Mike Tyson Michael Gerard " Mike " Tyson ( June 30 , 1966 ) is an American boxer . Tyson was the undisputed heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC , WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles . He won the WBC title when he was 20 years , 4 months and 22 days old , after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round . Throughout his career , Tyson became well known for his ferocious and intimidating boxing style as well as his controversial behavior both inside and outside the ring . Wrestling . During his time away from boxing in 1998 , Tyson made a guest appearance at WrestleMania XIV as an enforcer for the main event match between Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin . During this time , Tyson was also an unofficial member of D - Generation X . Tyson was paid $ 3 million for being the guest enforcer of the match at Wrestlemania . Tyson also appeared on WWE Monday Night Raw as the guest host on 11 January 2010 and even made his return to the ring in a tag team match with Chris Jericho against D - Generation X . At first , the duo had their way until Tyson revealed a DX T - shirt he was wearing underneath a black shirt he was wearing and knocked - out Jericho , which allowed Shawn Michaels to pin Jericho , giving DX the win . Personal life . Tyson has been legally married three times and he had seven children with several different women . His first marriage was to actress Robin Givens from February 7 , 1988 to February 14 , 1989 . Givens was known for her work on the sitcom " Head of the Class " . Tyson ' s marriage to Givens was especially tumultuous with allegations of violence , spousal abuse and mental instability on Tyson ' s part . Matters came to a head when Tyson and Givens gave a joint interview with Barbara Walters on the ABC TV newsmagazine show " 20 / 20 " in September 1988 , in which Givens described life with Tyson as " torture , pure hell , worse than anything I could possibly imagine . " Givens also described Tyson as " manic depressive " on national television while Tyson looked on with an intent and calm expression . A month later , Givens announced that she was seeking a divorce from the allegedly abusive Tyson . They had no children but she claims to have had a miscarriage while Tyson claims she was never pregnant and only used that to get him to marry her . His second marriage was to Monica Turner from April 19 , 1997 to January 14 , 2003 . At the time of the divorce filing , Turner worked as a pediatric resident at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC . She is also the sister of Michael Steele , the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and current Republican National Committee Chairman . Turner filed for divorce from Tyson in January 2002 , claiming that he committed adultery during their five - year marriage , an act that " has neither been forgiven nor condoned . " The couple had two children : Rayna and Amir . On May 25 , 2009 , Tyson ' s 4 - year - old daughter , Exodus , was found by her 7 - year - old brother , Miguel , unconscious and tangled in a cord , dangling from an exercise treadmill . The child ' s mother untangled her , administered CPR and called for medical attention . Exodus was listed in " extremely critical condition " and was on life support at Phoenix ' s St . Joseph ' s Hospital and Medical Center . She subsequently died of her injuries on May 26 , 2009 . Ten days later , Tyson wed for the third time , to girlfriend Lakiha Spicer , age 32 , exchanging vows on Saturday , June 6 , 2009 , in a short , private ceremony , at the La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel - casino . Spicer was a resident of nearby suburban Henderson , NV . County marriage records in Las Vegas show the couple got a marriage license 30 minutes before their ceremony . Spicer is the mother of Tyson ' s daughter , Milan . His other children include Mikey ( born 1990 ) , Miguel ( born 2002 ) and D ' Amato ( born 1990 ) . He has a total of seven children including the deceased Exodus . In 2009 , he became a vegan . While on the talk show The View in early May 2010 , Tyson revealed that he is now forced to live paycheck to paycheck . He went on to say : " I ' m totally destitute and broke . But I have an awesome life , I have an awesome wife who cares about me . I ' m totally broke . I had a lot of fun . It ( going broke ) just happened . I ' m very grateful . I don ' t deserve to have the wife that I have ; I don ' t deserve the kids that I have , but I do , and I ' m very grateful . "