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Michael Gerard Tyson dit Mike Tyson, né le 30 juin 1966 à New York dans le quartier de Brooklyn, est un ancien boxeur américain.

Durant sa carrière, Tyson a été champion du monde en catégorie poids lourds et reste le plus jeune boxeur de cette catégorie à avoir remporté un titre mondial, à 20 ans, 4 mois et 23 jours, contre Trevor Berbick.

Surnommé Kid Dynamite ou Iron Mike, Tyson remporte ses 19 premiers combats professionnels avant la limite, dont 12 dans la première reprise. Après avoir remporté le titre WBC en 1986, le titre WBA en mars 1987, en août de la même année, il remporte le titre IBF et devient champion du monde incontesté des poids lourds. Il conserve ces ceintures trois ans, avant de perdre son premier combat, ainsi que ses titres, en 1990, contre James Buster Douglas, pourtant donné sur le papier largement perdant.

En 1992, Tyson est condamné à une peine de six années de prison après avoir été jugé coupable de viol sur Desiree Washington. Bénéficiant d'une libération conditionnelle pour bonne conduite, Tyson sort de prison en 1995. Désormais converti à l'Islam, avec Malik Abdul Aziz comme nom musulman, Tyson reprend la boxe et remporte les titres de la WBA et de la WBC avant de perdre contre Evander Holyfield en 1996 par arrêt de l'arbitre à la 11e reprise. Le match revanche en 1997 est arrêté et Tyson disqualifié pour avoir mordu l'oreille d'Holyfield.

En 2002, à l'âge de 35 ans, il combat à nouveau pour le titre, mais perd par knockout face à Lennox Lewis. En août 2003, il se déclare en faillite, après avoir gagné près de 300 millions de dollars sur les rings au cours de sa carrière. Il se retire de la compétition en juin 2005, à 39 ans, après avoir essuyé deux défaites consécutives contre Danny Williams et Kevin McBride.

Mike Tyson a marqué l'histoire de la boxe par son parcours hors du commun et les esprits par son comportement, sur et en dehors des rings. Wikipedia  

✵ 30. juin 1966
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Mike Tyson: Citations en anglais

“People are trying to force me to redeem (myself) — certain women, certain mentors. Nobody's going to change me. I'm going to fight that. You can't change me; you can't tame me. When you say that, I'm going to bite you even harder. I'm more ferocious, more complicated. I'm not going to let anybody win a popularity contest off my conduct. You have to understand. It is a pervasive (belief) that I'm an animal — undomesticated as well. But regardless of the bizarre (stuff) I've done, I'm a very rational individual. But everybody still thinks I'm crazy and stupid because that's what they want to believe.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-02-tyson-saraceno_x.htm
On himself

“I can talk about humility, but I'm not humble. I mean, if you say, 'I'm humble,' you've just contradicted yourself. But I'm trying to be, man, I'm trying so hard.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.details.com/culture-trends/news-and-politics/201008/interview-boxing-mike-tyson
On himself

“In a 1988 Sports Illustrated interview: "Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent. Do you know what I do sometimes? Put on a ski mask and dress in old clothes, go out on the streets and beg for quarters."”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm
On himself

“In 2005: "Most of my fans are too sensitive. I’m a cruel and cold and hard person. I’ve been abused in every way you can imagine. Save your tears. I lost my sensitivity. You embarrass me when you cry."”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,3-2005270012,,00.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article532790.ece
On his fans

“To a question on whether he feels support from the common fan: "I don't feel love from them because there's no love. They don't know me as an individual; they know me for what I actually do. Because they pay to see me smash anybody. If they're white they pay, [it's] because the only thing they have respect for is my ability as an athlete. But if I was in court and I had to use them to testify against me on my character, they wouldn't testify positively against me and they would think I'm a cad…"”

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Mike Tyson

http://espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0503/1377497.html
On his fans

“This is a weird feeling in my life I have to deal with, not being a violent man anymore when my whole life's reputation was built on being extremely violent. I just don't know how to deal with that right now. I don't even go to strip clubs no more. I don't know who I am sometimes, but I am not the guy I used to be. I'm not an angel or anything. I'm still lascivious, periodically. I'm just looking for some balance in my life.”

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Mike Tyson

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=story
On boxing

“[Cus D'Amato] told me, 'You're the type of guy who has to be hurt to learn.' I'm pissed off today because he was right about everything.”

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-02-tyson-saraceno_x.htm?csp=34 <br class="br">On his family

“My whole life has been a waste - I've been a failure.”

