Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tysonis an American former professional boxer. He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth30 June 1966
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance.
I can deal with adversity.
Some people try to get you out of slavery for you to be their slave.
I feel bad about my outlook, how I feel about people and society, and that I'll never be part of society the way I should.
The only thing I do is just pray for inspiration, for a way of thinking, because I don't have any particular goal in sight.
My father was a pimp before he became a deacon or something. These people know how to handle women. I'm the worst guy in the world with women. They run circles around me.
I know at times I come across like a Neanderthal or a babbling idiot, but I like that person.
Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Then, like a rat, they stop in fear and freeze.
Treat the world the way you want to be treated.
Friendth, Romanth, countrymen, lend me your earsth.
They say I can't lose. I say you can't win!
There's nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
[Cus D'Amato] told me, 'You're the type of guy who has to be hurt to learn.' I'm pissed off today because he was right about everything
You have to have a bunch of dimensions [of yourself]. You have to be able to adapt in this world. You can't be a nice guy living in a world of savages.