Mike Tysong
1966-
American boxer
He was one of the best, and he blew it. The youngest heavyweight champion in history, the most inspiring champ since Muhammad Ali , Mike Tyson became the most notorious modern boxer when he went to jail for rape, and then, in his comeback tour, for biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield 's ear. Even before that, Tyson was the man who bragged about wanting to kill his opponents, to punch a man so hard his nose would go through his skull. It is tempting to see Tyson's story as a classic Greek tragedy, the same primal brutality that carried him to the top destroying him in the end. But Tyson was not a plaything for the gods and the Furies. At each step he had opportunities, chances not often given to
ghetto kids. And despite appearances, he was not stupid. He had a choice. And he blew it.
Mike Finds a Mentor
Michael Gerard Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1966, to Lorna Tyson and Jimmy Kirkpatrick. His father ran off before he was two years old, and Mike grew up with all the temptations of ghetto life. By the age of twelve, he was in a street gang and had been in and out of juvenile court. Finally, after an armed robbery conviction, in 1978, he was sent to the Tryon School for Boys, a reformatory, where the physical education instructor, Bobby Stewart, spotted his potential as boxer. In 1981, Stewart introduced the 14-year-old Tyson to his friend, the legendary Cus D'Amato, and D'Amato introduced him to the "sweet science" of boxing.
Cus D'Amato took Tyson in, and when Tyson's mother died a couple of years later, D'Amato became Tyson's legal guardian. Slowly, he and Camille brought Tyson out of his shell, nurturing his aspirations and overcoming his self-doubts. As he explained it to reporter William Plummer, "people, especially if they come up in a rough area, have to go through a number of experiences in life that are intimidating and embarrassing. These experiences form layer upon layer over their capabilities and talents. So your job as teacher is to peel off those layers." As D'Amato peeled layers, he discovered a young man who'd grown up wild, and who was deeply ashamed that he couldn't even read. D'Amato soon corrected that, providing a tutor and introducing Tyson to books on Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey , and other "heavyweights" like Napoleon and Alexander the Great. These were life lessons that would reshape the young fighter, and for a time it seemed the "priestly" D'Amato had redeemed the soul of Mike Tyson.
Iron Mike
When Tyson first stepped into the ring for a professional boxing match, on March 4, 1985, there was no fanfare or boasts before the cameras. Tyson didn't even have a robe to cast off dramatically before the match. But he did have something. He had a menacing glare that would intimidate many fighters in the years ahead, sometimes defeating them before they even stepped in the ring. If that did not work, a single, stunning blow usually did the trick. And he had a thorough grounding in the methods of great fighters of the past, and perhaps most importantly, a sense of his own strength. Tyson would go 15-0 in his first year, but in November he lost his only real father figure, Cus D'Amato, who died at age 77.
Chronology
1966 Born June 30, in Brooklyn, New York, to Lorna Tyrone and Jimmy Kirkpatrick
1978 Is sentenced to Tryon School for Boys, a reformatory
1981 Is introduced to Cus D'Amato by Tryon physical education instructor Bobby Stewart
1983 Mother dies, becomes D'Amato's ward
1985 Death of Cus D'Amato, November
1986 Becomes youngest heavyweight champ in history, taking WBA title, November
1987 Becomes undisputed World Heavyweight Championship, August
1988 Marries Robin Givens, February 7
1988 Death of Jim Jacobs, March
1988 Givens files for divorce, October 7
1989 Signs up with Don King

Mike tyson in wwe

some entertaining matches of mike tyson

go to the specific links and watch videos..........

1.mike tyson and chris jericho vs dx(triple h and shawn michaels)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrnWLBXhoYQ

2. mike tyson and stone cold segment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbjl82-Hss

3. Best of mike tyson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxUpS1UseA