Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson, born Michael Gerard Tyson in Brooklyn, New York, is a professional boxer. He was the youngest man to win a heavyweight title belt. He was the most famous boxer of the 1980s.

 
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Getty Images It's been 12 years since Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield have been in the same room together, and the last time it happened things got ugly: Mike bit off a hunk of his opponent's ear during their boxing match in what is probably one of sports' most memorable events. But, today, their reunion on Oprah was far less gruesome and savage -- the two tough guys actually hugged it out and put the rivalry to rest. Leave it to Oprah. Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear 12 years ago. (Getty Images) Holyfield said he'd been over the whole incident for a while, ... Read Full Story
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Prosecutors have begun investigating whether to charge ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and a photographer for a scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport. City attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan (muh-TEL'-jan) says police on Tuesday handed his office a preliminary report of the Nov. 11 confrontation. Tyson and photographer Tony Echeverria made citizens' arrests, each claiming he was punched by the other man. Mateljan says city attorney's investigators want to interview both men and see video of the incident. Tyson and Echeverria could be charged with misdemeanor battery, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail. Tyson could also be charged with violating probation in ... Read Full Story
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Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, police confirmed after he was reported to have punched a photographer. Police said the troubled 43-year-old had been detained following an altercation at the airport's terminal seven. No further information was immediately available. The Los Angeles Times reported on its website that the boxer who once styled himself "the baddest man on the planet" was held after an "altercation." Local broadcast reports said Tyson had struck a paparazzi photographer. The incident comes after a difficult year for Tyson, who suffered personal tragedy in May when his four-year-old daughter died after ... Read Full Story
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Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, police confirmed after he was reported to have punched a photographer. Police said the troubled 43-year-old had been detained following an altercation at the airport's terminal seven. No further information was immediately available. The Los Angeles Times reported on its website that the boxer who once styled himself "the baddest man on the planet" was held after an "altercation." Local broadcast reports said Tyson had struck a paparazzi photographer. The incident comes after a difficult year for Tyson, who suffered personal tragedy in May when his four-year-old daughter died after ... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested on Wednesday after brawling with a celebrity photographer at Los Angeles International Airport and injuring the man's head, police said. The photographer, who was not immediately identified, also was arrested. He suffered a cut to his forehead and was taken to a hospital. It was not known if Tyson was hurt. "There's a lot of different versions to the story," Los Angeles Airport Police Sergeant Jim Holcomb said. "That's all going to come out later. But in this particular case, both individuals are going to be pressing charges for battery." The Los ... Read Full Story
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'Tyson'As I get older, I find myself enjoying documentaries more and more. Not sure what that says about me, but you should know my bias.This absorbing film about Mike Tyson, the legendary and complex prize fighter, chronicles his rise, and subsequent fall, from timid schoolboy, to heavyweight  
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested on Wednesday after brawling with a celebrity photographer at Los Angeles International Airport and injuring the man's head, police said.  
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 (Photo: Surprise! Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is in legal trouble. Marco Secchi/Getty Images) Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and a photographer are being investigated for misdemeanor battery after an airport scuffle that injured the paparazzo, police said Thursday.Tyson and Tony Echeverria, 50, made citizens’ arrests of each other after a confrontation at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport...  
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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who was arrested in a scuffle with a photographer, could be sent to jail if he’s found to have violated probation from a 2007 drug case, officials said Thursday. The 43-year-old former heavyweight champion and a photographer, Tony Echeverria, made citizens’ arrests of each other following a confrontation at about [...]  
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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and photographer Tony Echevarria want to press charges against each other following a scuffle at LAX on Wednesday. According to reports, Echevarria told police Tyson hit him once, and he fell to the ground. Tyson’s spokeswoman said the boxer, who was traveling with his wife and 10-month-old daughter, was [...]  
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