Mike Tyson pays respects to Johnny Owen when he visits Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, 2009
Mike Tyson made a visit to the small South Wales Valley town of Merthyr Tydfil to pay tribute to Welsh Boxer Jonny Owen whose stature stands in town centre. Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a retired American professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, with 12 of them occurring in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to individually unify them.
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Location: Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Ben Wyeth / Alamy / Afripics
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