In Just 90 Seconds, Mike Tyson Ended The Career Of Undefeated Two Weight World Champion In Just 90 Seconds
During the height of his career, Mike Tyson quickly became known as ‘The Baddest Man On The Planet.’
Tyson’s ferociousness saw him win his first 19 professional fights by knockout, with 12 of them coming inside the very first round.
He still holds the record as the youngest world heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20 years, 4 months and 22 days, and reigned as undisputed champion from 1987 to 1990.
During his time inside the ring he stopped fighters such as Larry Holmes, Trevor Berbick, Frank Bruno and Tony Tubbs, but there was another fighter that ‘Iron Mike’ ended the career of after knocking him out in just 90 seconds.
In June 1988, Tyson defended his WBA, WBC and IBF titles against Michael Spinks, who was the Ring heavyweight champion at the time and had previously reigned as the undisputed light heavyweight champion.
Heading into the bout, the legendary Muhammad Ali had even tipped Spinks to defeat Tyson, but it certainly didn’t transpire that way, as ‘Iron Mike’ dropped Spinks twice to secure the destructive victory.
That turned out to be the final fight of Spinks’ career, who didn’t box again after the loss to Tyson, and he told Ring Magazine exactly how it felt to be in the ring with ‘Iron Mike.’
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“He had good hand speed. That was one of his biggest assets. He had power and hand speed and that was hard to beat.
He knew how to get in real fast. That was one of his strengths too. He’d slide up on you real quick and get in the punches.
He was very strong. I don’t know what made him so strong. He was most definitely the biggest puncher I ever fought.”
While Tyson may have been the biggest puncher that Spinks fought, he also took on Larry Holmes on two occasions during his career, and he has revealed who he felt was the better fighter between Tyson and Holmes.
