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1978 - Arrested for purse snatching as a 12-year-old in Brooklyn and sent to Tryon School for Boys.
1979 - A boxing instructor at a New York State correction facility for boys brings Tyson to the attention of Cus D'Amato, who had guided Floyd Patterson to the heavyweight title.
March 6, 1985 - In his professional debut, Tyson defeats Hector Mercedes in one round.
Nov. 22, 1986 - Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round, winning the WBC heavyweight title to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20.
March 3, 1987 - Tyson defeats James "Bonecrusher" Smith in Las Vegas to win the WBA heavyweight title.
June 21, 1987 - A parking lot attendant says Tyson tried to kiss a female employee and struck the male attendant. He is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and assault with a deadly weapon, and pays $105,000 to settle the case.
Aug. 1, 1987 - Tyson beats Tony Tucker to retain the WBA-WBC heavyweight titles and win the IBF heavyweight title.
Feb. 9, 1988 - Actress Robin Givens and Tyson marry in New York.
Aug. 23, 1988 - Tyson breaks a bone in his right hand in a 4 a.m. street brawl with boxer Mitch Green in Harlem.
Sept. 30, 1988 - Givens says in a nationally televised interview that Tyson is a manic-depressive and that she is afraid of him. Tyson sits meekly next to her.
Oct. 2, 1988 - Police go to Tyson's Bernardsville, N.J., home after he hurls furniture out the window and forces Givens and her mother to flee the house.
Oct. 7, 1988 - Givens files for divorce.
Feb. 14, 1989 - Tyson and Givens are divorced in the Dominican Republic.
Feb. 11, 1990 - In a stunning upset, Tyson is knocked out by James "Buster" Douglas in the 10th round and loses his world heavyweight title.
July 18, 1991 - Tyson meets Desiree Washington, a beauty pageant contestant, at a rehearsal. They go to the boxer's hotel room in the early morning hours.
Sept. 9, 1991 - A special grand jury indicts Tyson on rape and three other charges. Two days later, he is booked in Indianapolis and released on a $30,000 cash bond.
Jan.-March 1992 - Tyson is convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison, four suspended.
March 25, 1995 - Tyson is released from the Indiana Youth Center near Plainfield, Ind.
August 19, 1995 - Tyson begins comeback with 89-second victory over Peter McNeeley in Las Vegas.
March 16, 1996 - Tyson knocks out Frank Bruno in third round to win the WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
Nov. 9, 1996 - Evander Holyfield stops Tyson in the 11th round for the WBA title.
April 1997 - Tyson marries Monica Turner in New York.
June 28, 1997 - Tyson is disqualified after the third round for biting Holyfield's ears. Tyson claims he was retaliating for a head butt inflicted by Holyfield that opened up a gash above his right eye. Referee Mills Lane says the butt was accidental.
July 9, 1997 - The Nevada State Athletic Commission, in a 5-0 vote, revokes Mike Tyson's boxing license and fines him $3 million for biting Holyfield in their June 28 WBA championship bout. Tyson, who also is ordered to pay legal costs, can apply for reinstatement of his license in one year.
March 5, 1998 - Tyson files a $100 million lawsuit against Don King, accusing the promoter of cheating him out of tens of millions of dollars.
Aug. 31, 1998 - Tyson is involved in a minor auto accident in Gaithersburg, Md., and kicks and punches two men from other cars.
Oct. 19, 1998 - The Nevada Athletic Commission votes 4-1 to restore Tyson's boxing license.
Jan. 16, 1999 - Tyson knocks out Francois Botha with 1 second left in the fifth round in his first fight in 19 months. It is only Tyson's seventh fight in eight years. At the end of four rounds all three judges have Botha ahead.
Feb. 5, 1999 - Tyson is sentenced to two concurrent two-year sentences for assaulting the two motorists after a traffic accident last summer.
May 24, 1999 - Tyson is released from a Maryland jail after serving 3 1/2 months for assaulting the two motorists.
Oct. 23, 1999 - Tyson knocks down Orlin Norris with a punch after the bell ending the first round. Norris hurts knee in fall and cannot continue. Fight is ruled a no-contest. No disciplinary action is taken.
Aug. 23, 2000 - Tyson is fined $187,500 by the British Boxing Board of Control for misconduct.
Jan. 18, 2002 - Tyson's wife Monica sues for divorce. Tyson countersues.
Jan. 22, 2002 - Tyson throws a punch at a Lennox Lewis bodyguard who had pushed him, and Lewis throws a punch at Tyson, setting of a melee at a news conference to formally announce Tyson's scheduled fight against Lewis on April 6 in Las Vegas.
Jan. 29, 2002 - Tyson was denied a boxing license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because of his melee with Lewis.
March 25, 2002 - Memphis, Tenn., lands Tyson-Lewis fight, selling out the tickets for a record $23 million gate.
June 8, 2002 - Tyson is knocked out by Lewis in the eighth round of their heavyweight title bout in Memphis, Tenn.
Feb. 22, 2003 - Tyson stops Clifford Etienne just 49 seconds into the first round in Memphis, Tenn.
July 21, 2003 - Tyson is arrested after a brawl with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel and charged with assault and disorderly conduct.
Aug. 1, 2003 - Tyson announces that he has filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, claiming he has squandered nearly $300 million through lavish spending and bad advice.
Feb. 26, 2004 - Tyson avoids a return to jail by agreeing to plead guilty to disorderly conduct in a brawl with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel in 2003.
July 30, 2004 - Tyson is stopped in the fourth round by unheralded British heavyweight Danny Williams, who proposes to his girlfriend in the ring after the win. She accepts.
June 11, 2005 - Tyson's career more than likely ends when he quits after the sixth round after desperately trying to foul his way to a win against Kevin McBride.
