Editing Mike Tyson (section)

==Awards and honors==
===Humane letters===
The [[Central State University]] in Wilberforce, Ohio, in 1989 awarded Tyson an honorary [[Doctor of humane letters|Doctorate in Humane Letters]]: "Mike demonstrates that hard work, determination and perseverance can enable one to overcome any obstacles."<ref name=nyt1989/>

===Boxing===
*[[The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year|''Ring'' magazine Prospect of the Year]] (1985)
*2× [[The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year|''Ring'' magazine Fighter of the Year]] (1986, 1988)
*2× [[Sugar Ray Robinson Award]] winner (1987, 1989)
*[[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality]] (1989)
*[[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductee (Class of 2011)
*"[[Sport Movies & TV - Milano International FICTS Fest|Guirlande d'Honneur"]] by the [[FICTS (Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs)|FICTS]] (Milan, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportmoviestv.com/2010/07/06/guirlande-dhonneur-ficts-a-mike-tyson/|title="Guirlande D'honneur FICTS" a Mike Tyson|language=it|date=July 6, 2010|publisher=International Sport Movies TV Federation|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828015549/http://www.sportmoviestv.com/2010/07/06/guirlande-dhonneur-ficts-a-mike-tyson/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Professional wrestling===
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Faction of the Year|Faction of the Year]] (2021) – with The Inner Circle<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grifol |first1=Ignacio |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated anuncia los ganadores de sus PWI Awards 2021 |url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/105053-pwi-awards-2021 |website=Solowrestling.com |date=January 14, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114203220/https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/105053-pwi-awards-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'''[[WWE]]'''
** [[WWE Hall of Fame]] ([[WWE Hall of Fame (2012)|Class of 2012]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-hall-of-fame/2012-hall-of-fame-mike-tyson-photos|title=WWE Hall of Fame 2012&nbsp;– Mike Tyson induction: photos|publisher=WWE|access-date=January 8, 2013|archive-date=December 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220072030/http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-hall-of-fame/2012-hall-of-fame-mike-tyson-photos|url-status=live}}</ref>