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Mike Tyson Vs. Tyrell Biggs
Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs, billed as ''The Clash for the Crown'', was a professional boxing match contested on October 16, 1987, for the undisputed heavyweight championship, which at the time consisted of the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. Background According to Mike Tyson's Book "Undisputed Truth", Tyrell Biggs dissed Tyson in 1984. When Tyson came to wish the American Boxing Olympic team good luck, a lady came and wished the boxers a good trip. Tyrell Biggs then proceeded to laugh and said "I don't know about him, but he certainly ain't getting on that plane" (referring to Mike Tyson not being selected among the American Boxing Olympic Team). Only two months prior to his match with Biggs, Tyson had defeated Tony Tucker by unanimous decision to unify all three major heavyweight championships and become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Though many had hoped this would lead to a match with '' Lineal'' Heavyweight champion Michael Spinks, Spinks remained reluctant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyson Vs Biggs
Tyson is an English male given name of old French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'. Surname *Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist *Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress * Bill Tyson, Irish writer and producer *Cade Tyson (born 2003), American basketball player *Cathy Tyson (born 1965), British actress * Charles Tyson (1885–1964), English footballer *Cicely Tyson (1924–2021), American actress * Donald J. Tyson (1930–2011), American business executive and billionaire *Edward Tyson (1650–1708), English scientist and physician *Frank Tyson (1930–2015), English cricketer *Grace Tyson (1881–1941), American Vaudeville performer and actress *Ian Tyson (1933–2022), Canadian singer-songwriter *Isaac Tyson (1792–1861), American mining industrialist *Jacob Tyson (1773–1848), American politician *James Tyson (1819–1898), Australian pastoralist * J. Anthony Tyson (born 1940), American physicist and ast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
