On this day, in 1987, “Iron” Mike Tyson becane the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of all time when he won a twelve round decision over James Smith in Las Vegas. Tyson was twenty years, four months and twenty-two days old.

Prior to this fight, Mike’s boxing career was one fight after another of people who couldn’t compete with him. His first 19 fights were all knock-outs, with twelve of those coming in the first round. I was fortunate enough to see Tyson Read More >>