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Michael Gerard Tyson ( [ ˈtaɪsən ] born June 30 , 1966 ) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005 . He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at 20 years , 4 months and 22 days old . With his defeat of Bruno , Tyson joined Floyd Patterson , Muhammad Ali , Tim Witherspoon , Evander Holyfield , George Foreman as the only men in boxing history to have regained a heavyweight championship after having lost it . He was ranked No. 16 on The Rings list of 100 greatest punchers of all time , and No. 1 in the ESPN.com list of `` The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History . '' The World Boxing Council ( WBC ) is one of four major organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts , alongside the International Boxing Federation ( IBF ) , World Boxing Association ( WBA ) and World Boxing Organization ( WBO ) .