Tyson's Knockouts

Mike Tyson is considered one of the most notorious boxers of all times.

Tyson's knockouts are known as the most ferocious knockouts in prizefighting history, with a record of 50 wins, 44 KO's and 6 losses.

His incredible hand speed and accuracy compined with his vicious punching power earned him the World Boxing Council heavyweight title in 1986, making him the youngest champion ever.

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the youngest boxing champion

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American boxer. Tyson was the undisputed heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. He won the WBC title when he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old, after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. Throughout his career, Tyson became well-known for his ferocious and intimidating boxing style as well as his controversial behavior both inside and outside the ring.

He was the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously. Tyson is considered to have been one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.

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Mike Tyson had several nicknames, like the "Kid Dynamite", "Iron Mike" and "The Baddest Man on the Planet".

He unified the belts in the splintered heavyweight division in the late 1980s and won many of his fights by knockout.

He knocked out most of his first twenty professional opponents no later than the third round, and fifteen in the first, with the exceptions being his fights with Mike Jameson and Jesse Ferguson, who were defeated in the fifth and sixth rounds respectivily.

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names and dates of his Knockouts

1985

Mar. 6 -- Hector Mercedes, TKO at round 1

Apr. 10 -- Trent Singleton, TKO at round 1

May 23 -- Don Halpern, KO at round 4

June 20 -- Rick Spain, KO at round 1

July 11 -- John Alderson, TKO at round 2

July 19 -- Larry Sims, KO at round 3

Aug. 15 -- Lorenzo Canady, TKO at round 1

Sept. 5 -- Michael Johnson, KO at round 1

Oct. 9 -- Donnie Long, KO at round 1

Oct. 25 -- Robert Colay, KO at round 1

Nov. 1 -- Sterling Benjamin, TKO at round 1

Nov. 13 -- Eddie Richardson, KO at round 1

Nov. 22 -- Conroy Nelson, KO at round 2

Dec. 6 -- Sammy Scaff, KO at round 1

Dec. 27 -- Mark Young, KO at round 1

1986

Jan. 10 -- Dave Jaco, TKO at round 1

Jan. 24 -- Mike Jamison, TKO at round 5

Feb. 16 -- Jesse Ferguson, TKO at round 6

Mar. 10 -- Steve Zouski, KO at round 3

June 13 -- Reggie Gross, TKO at round 1

June 28 -- William Hosea, KO at round 1

July 11 -- Lorenzo Boyd, KO at round 2

July 26 -- Marvis Frazier, KO at round 1

Aug. 17 -- Jose Ribalta, TKO at round 10

Sept. 6 -- Alfonzo Ratliff, KO at round 2

Nov. 22 -- Trevor Berbick, TKO at round 2

1987

May 30 -- Pinklon Thomas, TKO at round 6

Oct. 16 -- Tyrell Biggs, TKO at round 7

1988

Jan. 22 -- Larry Holmes, TKO at round 4

Mar. 21 -- Tony Tubbs, KO at round 2

June 27 -- Michael Spinks, KO at round 1

1989

Feb. 25 -- Frank Bruno, TKO at round 5

July 21 -- Carl Williams, TKO at round 1

1990

June 16 -- Henry Tillman, KO at round 1

Dec. 8 -- Alex Stewart, TKO at round 1

1991

Mar. 18 -- Donovan Ruddock, TKO at round 7

1995

Dec. 16 -- Buster Mathis, KO at round 3

1996

Mar. 16 -- Frank Bruno, TKO at round 3

Sept. 7 -- Bruce Seldon, TKO at round 1

1999

Jan. 16 -- Francois Botha, KO at round 5

2000

Jan. 29 -- Jules Francis, TKO at round 2

June 24 -- Lou Savarese, TKO at round 1

2001

Oct. 13 -- Brian Nielsen, TKO at round 7

2003

Feb. 22 -- Clifford Etienne, KO at round 1