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Mike Tyson

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Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Tyson has received more than 28,749,506 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Mike Tyson is the 4th most popular boxer, the 406th most popular biography from United States (up from 554th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 29M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Fight Talk: Joe Joyce, Oleksandr Usyk, Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya
Could Joe Joyce beat Oleksandr Usyk? Plus Mike Tyson wants to fight every two months and Oscar de la Hoya says Gennady Golovkin would be "easy work" - it's Fight Talk.
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“You have to watch this interview where Mike Tyson talks about medieval history”
They told me, “You have to watch this interview where Mike Tyson talks about medieval history,” and so I did, and there he was at the New York Public Library in 2013 being interviewed b…
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58-year-old Evander Holyfield wants 54-year-old Mike Tyson - we don’t need to encourage this during a pandemic
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George Foreman Thinks Mike Tyson Could Become World Champion and Win by KO
When Mike Tyson said he wanted to continue fighting after his draw with Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday, he ostensibly meant more exhibitions. George Foreman thinks he could set his sights even higher...
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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Mike Tyson ranks 4 out of 324. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, and Joe Frazier. After him are Joe Louis, George Foreman, Max Schmeling, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta, Sonny Liston, and Rubin Carter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Mike Tyson ranks 2. Before him is Jimmy Wales. After him are Romário, Sophie Marceau, Salma Hayek, Eric Cantona, Adam Sandler, Helena Bonham Carter, Hristo Stoichkov, George Weah, Luke Perry, and Halle Berry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Tyson ranks 406 out of 15,968. Before him are Jeff Bridges (1949), Janet Leigh (1927), Thomas Wolfe (1900), Sharon Stone (1958), Little Richard (1932), and Doris Day (1922). After him are Richard Kiel (1939), Peter Fonda (1940), Leonard Nimoy (1931), Dianne Wiest (1946), Gordon Allport (1897), and Jennifer Lopez (1969).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Mike Tyson ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad Ali (1942), Rocky Marciano (1923), and Joe Frazier (1944). After him are Joe Louis (1914), George Foreman (1949), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Jake LaMotta (1922), Sonny Liston (1932), Rubin Carter (1937), and Evander Holyfield (1962).

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