Boxing

Mike Tyson

Undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, youngest heavyweight champion at 20

All evidence

1 record, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.

1. 1979

   • Bench press on a Universal machine (weight stack)250 lb × 10

     Working setAge 12-13, in juvenile detention at Tryon, before he started boxing

     Book, si.com1979

     Quote and details

     “He turned his back on me and when he looked back I was pressing the 250 pounds, ten times – without warming up.”

     The story of how Mike Tyson was discovered by Cus D'Amato at age 12 (Sports Illustrated, excerpt of Iron Ambition, 2017-05-30)Weight room at the Tryon School for Boys

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