Event:
Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title
Mike Tyson History:
October 15, 1997 - New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988
July 9, 1997 - Mike Tyson is banned from boxing, for biting Holyfield's ear
July 1, 1997 - Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield
March 16, 1996 - Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round
August 19, 1995 - Mike Tyson returns to the ring and DQs Peter McNeeley in 38 seconds
March 25, 1995 - Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years
February 10, 1992 - Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana
July 20, 1991 - Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
July 18, 1991 - Mike Tyson meets Miss Black America contestants
March 28, 1991 - Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son
March 18, 1991 - Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round
August 17, 1990 - Phyllis Polander sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment
February 11, 1990 - James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown
February 10, 1990 - Buster Douglas KOs Mike Tyson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
July 21, 1989 - Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
May 5, 1989 - Mike Tyson gets 2nd speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany, New York
April 26, 1989 - Mike Tyson is ticketed for driving 71 MPH in 30 mile zone in Albany
April 25, 1989 - Mike Tyson gets a speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany, New York
April 9, 1989 - Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car
February 25, 1989 - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
February 14, 1989 - Boxer Mike Tyson divorces actress Robin Givens
December 15, 1988 - Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks
December 12, 1988 - Sandra Miller of Queens sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment
November 30, 1988 - New York City furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase
November 2, 1988 - Mexican radio station erronously reports Mike Tyson dies in car crash
October 14, 1988 - Mike Tyson countersues Robin Givens for divorce and annulment
October 2, 1988 - Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens
October 2, 1988 - Mike Tyson wrecks furniture in his Bernardsville New Jersey Mansion
September 30, 1988 - Robin Givens and Mike Tyson appear on Barbara Walter's Show
September 21, 1988 - Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville New Jersey home
September 7, 1988 - New York Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist
September 4, 1988 - Mike Tyson crashes a silver BMW into a tree near Catskills, New York
August 23, 1988 - Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem
July 11, 1988 - Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor
June 28, 1988 - Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton
June 27, 1988 - Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m)
May 8, 1988 - Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St. in New York City
March 20, 1988 - Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
February 7, 1988 - Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens
January 22, 1988 - Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
October 16, 1987 - Mike Tyson TKOs Tyrell Biggs in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
August 1, 1987 - Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
June 21, 1987 - Mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendant
May 30, 1987 - Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
March 7, 1987 - Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
November 22, 1986 - Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title
February 20, 1986 - Mike Tyson sexually harasses a woman in Albany, New York
March 6, 1985 - Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight
June 30, 1966 - Mike Tyson, born in Brooklyn, New York, professional boxer, youngest man to win WBC, WBA IBF world heavyweight titles, nickname 'Iron Mike'
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