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* VocalDissonance: One of the most famous and oft parodied vocal discrepancies in media. With his bulldog looks and punching power offset by a high, lispy voice.
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* IAmAMonster: Mike has been known to have accepted who he was as a person in the past, that being a very violent and aggressive individual, but has now put it behind him though he still knows everything he did wasn't very normal or even healthy.
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* BerserkButton: Practically anyone who mentions Muhammad Ali in a negative point of view.
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* WorthyOpponent: Even at his most violent and arrogant, he tended to give his opponents their due if they proved tough enough; note his post-fight interviews against Donovan Ruddock and James Douglas, in particular.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite his long time in the spotlight, Mike Tyson is only ''53 years old''[[note]]as of January 2020[[/note]].

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite his long time in the spotlight, Mike Tyson is only ''53 years old''[[note]]as of January June 2020[[/note]].
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* MadeOfIron: They don't call him '''''"Iron"''''' Mike for nothing, as he is very durable being able to take on large amounts of devestating hits and can continue fighting.

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* MadeOfIron: They don't call him '''''"Iron"''''' Mike '''''"Iron Mike"''''' for nothing, as he is very durable being able to take on large amounts of devestating hits and can continue fighting.
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* MadeOfIron: They don't call him '''''"Iron"''''' Mike for nothing, as he is very durable being able to take on large amounts of devestating hits and can continue fighting.
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* AxCrazy: Mike was a very unstable individual who often was very unpredictable in how he would present himself, as he could go from being reserved to violently insane in a split second if one were to anger him. He also had a very viscous mindset and would often declare to do the most brutal things such as wanting to rip an opponent's heart out in a figurative sense. The fact of the matter is that he was very much a savage in his time that he grew to hate looking back at himself this way.

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* AxCrazy: Mike was a very unstable individual who often was very unpredictable in how he would present himself, as he could go from being reserved to violently insane in a split second if one were to anger him. He also had a very viscous vicious mindset and would often declare to do the most brutal things such as wanting to rip an opponent's heart out in a figurative sense. The fact of the matter is that he was very much a savage in his time that he grew to hate looking back at himself this way.
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* AxCrazy: Mike was a very unstable individual who often was very unpredictable in how he would present himself as he could go from quiet to violently insane if one were to anger him. He also had a very viscous mindset and would often declare to do the most brutal things such as wanting to rip an opponent's heart out in a figurative sense in order to give them a savage beatdown.
* BloodKnight: In his younger days he had an unusual obsession fighting others and enjoyed demolishing anyone who stood against him.

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* AxCrazy: Mike was a very unstable individual who often was very unpredictable in how he would present himself himself, as he could go from quiet being reserved to violently insane in a split second if one were to anger him. He also had a very viscous mindset and would often declare to do the most brutal things such as wanting to rip an opponent's heart out in a figurative sense in order to give them sense. The fact of the matter is that he was very much a savage beatdown.
in his time that he grew to hate looking back at himself this way.
* BloodKnight: In his younger days he had an unusual obsession fighting others and enjoyed demolishing anyone who stood against him. His urge to fight extended to become his normal attitude being someome who cared nothing more than just to fight, even though it was less about having a good match on an equal playing field but moreso just getting the chance to just brawl whenever he wanted to.



* HairTriggerTemper: He used to have horrible anger issues which would cause him to lash out at everyone he would come into contact to. Whether it be them annoying him about fight or pestering his methods, as just about anything would make him angry. This worked in his favor in the ring as he used it as fuel to improve his fighting abilities an allowing him to dominate most of his opponents. Nowadays he's very calm and learned to control himself when it comes to his anger and nit letting it boil up inside him anymore.

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* HairTriggerTemper: He used to have horrible anger issues which would cause him to lash out at everyone he would come into contact to. with. Whether it be them annoying him about fight or pestering questioning his methods, as just about anything would make him angry. This worked in his favor in the ring as he used it as fuel to improve his fighting abilities an allowing him to dominate most of his opponents. Nowadays he's very calm and learned to control himself when it comes to his anger and nit not letting it boil up inside him anymore.

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* ActionDad: Has many children and is a very terrifying, but well trained boxer. He upgrades to BadassGrandpa as he gets a lot older and had a noticeable grey beard.

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* ActionDad: Has many children and is a very terrifying, but well trained boxer. He upgrades to BadassGrandpa CoolOldGuy as he gets a lot older and had a noticeable grey beard.



* BadassGrandpa: He's still just as good at boxing even in his older age and retains his sharpened edge.


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* CoolOldGuy: He's still just as good at boxing even in his older age and retains his sharpened edge.
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* ActionDad: Has many children and is a very terrifying, but well trained boxer. He upgrades to BadassGrandpa as he gets a lot older and had a noticeable grey beard.


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* AxCrazy: Mike was a very unstable individual who often was very unpredictable in how he would present himself as he could go from quiet to violently insane if one were to anger him. He also had a very viscous mindset and would often declare to do the most brutal things such as wanting to rip an opponent's heart out in a figurative sense in order to give them a savage beatdown.
* BadassGrandpa: He's still just as good at boxing even in his older age and retains his sharpened edge.


