Mike Tyson

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Mills Lane, referee of Holyfield-Tyson ‘bite fight’, dies at age of 85
Mills Lane, the referee who disqualified Mike Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield’s ears in the 1997 world heavyweight title fight, has died at 85

Guardian sport and PA Media

06, Dec, 2022 @9:22 PM

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‘He’s got that beast in him’: the difficult legacy of Mike Tyson
The boxer has disowned a new scripted series about his life as those who have known him continue to have complicated thoughts on who he is and was

David Smith in Washington

29, Aug, 2022 @6:07 AM

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Mike review – Tyson biopic series struggles to pack a punch
Moonlight’s Trevante Rhodes is the best thing about a patchy new series that attempts to dissect a difficult figure

AA Dowd

24, Aug, 2022 @1:36 PM

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‘I’m a lighter me’: Can Mike Tyson and psychedelics help boxers with brain trauma?
The former heavyweight champion says psychedelics would have helped him with his mental health during his career. Some scientists and companies agree

Ben Wyatt

14, Jun, 2021 @4:00 AM

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The most notable US athletes of 2020: No 6 – Mike Tyson, back from the abyss
Iron Mike’s sincerity turned a cynical money grab into an unlikely moment of inspiration that underscored his endurance in our sporting consciousness

Bryan Armen Graham

27, Dec, 2020 @2:30 PM

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Holyfield rematch could be next for Tyson after Jones fight generates $80m
Mike Tyson could be set for a rematch with Evander Holyfield after the 54-year-old former champion’s contest with Roy Jones Jr generated $80m

Guardian sport

08, Dec, 2020 @9:11 PM

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Boxing history tells a nuanced tale when it comes to quitting fights | Kevin Mitchell
Daniel Dubois broke The Code but so did some of the hardest men ever, including Roberto Duran and Mike Tyson

Kevin Mitchell

01, Dec, 2020 @5:31 PM

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Lennox Lewis: 'I knew I would meet Mike Tyson in the ring'
Lennox Lewis, the former world heavyweight champion, tells Donald McRae of his east London early years, sparring Tyson as a teenager, and meeting his heroes Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali

Donald McRae

30, Nov, 2020 @1:00 PM

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Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr roll back years but boxing is no game at any age
The exhibition between the 50-somethings was not the total farce many predicted but should not be confused with the real thing, despite talk of Tyson in a ring with today’s heavyweights

Bryan Armen Graham

29, Nov, 2020 @5:46 PM

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Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr fight to draw in eight-round exhibition – as it happened
Round-by-round report: Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr fought to a draw in their eight-round exhibition fight at the Staples Center

Bryan Armen Graham

29, Nov, 2020 @6:13 AM

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Mike Tyson draws with Roy Jones Jr in lively heavyweight exhibition
Both fighters had impressive moments in their highly anticipated exhibition that was ruled a draw by the WBC judges at ringside

Agencies

29, Nov, 2020 @6:12 AM

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Few should have the stomach for farcical fight between Mike Tyson and Roy Jones | Kevin Mitchell
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr – both in their 50s – meet in Los Angeles in an unsanctioned exhibition bout

Kevin Mitchell

28, Nov, 2020 @8:00 AM

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