History Creator / MikeTyson

* TeachHimAnger: How his old trainer taught him how to be such a vicious and ruthless fighter was by hypnotizing him to be such a monster in the ring; he made him read history books about old conquerors to get him such as Alexander The Great and Genghis Khan (Though Mike has admitted he just came to like reading History anyway) to understand the mindset that took them to "the top". This allowed him to better adopt a cruel and animalistic way of acting when dealing with other people and when he was in the ring.

* TeachHimAnger: How his old trainer taught him how to be such a vicious and ruthless fighter was by hypnotizing him to be such a monster in the ring. This allowed him to literally have a cruel and animalistic way of acting when dealing with other people.

* 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. Reminding him of who he used to be to try and browbeat the current Mike is the only real way to get him angry at this stage and his life, where he's cut back on most of his old vices.

Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world (1985-1991), his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles (involving multiple stints in jail for rape, assault and battery, cocaine possession, and driving under the influence) which coincided with his 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 stars [[AdamWesting as a nuttier version of himself]] on ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries''. [[NeverLiveItDown Oh, and he had an infamous moment when he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear]].

* 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 is also a convicted rapist and self confessed wife-beater.

* TheDreaded: In his prime, every other fighter was terrified of Mike for his terrifying strength, incredible speed and extremely aggressive fighting style.

* 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 barely had a neck because his trapezius and upper back was so huge.

* 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.

* 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.

* PintSizedPowerhouse: 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.

* 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.

* BerserkButton: Practically anyone who mentions UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli in a negative point of view.

* BerserkButton: Practically anyone who mentions Creator/MuhammadAli in a negative point of view.

* 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.

* BerserkButton: Practically anyone who mentions Muhammad Ali in a negative point of view.

* 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. After shooting a scene with him for ''Film/IPMan3'' where he fractured Mike's finger with an elblow block, Mike acknowledged ''Creator/DonnieYen'' as one of the few people who could legitimately beat him in a fight.

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a retired heavyweight boxer, media personality, pigeon lover and general [[TheTysonZone odd duck]].

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

[[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has a detailed description of his athletic achievements.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheRedBaron Iron Mike. Kid Dynamite. The Baddest Man on the Planet.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheRedBaron Iron Mike. Kid Dynamite. The Baddest Man on the Planet.]]]]

* 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.

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

* 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 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.

** Mentioning past incidents from his younger years (like his decades-old rape conviction or the more infamous things he said when he was young) in a conversation that has nothing to do with them is a good way to piss him off, too. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOhdx1TLutw A certain reporter found that out the hard way.]]

* CoolOldGuy: He's still just as good at boxing even in his older age and retains his sharpened edge.
* HairTriggerTemper: He used to have horrible anger issues which would cause him to lash out at everyone he would come into contact with. Whether it be them annoying him about his fights or 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 not letting it boil up inside him anymore.

* 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.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite his long time in the spotlight, Mike Tyson isn't even 60 yet!

The Creator/{{HBO}} movie, ''{{Film/Tyson}}'', tells the story of his raise to fame and (initial) fall from glory, and he is the TropeNamer for TheTysonZone (though the term itself was coined by Creator/TheSportsGuy) because of all the aforementioned scandals.

The Creator/{{HBO}} movie, ''{{Film/Tyson}}'', tells the story of his raise to fame and (initial) fall from glory, and he is the TropeNamer for TheTysonZone.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite his long time in the spotlight, Mike Tyson is only ''53 years old''[[note]]as of June 2020[[/note]].

->''"I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Creator/CharlesManson, either."''

* TeachHimAnger: How his old trainer taught him how to be such a vicious 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.

* HairTriggerTemper: He used to have horrible anger issues which would cause him to lash out at everyone he would come into contact with. Whether it be them annoying him about fight or 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 not letting it boil up inside him anymore.

* 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.

[[TheRedBaron Iron Mike. Kid Dynamite. The Baddest Man on the Planet.]]

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

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

Tyson's life is generally split in into three parts. His complete dominance of the boxing world (1985-1991), his fall from grace after a series of lawsuits and legal troubles (involving multiple stints in jail for rape, assault and battery, cocaine possession, and driving under the influence) which coincided with his 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''. [[NeverLiveItDown Oh, and he had an infamous moment when he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear]].