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I never look at a high point in my career. Everyone thinks about the Spinks fight, but that fight only lasted 91 seconds, so it's hard to say it defined my career.

Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 30
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Michael Gerard Tyson
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