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The essentials: on 22 November 1986, at twenty years, four months and twenty-three days, Tyson beat Trevor Berbick in the second round to become the youngest heavyweight world champion in history — a record still standing forty years on. This tee carries WORLD CHAMP '86 and THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET in weathered lettering. Premium cotton 180 gsm, crew neck, heat transfer print. Navy, 7 sizes S to 4XL, €29, free shipping.
A record that has held for forty years, summed up in two figures.
22 November 1986
Tyson faced Trevor Berbick for the WBC heavyweight title. The fight was stopped in the second round: hurt, Berbick got up three times before the referee ruled he was in no state to continue.
Tyson was twenty years, four months and twenty-three days old. He took apart the precocity record held by Floyd Patterson — the other great champion produced by Cus D'Amato, his trainer, who had died a year earlier.
He went on to unify the WBA and IBF titles and became undisputed heavyweight champion at twenty-one. Nobody has taken that precocity record back since.
« The Baddest Man on the Planet »
The phrase became his unofficial nickname from that period onwards. In American slang bad here means formidable — not wicked, but the last man on earth you would want across from you.
It rested on numbers: across his first nineteen professional fights, Tyson won twelve in the first round.
What it looks like on
An entirely typographic composition, centred on the chest, in cream and red on navy.
Top to bottom: BROOKLYN'S FINEST in a red arc, Mike Tyson in very large cream cursive script, WORLD CHAMP '86 in bold capitals, THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET in red either side of a rule, and U·S·A in script to close.
Behind the lettering, a red silhouette shows through — a boxer in guard, partly hidden by the words.
The whole print is weathered: letters slightly eaten away, colours faded, like an old screen print.
Premium cotton, crew neck, short sleeves, straight cut. Plain back.
Your size
European cut — take your usual size, with no adjustment. Seven sizes, S to 4XL, all at the same price. Chest runs from about 96 cm / 38 in on a S to 132 cm / 52 in on a 4XL.
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Frequently asked questions
How old was Mike Tyson when he became world champion?
Twenty years, four months and twenty-three days, on 22 November 1986, beating Trevor Berbick in the second round for the WBC heavyweight title. He is the youngest heavyweight world champion in history, a record never beaten since.
Whose record did Tyson break in 1986?
Floyd Patterson's, until then the youngest heavyweight champion. Like Tyson, Patterson was a Cus D'Amato fighter — and D'Amato died a year before Tyson took the belt.
What does « The Baddest Man on the Planet » mean?
In American slang, bad here means formidable rather than wicked. The nickname came out of his early years: across his first nineteen professional fights he won twelve in the first round.
Why Brooklyn's Finest?
Because Tyson was born in Brooklyn in 1966 and grew up there, in Brownsville. The phrase claims him as the pride of the borough. A tee dedicated to Brooklyn also exists.
Does it come in big sizes?
Yes, up to 4XL: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL and 4XL, all at the same price. Most boxing tees on the market stop at XXL.
Which size should I take?
Standard European cut: take your usual size. Chest runs from about 96 cm / 38 in on a S to 132 cm / 52 in on a 4XL.