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* HairTriggerTemper: He used to have horrible anger issues which would cause him to lash out at everyone he would come into contact to. Whether it be them annoying him about fight or pestering his methods, as just about anything would make him angry. This worked in his favor in the ring as he used it as fuel to improve his fighting abilities an allowing him to dominate most of his opponents. Nowadays he's very calm and learned to control himself when it comes to his anger and nit letting it boil up inside him anymore.


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* ManBitesMan: Possibly his most famous example being that he bit both of Evander Holyfield's ears during their second fight in retaliation after Holyfield kept head-butting Mike.
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* MusclesAreMeaningful: Mike is incredibly muscular and it definitely helped him in back when hr was fighting regularly. Especially after being released from prison he grew in size and his larger muscles were used for additional power to seriously damage his opponent with his already impressive strength.
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* BloodKnight: In his younger days he had an unusual obsession fighting others and enjoyed demolishing anyone who stood against him.
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* IHatePastMe: Now that Mike has grown older he doesn't really like looking back into his old life as boxer where he even admitted that he was very unstable back then.


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* TeachHimAnger: How his old trainer taught him how to be such a viscous and ruthless fighter was by hypnotizing him to be such a monster in the ring allowing him to literally have a cruel and animalistic way of acting when dealing with other people.
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* HeroicBuild: Even as a thirteen years old he was incredibly muscular and built for his age. His physique only improved with age to where he barley had a neck.
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Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (Born June 30th of 1966 in Brownsville Brooklyn) is a retired heavyweight boxer, media personality, pigeon lover and general [[TheTysonZone odd duck]].

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Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (Born June 30th of 30, 1966 in Brownsville Brownsville, Brooklyn) is a retired heavyweight boxer, media personality, pigeon lover and general [[TheTysonZone odd duck]].
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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles ([[NeverLiveItDown namely his infamous moment when he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear]]), and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}, and currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, world (1985-1991), his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles ([[NeverLiveItDown namely (involving multiple stints in jail for rape, assault and battery, cocaine possession, and driving under the influence) which coincided with his infamous moment when he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear]]), dominance fading as better opponents stepped on to the scene (1991-2005), and his eventual reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}, and currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.
''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''. [[NeverLiveItDown Oh, and he had an infamous moment when he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear]].
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* StoutStrength: Of a sort. Compared to the average person, Mike Tyson is a looming presence. But at a mere 5'10", he was dramatically undersized compared to most of his contemporaries (most of his opponents were north of 6'2" with his final championship bout against the 6'5" Lennox Lewis). He typically fought at a weight between 215 lbs to 225 lbs, which offset the height disadvantage somewhat.

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* StoutStrength: Of a sort. Compared to the average person, Mike Tyson is a looming presence. But at a mere 5'10", he was dramatically undersized compared to most of his contemporaries (most of his opponents were north of 6'2" with his final championship bout against the 6'5" Lennox Lewis). He typically fought at a weight between 215 lbs to 225 lbs, which offset the height disadvantage somewhat.somewhat.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite his long time in the spotlight, Mike Tyson is only ''53 years old''[[note]]as of January 2020[[/note]].
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* AdamWesting: As seen in ''Film/TheHangover'' and ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries'', Tyson enjoys poking fun at his own reputation. He even has a one-man Stand-Up Comedy tour where he tells stories about his old fame and generally has a laugh at his own CloudCuckooLander persona.
* LightningBruiser: In his prime as a boxer, this was Tyson's bread and butter. Despite his unconventional physique for a heavyweight (as described below), Tyson possessed a horrific kind of strength that was paired with the kind of speed you would normally find in the lower weight divisions. His knockouts were almost universally highlight reel worthy by virtue of his speed and brutality.
* StoutStrength: Of a sort. Compared to the average person, Mike Tyson is a looming presence. But at a mere 5'10", he was dramatically undersized compared to most of his contemporaries (most of his opponents were north of 6'2" with his final championship bout against the 6'5" Lennox Lewis). He typically fought at a weight between 215 lbs to 225 lbs, which offset the height disadvantage somewhat.
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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}, and currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, troubles ([[NeverLiveItDown namely his infamous moment when he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear]]), and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}, and currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.
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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}. He currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}. He himself}}, and currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast {{as himself}}.
himself}}. He currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.



Currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.
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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast AsHimself.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast AsHimself.
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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling with occasional acting gigs.
gigs. Speaking of the latter, he is quite frequently cast AsHimself.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling.

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Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles troubles, and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling.
darling with occasional acting gigs.



Currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''.

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[[UsefulNotes/{{Wikipedia}} The other wiki]] has a detailed description of his athletic achievements.

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[[UsefulNotes/{{Wikipedia}} [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The other wiki]] has a detailed description of his athletic achievements.
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Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (Born June 30th of 1966 in Brownsville Brooklyn) is a retired heavyweight boxer, media personality, pigeon lover and general odd duck.

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Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (Born June 30th of 1966 in Brownsville Brooklyn) is a retired heavyweight boxer, media personality, pigeon lover and general [[TheTysonZone odd duck.
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[[TheRedBaron Iron Mike. Kid Dynamite. The Baddest Man on the Planet.]]

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (Born June 30th of 1966 in Brownsville Brooklyn) is a retired heavyweight boxer, media personality, pigeon lover and general odd duck.

Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world, his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles and his reemergence as a bizarre media darling.

[[UsefulNotes/{{Wikipedia}} The other wiki]] has a detailed description of his athletic achievements.

Currently stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries.

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