | Mar 18, 1991 | 24 |
Donovan Ruddock 27 25-1-1 | win | TKO 7 |
40 | Dec 08, 1990 | 24 | 
Alex Stewart 26 26-1 | win | TKO 1 |
39 | Jun 16, 1990 | 23 | 
Henry Tillman 29 20-4 | win | KO 1 |
38 | Feb 11, 1990 | 23 | 
Buster Douglas 29 29-4-1 | loss | KO 10 |
37 | Jul 21, 1989 | 23 | 
Carl Williams 29 22-2 | win | TKO 1 |
36 | Feb 25, 1989 | 22 |
Frank Bruno 27 32-2 | win | TKO 5 |
35 | Jun 27, 1988 | 21 | 
Michael Spinks 31 31-0 | win | KO 1 |
34 | Mar 21, 1988 | 21 | 
Tony Tubbs 30 24-1 | win | TKO 2 |
33 | Jan 22, 1988 | 21 | 
Larry Holmes 38 48-2 | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Oct 16, 1987 | 21 | 
Tyrell Biggs 26 15-0 | win | TKO 7 |
31 | Aug 01, 1987 | 21 | 
Tony Tucker 28 34-0 | win | UD 12 |
30 | May 30, 1987 | 20 | 
Pinklon Thomas 29 29-1-1 | win | TKO 6 |
29 | Mar 07, 1987 | 20 | 
James Smith 33 19-5 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Nov 22, 1986 | 20 | 
Trevor Berbick 32 31-4-1 | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Sep 06, 1986 | 20 | 
Alfonso Ratliff 30 21-3 | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Aug 17, 1986 | 20 | 
José Ribalta 23 22-3-1 | win | TKO 10 |
25 | Jul 26, 1986 | 20 | 
Marvis Frazier 25 16-1 | win | KO 1 |
24 | Jul 11, 1986 | 20 |  Lorenzo Boyd | win | KO 2 |
23 | Jun 28, 1986 | 19 | William Hosea | win | KO 1 |
22 | Jun 13, 1986 | 19 | Reggie Gross | win | TKO 1 |
21 | May 20, 1986 | 19 | 
Mitch Green 29 16-1-1 | win | UD 10 |
20 | May 03, 1986 | 19 | 
James Tillis 28 31-8 | win | UD 10 |
19 | Mar 10, 1986 | 19 | Steve Zouski | win | KO 3 |
18 | Feb 16, 1986 | 19 | Jesse Ferguson | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Jan 24, 1986 | 19 | Mike Jameson | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Jan 11, 1986 | 19 | David Jaco | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Dec 27, 1985 | 19 | Mark Young | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Dec 06, 1985 | 19 | Sammy Scaff | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Nov 22, 1985 | 19 | Conroy Nelson | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Nov 13, 1985 | 19 | Eddie Richardson | win | KO 1 |
11 | Nov 01, 1985 | 19 | Sterling Benjamin | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Oct 25, 1985 | 19 | Robert Colay | win | KO 1 |
9 | Oct 09, 1985 | 19 | Donnie Long | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Sep 05, 1985 | 19 | Michael Johnson | win | KO 1 |
7 | Aug 15, 1985 | 19 | Lorenzo Canady | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jul 19, 1985 | 19 | Larry Sims | win | KO 3 |
5 | Jul 11, 1985 | 19 | John Alderson | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Jun 20, 1985 | 18 | Ricardo Spain | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 23, 1985 | 18 | Don Halpin | win | KO 4 |
2 | Apr 10, 1985 | 18 | Trent Singleton | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Mar 06, 1985 | 18 | Hector Mercedes | win | TKO 1 |