Editing Mike Tyson (section)

====Tyson vs. Spinks====
{{See also|Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks}}
On June 27, 1988, Tyson faced [[Michael Spinks]]. Spinks, who had taken the heavyweight championship from [[Larry Holmes]] via fifteen-round decision in 1985, had not lost his title in the ring but was not recognized as champion by the major boxing organizations. Holmes had previously given up all but the IBF title, and that was eventually stripped from Spinks after he elected to fight Gerry Cooney (winning by TKO in the fifth round) rather than IBF Number 1 Contender Tony Tucker, as the Cooney fight provided him a larger purse. However, Spinks did become the lineal champion by beating Holmes and many (including [[The Ring (magazine)|''Ring'']] magazine) considered him to have a legitimate claim to being the true heavyweight champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-i--18453|title=Crowning and Recognizing A Lineal Champion|publisher=BoxingScene|author=Jake Donovan|date=February 16, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2016|archive-date=January 18, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118083551/http://www.boxingscene.com/crowning-recognizing-lineal-champion-part-i--18453|url-status=live}}</ref> The bout was, at the time, the richest fight in history and expectations were very high. Boxing pundits were predicting a titanic battle of styles, with Tyson's aggressive infighting conflicting with Spinks's skillful out-boxing and footwork. The fight ended after 91 seconds when Tyson knocked Spinks out in the first round; many consider this to be the pinnacle of Tyson's fame and boxing ability.<ref>Berger, Phil. (1988), "Tyson Knocks Out Spinks at 1:31 of Round 1", ''[[The New York Times]], Sports Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section B, Page 7, Column 5'', June 28, 1988.</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://proxy.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020611 | publisher=ESPN | title=Say 'goodbye' to our little friend | date=June 11, 2002 | access-date=May 21, 2012 | first1=Bill | last1=Simmons | archive-date=July 19, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719074820/http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons%2F020611 | url-status=live }}</ref>

During this period, Tyson's problems outside the ring were also beginning to emerge. His marriage to [[Robin Givens]] was heading for divorce,<ref name="divorc1">[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DA1738F931A35755C0A96F948260 Sports People: Boxing; Tyson and Givens: Divorce Is Official] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411080653/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DA1738F931A35755C0A96F948260 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, ''AP via [[New York Times]]'', June 2, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> and his future contract was being fought over by [[Don King (boxing promoter)|Don King]] and [[Bill Cayton]].<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5D91131F933A15752C0A96F948260 Sports People: Boxing; King Accuses Cayton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411080648/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5D91131F933A15752C0A96F948260 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 20, 1989. Retrieved April 17, 2007.</ref> In late 1988, Tyson parted with manager Bill Cayton and fired longtime trainer [[Kevin Rooney (boxer)|Kevin Rooney]], the man many credit for honing Tyson's craft after the death of D'Amato.<ref name="peekaboo" /> Following Rooney's departure, critics alleged that Tyson began to show less head movement and combination punching.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/13/sports/tyson-failed-to-make-adjustments.html |work=The New York Times |title=Tyson Failed to Make Adjustments |date=June 24, 1991 |access-date=September 4, 2015 |first1=Phil |last1=Berger |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923065040/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/13/sports/tyson-failed-to-make-adjustments.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/06/24/wheres-the-fire-the-controlled-fury-that-not-long-ago-lifted-mike-tyson-to-the-pinnacle-of-his-sport-has-already-ebbed-as-have-his-prodigious-ring-skills |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=Where's the fire? |date=June 24, 1991 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |first1=Richard |last1=Hoffer |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415231739/https://vault.si.com/vault/1991/06/24/wheres-the-fire-the-controlled-fury-that-not-long-ago-lifted-mike-tyson-to-the-pinnacle-of-his-sport-has-already-ebbed-as-have-his-prodigious-ring-skills |url-status=dead }}</ref>