Sport, both amateur and professional, involving attack and defense with the fists. Boxers usually wear padded gloves and generally observe the code set forth in the marquess of Queensberry rules. Matched in weight and ability, boxing contestants try to land blows hard and often with their fists, each attempting to avoid the blows of the opponent. A boxer wins a match either by outscoring the opponent—points can be tallied in several ways—or by rendering the opponent incapable of continuing the match. Bouts range from 3 to 12 rounds, each round normally lasting three minutes.
Who is Mike Tyson?
Mike Tyson Mike Tyson Mike-Tyson Boxer Born June 30, 1966 Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. Nationality American Mike Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight world champion boxer. As of the year 2012, he remains the youngest man to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Council (WBC) titles at the age of 20. He was also the first to hold all three titles concurrently.
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Mike Tyson's professional debut was as an 18 year old boxer in 1985. His first 19 professional bouts all resulted in wins, with 12 of them being decided in the first round. He went on to win 26 of his first 28 professional bouts by knockout or technical knockout, with 16 of those being in the fight's initial round. Tyson's first title bout was for the WBC Championship in 1986. His opponent was Trevor Berbick, whom he easily knocked out in the second round. He added the WBA belt with a unanimous decision over James Smith in 1987 and added to the collection by defeating IBF champ Tony Tucker by another unanimous conclusion. Due to these title fights and his success, Tyson was named Ring Magazine's Fighter of the Year and both 1986 and 1988.