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  The Great Mike Tyson   popular trivia quiz  
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At his peak, Mike Tyson appeared to be one of the most unstoppable fighters in the history of the sport. This will cover both the high and low points of Iron Mike's career.
Average, 10 Qns, skevino, May 10 18
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  Iron Mike Tyson    
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Mike Tyson exploded onto the boxing scene in the mid 1980s, destroying everyone in his path. In later years, this was still true, but outside the ring as well. How well do you know Iron Mike?
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  Mike Tyson Gone Wild    
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Mike Tyson was an amazing fighter. However, he was much more entertaining with the antics he pulled outside the ring, and this quiz will cover some of the more interesting and entertaining aspects of his life.
Average, 10 Qns, cdivo, Apr 18 06
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Mike Tyson Trivia Questions
1. Mike Tyson is also known as Dr. Tyson. What university in 1989 granted 'Iron Mike' a doctorate?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: Central State University

The honorary doctorate was awarded in 1989 amid much controversy. Central State University is located outside of Springfield, Ohio.

2. Tyson was born June 30th, 1966 in what New York City borough?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: Brooklyn

Tyson was born in Brooklyn, but it generally known as fighting out of Catskill, New York.

3. Like Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), Mike Tyson converted to Islam. What was his new name?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: Malik Abdul Aziz

Iron Mike converted to Islam while in prison.

4. As a youth, Mike was taken in by a legendary boxing trainer/manager, who developed Mike into the fighter he would become. Who was it?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: Cus D'Amato

D'Amato took the youth off the streets, took him into his own home to live, and began working him into a world class fighter.

5. Mike Tyson also enjoyed fine dining. What part of Evander Holyfield's body did he consume during a fight?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: Ear

Mike actually took two bites out of Evander's ear, and was not disqualified until after the second time.

6. Tyson did moderately well as an amateur, compiling an impressive record and trying out for the Olympic team. One fighter seemed to have his number more than any other however. This man beat Tyson twice as an amateur. Who was he?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: Henry Tillman

Tillman beat Tyson twice in 1984, when Mike was 18. All three of the other men listed in this question also beat Tyson as an amateur, but only once.

7. Mike Tyson would strike more than once with an act of cannibalism. What part of Lennox Lewis did he bite during a press conference scuffle?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: Thigh

Lennox later complained that Tyson ruined a perfectly good pair of pants since he put a huge hole in it when he chomped down on it.

8. Mike Tyson turned professional in 1985, and fought 15 times that year winning every fight by knockout. How many of the 15 fights did Mike win by KO in the FIRST round?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: 11

Incredibly, Tyson scored eleven first round knockouts. He also had two second round knockouts, one third round knockout and one fourth round knockout.

9. What famous video game featured Mike Tyson as the final boss?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: Punch Out

The official name of the game for Nintendo was "Mike Tyson's Punch Out". If you beat him, which is very difficult, he is very sportsmanlike. He was later replaced with "Mr. Dream" after his rape scandal.

10. Tyson's manager Cus D'Amato died before he could see Mike win the heavyweight title. When did he die?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: November 4, 1985

A little more than one year later, Tyson would become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.

11. Mike Tyson had some severe financial trouble. When he filed for bankruptcy, what exotic pets did he own?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: Tigers

The poor guy liked his animals!

12. Mike continued to knock out opponents in every fight until May 1986. In Mike's 20th professional fight his opponent managed to last the distance, with Tyson winning a unanimous decision. Who was the opponent?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: James "Quick" Tillis

Tillis lasted the distance, as would Mitch Green in Tyson's next fight. Mike would then go on another tear, knocking out seven consecutive opponents to win the Heavyweight title.

13. Mike Tyson is also known for being verbose. He accused his opponent, Donovan "Razor" Ruddock of being what?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: A transvestite

The quote was : "Everyone knows you're a transvestite and you love me. I'm gonna make you my girlfriend. I can't wait to get my hands on a pretty thing like you".

14. Tyson won the WBC heavyweight title Novemebr 22, 1986 in a fight with champion Trevor Berbick. In what round did Tyson knock Berbick out?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: 2 & Two

Tyson KO'd Berbick in the second round with a short hook to the temple. Berbick kept trying to get up, but kept falling down when he'd get halfway to his feet.

15. Mike Tyson made a very interesting threat towards Lennox Lewis. In fact, what of Lennox Lewis did Mike Tyson threaten to eat?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: His children

The quote was, "I want your heart, I wanna eat his children". This quote has been parodied on many shows including the Simpsons.

16. What was the name of the boxer appearing on the television show, "The Simpsons", who was an exact replica of Mike Tyson?

From Quiz Mike Tyson Gone Wild

Answer: Drederick Tatum

Drederick Tatum in fact fights Homer Simpson and threatens to make his children into orphans.

17. In July 1991 Tyson was accused of raping beauty contest winner, Desiree Washington. Tyson was convicted of the crime and was sent to prison. Tyson's lead attorney for the trial was a peculiar choice to defend Mike. Why?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: He was a tax attorney

Using a tax attorney to defend him in a crimial matter was probably the main reason he went to prison, as the physical evidence was weak. But Tyson was convicted and imprisoned for the next four years.

18. When allowed to fight again, Tyson took on little regarded Francois Botha, who he knocked out in the fifth round. In the first four rounds, how many rounds did Botha win?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: Four

Botha was winning the fight easily when he walked into a right hand that knocked him out cold. This was the first time that you could really see that Mike was no longer the fighter he had once been.

19. In his next fight against Orlin Norris, Mike for the first time didn't win OR lose. What happened?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: It was a 'No Contest'

Tyson landed a punch after the bell ending the first round, and Norris twisted his knee in the fall. Since Norris couldn't continue and it was the result of an illegal punch, the fight was ruled a 'No Contest'.

20. Mike continued to have problems when, against Andrew Golota, Mike's third round KO was changed to a 'No Contest' when Mike failed the post-fight drug test. What drug was found in Mike's system?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: Marijuana

Tyson claimed that he was using marijuana for medicinal purposes and that it had been prescribed to him by a doctor.

21. Tyson finally got another shot at the heavyweight title in June 2002 against Lennox Lewis. In perhaps the worst beating of his life, Tyson was knocked down and counted out, bloody and swollen. In what round did Lewis knock him out?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: Eighth

As a shell of his former self, Tyson took eight rounds of serious pounding from Lewis. If this wasn't the end of the road for Mike, the end was near.

22. In February 2003, Tyson started to stage a comeback, hopefully for one more shot at the title. He knocked out Clifford Ettiene, a fringe contender, in one of the shortest fights of his career. How long did it take for Tyson to knock Etienne out?

From Quiz Iron Mike Tyson

Answer: 49 seconds

Tyson landed a big right hand 39 seconds into the fight, and Etienne was counted out at 49 seconds of the first round.

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