Editing Mike Tyson (section)

==Legacy==
Tyson was ''The Ring'' magazine's Fighter of the Year  in 1986 and 1988.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 1, 2013|title=Past winners of THE RING year-end awards|url=https://www.ringtv.com/182653-past-winners-of-the-ring-year-end-awards/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230359/https://www.ringtv.com/182653-past-winners-of-the-ring-year-end-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>  A 1998 ranking of "The Greatest Heavyweights of All-Time" by [[The Ring (magazine)|''The Ring'']] magazine placed Tyson at number 14 on the list.<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Not stated--> 
| title = The 1999 Boxing Almanac and Book of Facts |publisher=London Publishing Co. |year=1999
| location = Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania |page=132 }}</ref> Despite criticism of facing underwhelming competition during his run as champion, Tyson's knockout power and intimidation factor made him the sport's most dynamic box-office draw.<ref name="Campbell-2011">{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6641450 | publisher=ESPN | title=Taking a true measure of Tyson's legacy | date=June 8, 2011 | access-date=May 14, 2012 | first1=Brian | last1=Campbell | archive-date=September 6, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906132051/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6641450 | url-status=live }}</ref> According to Douglas Quenqua of ''[[The New York Times]]'', "The [1990s] began with Mike Tyson, considered by many to be the last great heavyweight champion, losing his title to the little-known Buster Douglas. Seven years later, Mr. Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear in a heavyweight champion bout—hardly a proud moment for the sport."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/fashion/mixed-martial-arts-catches-on-with-the-internet-generation.html | work=The New York Times | title=The Fight Club Generation | date=March 14, 2012 | access-date=October 21, 2014 | first1=Douglas | last1=Quenqua | archive-date=July 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722223614/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/fashion/mixed-martial-arts-catches-on-with-the-internet-generation.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

He is remembered for his attire of black trunks, black shoes with no socks, and a plain white towel fit around his neck in place of a traditional robe, as well as his habit of rapidly pacing the ring before the start of a fight.<ref name="Campbell-2011" /><ref name="Dyck">{{cite web|last=Dyck|first=Henry|title=Mike Tyson Ruined Boxing For The Casual Fan|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/31188-mike-tyson-ruined-boxing-for-the-casual-fan|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624194916/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/31188-mike-tyson-ruined-boxing-for-the-casual-fan|url-status=live}}</ref> In his prime, Tyson rarely took a step back and had never been knocked down or seriously challenged.<ref name="Dyck" />  According to ''Martial Arts World Report'', it gave Tyson an Honorable Mention in its Ten Greatest Heavyweights of All Time rather than a ranking because longevity is a factor and the peak period of Tyson's career lasted only about 5 years.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 20, 2020|title=The Ten Greatest Heavyweight Boxing Champions of all Time: #10 – #6 – Martial Arts World Report|url=https://maworldreport.com/index.php/2020/02/20/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxing-champions-of-all-time-10-6/|access-date=November 14, 2020|website=Martial Arts World Report|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116101840/https://maworldreport.com/index.php/2020/02/20/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxing-champions-of-all-time-10-6/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As of April 2025, [[BoxRec]] ranks Tyson at No. 24 among the greatest boxers that had their last fight at heavyweight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bdivision%5D=Heavyweight&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=|title=BoxRec ratings: world, heavyweight, active and inactive|access-date=January 9, 2021|publisher=BoxRec|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111153121/https://boxrec.com/en/ratings?r%5Brole%5D=proboxer&r%5Bsex%5D=M&r%5Bdivision%5D=Heavyweight&r%5Bcountry%5D=&r%5Bstance%5D=&r%5Bstatus%5D=&r_go=|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''The Ring'' magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years, released in 2002, Tyson was ranked at number 72.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm |title=Ring Magazine's 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years |publisher=Boxing.about.com |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108035508/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_80_best.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He is ranked number 16 on ''The Ring'' magazine's 2003 list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_punchers.htm |title=Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers |publisher=Boxing.about.com |date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075523/http://boxing.about.com/od/history/a/ring_punchers.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_100_Greatest_Punchers_of_All-Time!|title=The 100 Greatest Punchers of All Time|access-date=June 5, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322140916/http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_100_Greatest_Punchers_of_All-Time!|url-status=live}}</ref> Tyson has defeated [[World heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics|11 boxers]] for the world heavyweight title, the seventh-most in history.

