1996 Mike Tyson Training Worn Gloves. Acquired directly from heavyweight contender Jose Ribalta, who took on the frightening role of Iron Mike's sparring partner as the Champ trained for his bout with Frank Bruno on March 16, 1996. Ribalta's handwritten letter of provenance explains that he was given this well worn pair of "Ringside" gloves in the days preceding the bout, at which time Tyson signed each in perfect black marker. The gloves show excellent wear, and surely show the signs of the power that retired Bruno in the third round to give Mike the W.B.C. title

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Mike Tyson Career Highlights

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966). He won two world heavyweight boxing championships during his career and remains the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title.
Nicknamed "Iron Mike Tyson", "Kid Dynamite" and "The Baddest Man on the Planet" Tyson adopted the Muslim name Malik Abdul Aziz, after his conversion to the Nation of Islam while in prison for his rape conviction (a similar step was taken by his hero Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., when he became Muhammad Ali 20 years before it) during the Vietnam War. For his behaviour both in and out of the ring, ESPN has ranked Tyson as the number1 “Most Outrageous Character” in modern sports history as determined by a panel of experts and an Internet poll.
He was trained by Cus D'Amato in the early part of his career, Tyson unified the belts in the splintered heavyweight division in the late 1980s and won many of his fights by knockout. He knocked out his first 19 professional opponents no later than the sixth round, and 13 of them in the first. He was the undisputed heavyweight champion for over two years before losing to Buster Douglas in 1990.
In 1992 he was convicted of raping a beauty pageant contestant, and after being released from prison in 1995, he engaged in a series of comeback fights. In 1997, he bit off a portion of Evander Holyfield's ear. He fought for a championship again at 35, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis in 2002. Tyson retired from competitive boxing in 2005.
Since retiring he has engaged in a series of exhibition bouts in a tour across the U.S to pay his numerous debts. He declared bankruptcy in 2003, despite receiving over US$30 million for several of his fights and $300 million over his career.