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-02-tyson-saraceno_x.htm
On himself

“I'm a good friend, but I'm a hell of an enemy. As your enemy, I want your demise. When I feel that in my heart it burns till I die.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=CEDUJVE3P05PLQFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/sport/2002/05/01/sotys02.xml&page=2
On himself

“When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm
On his fans

“I'm not used to sensitivity any more. When I see people cry when I lose, save your tears. I don't know how to handle people crying any more. I lost my sensitivity like that. Please, you embarrass me when you cry because I don't know what to do when you cry. I don't know what to say.”

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-12-tyson-retire-talk_x.htm. <br class="br">On his fans

“My life has been a total waste.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-11621981-details/I'm+a+street+bum,+says+broke+Tyson/article.do;jsessionid=dZGvFJZGkLvsnbWWXZrVhsZ2kJlny8kkygtqYThr5ZL2nyWzmSjJ!-686754952
On himself

“I do what I want to do.”

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Mike Tyson

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zd0_VgK8DU4&amp;mode=related&amp;search= <br class="br">Miscellaneous

“I like the hip writers: Fitzgerald, the guy who committed suicide, Hemingway, all those guys. Some of them were alcoholics and drug addicts but they had fun. They were real people. They formed the culture of American literature. Hemingway admired Tolstoy, Tolstoy admired Pushkin, and Mailer admired Hemingway. It all flows down. The greats are all connected. One day I'm gonna write a book myself. The first chapter will be about what a rough deal my momma got. She believed in you guys and your society.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/3026999/Boxing-Tysons-complicated-world.html
On literature

“I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, and most ruthless champion there's ever been. There's no one can stop me. Lennox is a conqueror? No, I'm Alexander, he's no Alexander. I'm the best ever! There's never been anybody as ruthless! I'm Sonny Liston, I'm Jack Dempsey. There's no one like me. I'm from their cloth. There's no one that can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart! I want to eat his children! Praise be to Allah!”

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Interview with Jim Gray http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4l0ZyKmeNE (2000). <br class="br">On Lennox Lewis

“2005: “I just don’t have the guts for it anymore. I don’t want to disgrace the sport. This is a great sport. It can take men from humble beginnings and have them rub shoulders with royalty.””

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Mike Tyson

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article532790.ece
On boxing

“I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I'll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-02-tyson-saraceno_x.htm
On himself

“After his final fight: "I felt like I was 120 years old. I feel like Rip Van Winkle right now."”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/06/12/1390287.htm
On boxing

“I don't have the stomach for this anymore. I don't have anything to fight for anymore.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/06/12/1390287.htm
On boxing

“You're smart too late and old too soon.”

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2005-06-12-saraceno-tyson_x.htm
Miscellaneous

“From the London Times: "Tyson repeated his desire to do missionary work and said he had spoken to a Christian charity about aid work in Bosnia or Rwanda, 'somewhere where people are in dire need.'"”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article532790.ece
On himself

“One minute I'm robbing a dope house. Next minute I'm the youngest heavyweight champion of the world. I'm only 20, 19, with a lot of money. Who am I? What am I? I don't even know who I am. I'm just a dumb child who's being abused and robbed by lawyers. I'm just a dumb pugnacious fool. I'm just a fool who thinks he's someone. Then you tell me I should be responsible.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=CEDUJVE3P05PLQFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/sport/2002/05/01/sotys02.xml&page=2
On himself

“The spirit makes you a great fighter not drugs or anything … the smartest fighter, the fighter that's more determined, the fighter that's dedicated, the fighter that wants it the most.. you have to have the desire to hurt him [to be the best fighter].”

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Mike Tyson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF-sxSipAMs
https://thefamouscelebrity.com/mike-tyson-wiki/
On boxing

“It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters, but I've proved since my career I've surpassed them as far my popularity. I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.”

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illustrious fighters = Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson <br class="br"> http://espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0503/1377497.html <br class="br">On boxing

“I'm just a sucker even talking to you guys. I should be ready to rip your heads off your necks. But it's just not the right thing to do.”

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http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm
On the media

“Don't be surprised if I behave like a savage. I am a savage.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/boxing/fury.html
On himself

“I don't do anything. My life sucks.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Sports/2004/12/22/mike_tyson_my_life_sucks/8085/
On himself

“Everybody in boxing probably makes out well except for the fighter.”

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Mike Tyson

As quoted in Boxing Monthly http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm. <br class="br">On boxing

“There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's OK. Just spell my name right.”

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Mike Tyson

http://espn.go.com/boxing/columns/graham_tim/1560938.html
On his fans

“I lost my soul as a human being. I lost my self-respect. I'm not a lovable guy, so it's really not hard for people to dislike me.”

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Mike Tyson

http://www.maxboxing.com/Goldman/eddieg071603.asp
On himself

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