1979 - A boxing instructor at a New York State correction facility for boys brings Tyson to the attention of Cus D'Amato, who had guided Floyd Patterson to the heavyweight title.
March 6, 1985 - In his professional debut, Tyson defeats Hector Mercedes in one round.
Nov. 22, 1986 - Tyson knocks out Trevor Berbick in the second round, winning the WBC heavyweight title to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20.
March 3, 1987 - Tyson defeats James "Bonecrusher" Smith in Las Vegas to win the WBA heavyweight title.
June 21, 1987 - A parking lot attendant says Tyson tried to kiss a female employee and struck the male attendant. He is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and assault with a deadly weapon, and pays $105,000 to settle the case.
Aug. 1, 1987 - Tyson beats Tony Tucker to retain the WBA-WBC heavyweight titles and win the IBF heavyweight title.
Feb. 9, 1988 - Actress Robin Givens and Tyson marry in New York.
Aug. 23, 1988 - Tyson breaks a bone in his right hand in a 4 a.m. street brawl with boxer Mitch Green in Harlem.
Sept. 30, 1988 - Givens says in a nationally televised interview that Tyson is a manic-depressive and that she is afraid of him. Tyson sits meekly next to her.
Oct. 2, 1988 - Police go to Tyson's Bernardsville, N.J., home after he hurls furniture out the window and forces Givens and her mother to flee the house.
Oct. 7, 1988 - Givens files for divorce.
Feb. 14, 1989 - Tyson and Givens are divorced in the Dominican Republic.
Feb. 11, 1990 - In a stunning upset, Tyson is knocked out by James "Buster" Douglas in the 10th round and loses his world heavyweight title.
July 18, 1991 - Tyson meets Desiree Washington, a beauty pageant contestant, at a rehearsal. They go to the boxer's hotel room in the early morning hours.
Sept. 9, 1991 - A special grand jury indicts Tyson on rape and three other charges. Two days later, he is booked in Indianapolis and released on a $30,000 cash bond.
Jan.-March 1992 - Tyson is convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison, four suspended.
March 25, 1995 - Tyson is released from the Indiana Youth Center near Plainfield, Ind.
August 19, 1995 - Tyson begins comeback with 89-second victory over Peter McNeeley in Las Vegas.
March 16, 1996 - Tyson knocks out Frank Bruno in third round to win the WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
Nov. 9, 1996 - Evander Holyfield stops Tyson in the 11th round for the WBA title.
April 1997 - Tyson marries Monica Turner in New York.
June 28, 1997 - Tyson is disqualified after the third round for biting Holyfield's ears. Tyson claims he was retaliating for a head butt inflicted by Holyfield that opened up a gash above his right eye. Referee Mills Lane says the butt was accidental.
July 9, 1997 - The Nevada State Athletic Commission, in a 5-0 vote, revokes Mike Tyson's boxing license and fines him $3 million for biting Holyfield in their June 28 WBA championship bout. Tyson, who also is ordered to pay legal costs, can apply for reinstatement of his license in one year.
March 5, 1998 - Tyson files a $100 million lawsuit against Don King, accusing the promoter of cheating him out of tens of millions of dollars.
Aug. 31, 1998 - Tyson is involved in a minor auto accident in Gaithersburg, Md., and kicks and punches two men from other cars.
Oct. 19, 1998 - The Nevada Athletic Commission votes 4-1 to restore Tyson's boxing license.
Jan. 16, 1999 - Tyson knocks out Francois Botha with 1 second left in the fifth round in his first fight in 19 months. It is only Tyson's seventh fight in eight years. At the end of four rounds all three judges have Botha ahead.
Feb. 5, 1999 - Tyson is sentenced to two concurrent two-year sentences for assaulting the two motorists after a traffic accident last summer.
May 24, 1999 - Tyson is released from a Maryland jail after serving 3 1/2 months for assaulting the two motorists.
Oct. 23, 1999 - Tyson knocks down Orlin Norris with a punch after the bell ending the first round. Norris hurts knee in fall and cannot continue. Fight is ruled a no-contest. No disciplinary action is taken.
Aug. 23, 2000 - Tyson is fined $187,500 by the British Boxing Board of Control for misconduct.
Jan. 18, 2002 - Tyson's wife Monica sues for divorce. Tyson countersues.
Jan. 22, 2002 - Tyson throws a punch at a Lennox Lewis bodyguard who had pushed him, and Lewis throws a punch at Tyson, setting of a melee at a news conference to formally announce Tyson's scheduled fight against Lewis on April 6 in Las Vegas.
Jan. 29, 2002 - Tyson was denied a boxing license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because of his melee with Lewis.
March 25, 2002 - Memphis, Tenn., lands Tyson-Lewis fight, selling out the tickets for a record $23 million gate.
June 8, 2002 - Tyson is knocked out by Lewis in the eighth round of their heavyweight title bout in Memphis, Tenn.
Feb. 22, 2003 - Tyson stops Clifford Etienne just 49 seconds into the first round in Memphis, Tenn.
July 21, 2003 - Tyson is arrested after a brawl with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel and charged with assault and disorderly conduct.
Aug. 1, 2003 - Tyson announces that he has filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, claiming he has squandered nearly $300 million through lavish spending and bad advice.
Feb. 26, 2004 - Tyson avoids a return to jail by agreeing to plead guilty to disorderly conduct in a brawl with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel in 2003.
July 30, 2004 - Tyson is stopped in the fourth round by unheralded British heavyweight Danny Williams, who proposes to his girlfriend in the ring after the win. She accepts.
June 11, 2005 - Tyson's career more than likely ends when he quits after the sixth round after desperately trying to foul his way to a win against Kevin McBride.
