Former world champion Mike Tyson was truly able to change the sport of boxing with his elite power.
Tyson has knocked out Larry Holmes, Frank Bruno, and Michael Spinks among many others as he secured his legacy in the sport.
Considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight fighters of all time, Tyson has a lengthy highlight reel.
Among his key highlights are some quick finishes. In 44 career knockouts, nine have come in the very first minute of the fight.
Mike Tyson had seven one-minute knockouts before he became world champion
As Tyson began his professional career with a ruthless knockout streak, many of his finishes came sooner rather than later.
In just the second professional fight of his career, Tyson would be able to dispatch Trent Singleton just before the minute mark of their bout at 18 years old.
Two months later, Tyson would become a 4-0 professional with a 39-second knockout over Ricardo Spain. ‘Iron Mike’ scored two knockdowns in the incredibly quick fight.
Facing Michael Johnson in Atlantic City in September 1985, Tyson would take just 39 seconds to finish the bout. Just a month later, Tyson would stop Robert Colay two seconds earlier in the first round.
One week after his win over Colay, Tyson would knock out Benjamin Sterling 54 seconds into the first round.
In December 1985, Mark Young would last just 50 seconds against Tyson.
For his seventh sub-minute knockout, Tyson knocked out Marvis Frazier, son of Joe Frazier in July 1986. Larry Holmes also finished Frazier three years before the loss.
Mike Tyson’s final two sub-minute knockouts came in 2000 and 2003
Despite the opening two years of his career containing seven knockouts in less than a minute, there would be a 14-year wait for his eighth.
Facing former George Foreman opponent Lou Savarese in June 2000, Tyson was able to dispatch the experienced opponent in just 38 seconds.
A left hook knocked Savarese down in the opening seconds of the bout, then Tyson could end the fight moments later. However, as ‘Iron Mike’ pursued relentlessly, he also knocked down the referee in the final exchanges of the fight.
The final sub-minute knockout of Tyson’s career would also be the last victory of his career. Facing Clifford Etienne in February 2003, a right hook improved by Freddie Roach for Tyson would be the final blow of the fight.
Coming just 49 seconds after the fight began, Tyson’s final win would be a spectacular one.