Mike Tyson's status as "the best heavyweight boxer of all time" will always be disputed. However, everyone seems to be on the same page regarding him being the "worst man on the planet." Tyson dominated the boxing world between 1986 - 1989.
On November 22, 1986, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in history and won the WBC championship. On March 7, 1987, he took the WBA heavyweight title. On August 1, 1987, he became the undisputed world heavyweight champion by winning the IBF heavyweight championship. He reigned as champion until 1990.
Teddy Atlas (Tyson's coach), in an interview with ringtv, had this to say about young Mike Tyson.
“As far as most pure, God-given talent… raw, from the earliest stage that you saw, it would have to be a 12-year-old Tyson, who was 190 pounds but no fat. He had to impress me and Cus; he had to box his first day with a 27-year-old man who was a professional fighter and he was able to do that”
While he didn't stay undefeated, he always tried to put on a show, which gave him overwhelming public appreciation and following.
How many times did Mike Tyson marry?
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Tyson has been married three times. His first two marriages to Robin Givens and Monica Turner subsequently ended with some ugly details about Tyson. Marriage to Givens lasted a year, while Turner filed for divorce after four years of marriage. Both women accused Tyson of domestic violence.
Tyson then went on to marry Lakiha Spicer in 2009. Marriage has had its ups and downs. However, it has been intact to date.
Who was Mike Tyson's first wife?
American Actress Robin Givens was Tyson's first wife. After tying the knot in 1988, Robin Givens accused Tyson of physically abusing her and the pair divorced in 1989. In an interview with Barbara Walters, givens revealed this about Tyson -
“Michael is intimidating, to say the least. I think there's a time when he cannot control his temper. And that's frightening to me. To my mother. To anyone around."
However, in 2013 Tyson dropped some untold secrets about his marriage to Givens in his book Undisputed Truth, Mike Tyson. The book reveals that Tyson married Givens because he thought she was pregnant, and after a few months, she claimed to have a miscarriage. Tyson disputes the claim that she was pregnant in the first place. Tyson argues that Givens and her mother, whom he labels "ruthless," used him for money.
Apart from this, Tyson, in an interview, claims that Robin Givens had a dalliance with the famous movie star Brad Pitt.
Who was Mike Tyson's second wife?
At a party hosted by Eddie Murphy, Tyson met his second wife, Monica Turner. He married Turner in 1997. The relationship lasted five years, and the couple even had two children. However, Turner filed for divorce in 2002 after accusing Tyson of committing adultery.
Who is Mike Tyson's present wife?
Tyson is currently married to Lakiha Spicer. Looking at the above two records, it looked unlikely that anything would change when Tyson Married his current wife, Lakiha Spicer. The relationship has had its ups and downs, but Tyson claims that 'Kiki,' as he fondly calls her, has completely changed his perspective on marriage. Tyson mentioned the following in an interview expeditiously,
“Without my wife, I’m a savage animal… I look at women differently as I get older,
"When I was younger, I viewed them as pleasure. Now that I’m older, I look at them as the half. it makes me realise that I’m a man. And at this stage in my life, they’re my teachers.”
They started dating in 2000, and they got married in 2009. The couple has two kids - a son named Morocco and a daughter named Milan. In an interview with New York Post, Tyson mentions how Spicer helped him with his drug addictions -
“I’m very happy me and my wife got together, because I don’t know how I would have survived out there.”
FAQs on Mike Tyson's wives.
Q1. Who is Mike Tyson's wife right now?
Mike Tyson is currently married to Lakiha Spicer.
Q2. Who was Mike Tyson's first wife?
Robert Givens was Mike Tyson's first wife.
Q3. Did Mike Tyson and Robin Givens have kids together?
Mike Tyson did not have kids with Robin Givens.
*Last Updated: 5th November 2022.
