Jake Paul will aim to join the elite group of boxers who beat Mike Tyson this Friday night.

tyson He’s one of the sport’s most iconic superstars and now he’s ready to take on Paul. A big crossover fight in Texas.

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It was a match confirmed to be considered professionalThis means the result will affect both fighters’ records.

This could lead to a big shock for Tyson. paul He is on the very short list of rivals to officially beat him.

Here’s a look at the 58-year-old’s all-time record and the boxers who came out on top against iconic boxers in the ring…

Mike Tyson’s record

Tyson has an incredible professional record of 50-6.

His career began in 1985 and apparently ended in 2005; His return to the ring will be on Friday against Paul.

‘Iron Mike’ won each of his first 37 fights before suffering his first defeat in five years of his career in 1990.

After this defeat, he had 13 more victories.

Tyson throughout his career undisputed heavyweight champion and set multiple records in boxing.

He holds the title of the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight belts.

Moreover, he was the first person in history to have all of these titles at the same time.

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Who did Mike Tyson lose to?

Tyson was defeated only six times in his entire career.

And here are the boxers who were part of the special group that managed to overcome one of the sport’s all-time greats.

As previously mentioned, his first defeat came in 1990 with a 37-0 run. Ended by Buster Douglas inside most shocking sadness in boxing history.

Douglas won by knockout, knocking out Tyson in the tenth round before being counted out by the referee.

‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ lost his heavyweight title and tasted defeat for the first time.

However, after this loss he claimed: I wasn’t in the right mood to defend his belt.

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After this first defeat, it took another six years for another boxer to beat him in the ring.

Evander Holyfield He beat Tyson at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 1996 and again a year later.

Including their infamous rematch iconic ear biting‘Iron’ let his anger get the better of him in one of the most memorable boxing moments.

He tasted defeat (and Holyfield’s ear) once again in Las Vegas, losing in back-to-back matches for the first time.

This led Tyson to three career losses, including in 2002. His time as an elite heavyweight boxer is over.

Lennox Lewis He became the third fighter to defeat the legend, knocking him out to win the heavyweight title fight.

Following the loss to Lewis, Tyson began the final stages of his professional career by fighting three more fights.

After two defeats against Clifford Etienne, his time in the ring against Danny Williams and Kevin McBride came to an end.

This spelled a bad end for Tyson before he started participating in some exhibition events after 2005.

He is now out of retirement To beat Paul in Dallas.

He will aim to come back with a win and increase his record to 51 wins and 6 losses.

But the defeat would be monumental for YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, who could become only the sixth man to defeat the icon.