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Mike Tyson vs. Marvis Frazier was a professional boxing match contested on July 26, 1986. [1] The fight took place at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York, USA. Tyson won the fight via knockout in the first round, attaining victory within thirty seconds. This would prove to be the fastest knockout victory of Tyson’s career.
Mike Tyson turned professional in 1985 and won his first 19 fights by knockout, quickly garnering media attention and establishing an "aura of invincibility". [10] In November 1986 Tyson knocked out Trevor Berbick to win the WBC heavyweight title; at 20 years old, Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion in history. [ 7 ]
Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 to 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" [4] and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", [5] Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [6]
Mike Tyson's knockouts Thirty seconds. That’s how long it took on July 26, 1986 for Tyson to knock down Marvis Frazier with brutal uppercuts, prompting referee Joe Cortes to stop the fight.
7.1 Fastest stoppages in title fights — 1st round stoppages. ... Mike Tyson: 1. November 22, 1986 — February 11, 1990 ... Highest knockout-to-beat-opponent ...
Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. [1] The then-undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson lost by knockout to the 42-1 underdog Douglas. The fight is widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
Mike Tyson vs. Danny Williams, billed as Return for Revenge, was a professional boxing match contested on July 30, 2004. [1] Although former heavyweight champion Tyson entered the fray as a 9-to-1 favorite with oddsmakers, the fight was won by Williams by knockout at 2:51 of the 4th round.
A Tyson fight was like a scene out of an animated movie — he kind of walked right up to people and punched them harder than they’d ever been punched, and they fell to the canvas as though ...