30 June 2012 :: Michael Gerard “Mike” Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul Aziz was born on June 30, 1966. Tyson is a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He has a brother, Rodney, who is five years older than he. His sister, Denise, died of a heart attack at age 25 in 1991. Tyson’s father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, abandoned his family when Tyson was 2, leaving his mother, Lorna Smith Tyson, to care for them on her own. The family lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant until their financial burdens necessitated a move to Brownsville when Tyson was 10 years old. Tyson’s mother died six years later, leaving 16-year-old Tyson in the care of boxing manager and trainer Cus D’Amato.
Real name Michael Gerard Tyson
Nickname(s) Kid Dynamite
Iron Mike
The Baddest Man on the Planet
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach 71 in (180 cm)
Born June 30, 1966 (age 46)
Birth Place Brooklyn, New York, U.S