On June 12, 2011, Tyson was inducted to the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] alongside legendary Mexican champion [[Julio César Chávez]], light welterweight champion [[Kostya Tszyu]], and actor/screenwriter [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref>[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/inductionweekend/2011/11announce.html Boxers Chavez, Tszyu and Tyson Elected to Int'l Boxing Hall of Fame&nbsp;–] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126212008/http://ibhof.com/pages/inductionweekend/2011/11announce.html |date=January 26, 2011 }}. Ibhof.com (December 7, 2010). Retrieved on November 25, 2011.</ref> In 2013, Tyson was inducted into the [[Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame]] and headlined the induction ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Class of 2013|url=https://www.nvbhof.com/class-of-2013|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=NVBHOF|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017012203/https://www.nvbhof.com/class-of-2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dahlberg|first=Tim|title=Tyson headlines Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame ceremony|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2013/08/13/mike-tyson-nevada-hall-of-fame-induction/2651217/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021115433/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2013/08/13/mike-tyson-nevada-hall-of-fame-induction/2651217/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Tyson was inducted into the Southern Nevada Hall of Fame in 2015 along with four other inductees with ties to Southern Nevada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mike Tyson {{!}} Hall of Famers {{!}} Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame|url=https://www.snshf.com/hall-of-famers/mike-tyson|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=www.snshf.com|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020082740/https://www.snshf.com/hall-of-famers/mike-tyson|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 20, 2015|title=Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame grows by five — Photos|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/southern-nevada-sports-hall-of-fame-grows-by-five-photos/|access-date=October 17, 2020|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208043958/https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/southern-nevada-sports-hall-of-fame-grows-by-five-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tyson reflected on his strongest opponents in ten categories for a 2014 interview with ''The Ring'' magazine, including best jab, best defense, fastest hands, fastest feet, best chin, smartest, strongest, best puncher, best boxer, and best overall.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 28, 2020|title=Best I Faced: Mike Tyson|url=https://www.ringtv.com/535770-best-faced-mike-tyson-1/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012051819/https://www.ringtv.com/535770-best-faced-mike-tyson-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, ''The Ring'' magazine ranked Tyson as number 9 of 20 heavyweight champions based on a poll of panelists that included trainers, matchmakers, media, historians, and boxers, including:<ref>{{cite web|date=April 19, 2017|title=From THE RING: The greatest heavyweight of all time|url=https://www.ringtv.com/488242-ring-greatest-heavyweight-time/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928155754/https://www.ringtv.com/488242-ring-greatest-heavyweight-time/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* Trainers: [[Teddy Atlas]], Pat Burns, [[Virgil Hunter]], and [[Don Turner]]
* Matchmakers: Eric Bottjer, Don Chargin, Don Elbaum, Bobby Goodman, Ron Katz, Mike Marchionte, [[Russell Peltz]], and [[Bruce Trampler]].
* Media: [[Al Bernstein]], [[Ron Borges]], Gareth A Davies, [[Norm Frauenheim]], [[Jerry Izenberg]], [[Harold Lederman]], [[Paulie Malignaggi]], [[Dan Rafael]], and Michael Rosenthal
* Historians: [[Craig Hamilton]], [[Steve Lott]], [[Donald McRae (author)|Don McRae]], Bob Mee, Clay Moyle, Adam Pollack, and Randy Roberts
* Boxers: [[Lennox Lewis]] and Mike Tyson participated in the poll, but neither fighter ranked himself. Instead, a weighted average from the other panelists was assigned to their respective slots on their ballots.

In 2020, Bill Caplan of ''The Ring'' magazine listed Tyson as number 17 of the 20 greatest heavyweights of all time.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 9, 2016|title=Bill Caplan's 20 greatest heavyweights|url=https://www.ringtv.com/410833-bill-caplans-20-greatest-heavyweights/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001201133/https://www.ringtv.com/410833-bill-caplans-20-greatest-heavyweights/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Tyson spoke with ''The Ring'' magazine in 2020 about his six greatest victories, those over Trevor Berbick, Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tucker, Tyrell Biggs, Larry Holmes, and Michael Spinks.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 11, 2020|title=Mike Tyson: The Greatest Hits|url=https://www.ringtv.com/604736-mike-tyson-the-greatest-hits/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=The Ring|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809083520/https://www.ringtv.com/604736-mike-tyson-the-greatest-hits/|url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2020, CBS Sports boxing experts Brian Campbell and Brent Brookhouse ranked the top 10 heavyweights of the last 50 years and Tyson was ranked number 7.<ref>{{cite web|title=The greatest heavyweight boxers of the past 50 years: Where do Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson rank?|url=https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxers-of-the-past-50-years-where-do-muhammad-ali-and-mike-tyson-rank/|access-date=October 11, 2020|website=CBS Sports|date=April 28, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017205351/https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/the-greatest-heavyweight-boxers-of-the-past-50-years-where-do-muhammad-ali-and-mike-tyson-rank/|url-status=live}}</ref>