Rare Photos of Mike Tyson

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Jun 12, 2014

Rare Photos of Mike Tyson

Arguably one of the hardest hitting boxers in history, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson successfully defended the championship title nine times, finishing his career 50-6 with 44 wins by knockout.

1984

Mike Tyson lands a blow to Henry Tillman during their Heavyweight bout at the U.S. Olympic Trials held at the Sports Pavilion of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

1985

Mike Tyson poses during a photo shoot for his first SI cover.

1985

Mike Tyson watches video of a fight at the home of his surrogate mother Camille Ewald.

1985

Camille Ewald instilled a lot of family values in Mike Tyson.

1985

The Sanitary Barber Shop in Catskill, N.Y., was one of Mike Tyson's regular visits.

1985

Mike Tyson poses outside of his pigeons coop in Catskill, N.Y.

1985

Mike Tyson spends some quality time with his pigeons.

1985

Mike Tyson throws a mock punch at New York Mets pitcher Dwight 'Doc' Gooden as Darryl Strawberry looks on.

1986

Actor Emmanuel Lewis is escorted around a bowling alley by Mike Tyson.

1986

Mike Tyson was all smiles after winning the WBC title with a second round TKO of Trevor Berbick. Longtime promoter Don King and Tyson were once a winning combination.

1986

In his heyday, Mike Tyson was an intimidating boxer.

1987

Before a match against Tony Tucker in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson was king for a day.

1988

Metropolitan police collar Mike Tyson on a visit to London.

1988

Mike Tyson poses with his first wife, actress Robin Givens, at a Los Angeles party.

1989

Donald Trump and Mike Tyson pose during the Annual March of Dimes Gourmet Gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

1989

Mike Tyson shows off his money during a press conference for his 1989 fight against Carl Williams.

1994

Mike Tyson walks into the Marion County Courthouse after being convicted of rape in an Indianapolis courtroom.

1995

Mike Tyson leaves the Golden Gloves Gym with his pet tiger ''Kenya'' after a workout session in Las Vegas.

1997

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Mike Tyson hugs Mariah Carey during the opening of Sean ''Puffy'' Combs' new restaurant Justin's in New York City.

1998

Mike Tyson gets a finger in the chest from wrestler Shawn Michaels during Wrestlemania XIV at the Fleet Center in Boston.

1998

Two-year-old Florin Bouros of Tempe, Ariz., cries as he reaches for his father as boxer Mike Tyson playfully bites at his shirt at a downtown Phoenix gym where people came to see Tyson work out.

1998

Mike Tyson reacts to comments from his wife, Monica Turner, as they wait to answer questions from the Nevada State Athletic Commission at the start of Tyson's reinstatment hearing to allow him to box again. The commission later voted to reinstate Tyson, more than a year after he was banished from boxing for biting the ear of Evander Holyfield.

2002

Mike Tyson puts on his ''Screaming Man'' face during an SI photo shoot.

2002

Mike Tyson shows off his boxing stance.

2003

During a press conference for his fight against Clifford Etienne in Memphis, Mike Tyson let his son Miguel speak into the microphone.

2003

Mike Tyson shows his support for Kobe Bryant during a Clippers-Lakers preseason game at Staples Center.

2005

Muhammad Ali sits with Mike Tyson as he gets his hand wrapped before his fight with Kevin McBride in Washington, D.C.

2007

Samuel L. Jackson shakes hands with Mike Tyson at the afterparty for the premiere of Yari Film's "Resurrecting the Champ" at the Academy Theater in Beverly Hills.

2008

Robert De Niro and Mike Tyson pose together as they attend the AGO Grand Opening at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

2011

Bradley Cooper and Mike Tyson joke around at the premiere of "The Hangover Part II" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

2014

Mike Tyson and his son Miguel attend Tribeca Talks: After the Movie: "Champs" during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival at SVA Theater in New York City.

2014

Mike Tyson spent time in Miami with his son to watch the NBA Finals as he begins his new career as a fight promoter.

2014

Mike Tyson stops to take a selfie with a fan.

2014

At age 47, Mike Tyson weighed in on LeBron James and the spotlight. "Criticism gets to all of us. I don't care if it's just a small part of it. People don't like being corrected, even if [they're doing] the wrong thing. We want to make ourselves better so we don't have to listen to criticism. We're in a perfection-obsessed world, which can never happen."