Former absolute world boxing champion in the heavyweight category American Mike Tyson said that as a child he put up several fights every day.
Mike Tyson for Valuetainment Media
I must’ve had three or four [street] fights a day. From like age nine… I was 200lbs at age 12. I was fighting the kid, then fighting their fathers. They were crying, went home, and got their father. Then I would fight the father.
Tyson last stepped into the ring against Roy Jones as part of an exhibition fight. That fight lasted the entire distance and ended in a draw by unanimous decision of the judges.
Tyson made his professional boxing debut against Hector Mercedes in March, 1985. In this confrontation, Tyson won by TKO in the first round. He has 50 wins (44 by knockout) and six losses in the professional ring.
