Mike Tyson | 37
History of the 90s
Kathy Kenzora
4.7 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The 1990s are consider by many to be the last great era of heavyweight boxing. Fighters like Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and Riddick Bowe dominated the sport. But there was one boxer who stood out from the rest. Mike Tyson was a goliath in the boxing world in the 80s and into the early 90s until his career and personal life fell apart.
On this episode of History of the 90s we will take you through Tyson’s downward spiral in the 90s which started with a shocking defeat to Buster Douglas and ended with the now iconic “bite fight” against Evander Holyfield. In between it all Tyson was convicted of raping an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant and sent to jail for nearly three years.
Guest:
Mark Hebscher, veteran sports broadcaster and host of Hebsy on Sports podcast
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Kathy. |
| 0:01.5 | I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to History of the 90s early and ad-free on Amazon music included with Prime. |
| 0:10.2 | When I say Mike Tyson, what do you think of? |
| 0:13.6 | A high-pitched lisping voice? |
| 0:15.8 | A big face tattoo? |
| 0:17.6 | Ear biting? |
| 0:19.2 | Then again, maybe you know him from the Scooby-Doo-like cartoon called Mike Tyson Mysteries. |
| 0:25.2 | Or maybe you immediately think of this. |
| 0:28.2 | Thanks again, champ. |
| 0:29.4 | And, uh, again, we are so sorry we stole your tiger. |
| 0:33.6 | Don't worry about, man. |
| 0:34.7 | Like you said, we all do dumb-hitting are fucked up. |
| 0:39.3 | Most likely, you think of Mike Tyson as a caricature of an out-of-control celebrity |
| 0:44.4 | whose life has spiraled in so many different and strange directions that it's hard to keep up. |
| 0:51.4 | As sportswriter Bill Simmons put it, when celebrities allow their reputation to become |
| 0:56.1 | so bizarre that any story about them is believable, these celebrities have entered the Tyson |
| 1:02.4 | zone. But before all of this, Mike Tyson was a Goliath in the boxing world, a giant in sports throughout the 80s and the 90s, and also a convicted rapist. I'm Kathy Kinsora, and today on History of the 90s, we're looking back at Iron Mike, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Let's get ready to rumble. |
| 1:34.2 | Boxing in the 1990s was at a peak. |
| 1:37.6 | In fact, the 90s are considered the last great era of heavyweight boxing. |
| 1:43.5 | Fighters like Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bow, and of course Mike Tyson |
| 1:48.7 | dominated the sport. |
| 1:51.3 | Tyson was compared to all the greats. |
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