Mike Tyson KO 1 Michael Spinks, June 27, 1988

More than 30 years after he exploded onto the scene as a teenage wrecking ball, Mike Tyson is still one of the most high-profile boxing figures in the world, appearing in movies and starring in his own one-man show on Broadway. 

Tyson's campaign to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history remains one of the most exciting times in the history of the sport. In the late 1980s, Iron Mike's swath of destruction in the ring made him a mainstream star.