It seems like an eternity since the highly anticipated fight between “Iron Mike” Tyson And Jake “The Problem Child” Paul was first announced, but after months and months of debate, pushback, and wondering if the fight would ever happen, we are officially less than 10 days away from the event.

Mike Tyson, former heavyweight champion of the world, is now 58 years old. He hasn’t fought in a non-exhibition match since 2005. He’s a shadow of the fighter he once was, but that shadow still looms large. Nowadays, many people don’t understand how dominant Tyson was in his prime.

Here’s a look back at the start of Mike Tyson’s career and whether it will impact his next fight against Paul.

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Mike Tyson’s first fight

After years of fighting as an amateur, Tyson made his professional debut at age 18 on March 6, 1985. He defeated Hector Mercedes by first-round TKO. His first nationally televised event took place less than a year later on February 16, 1986. Tyson was victorious over Jesse Ferguson after the referee stopped the match midway through the sixth round.

Tyson’s professional achievements

Throughout his career, Tyson was named heavyweight champion in several organizations, including the WBA, WBC and IBF. In fact, Tyson was the first heavyweight to hold all three titles at the same time.

His first heavyweight title came after a second-round TKO victory over Trevor Berbick, which earned him the WBC title and made him the youngest champion (20 years 4 months) in history.

Tyson began his career with 19 consecutive knockouts. He achieved a record of 37–0 (33 KOs) before suffering his first defeat to Buster Douglas on February 11, 1990. Douglas’ victory is considered one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history .

Tyson also defeated his opponent Marvis Frazier by TKO in 30 seconds.

Tyson’s most recent fight

Tyson’s last professional fight took place in 2005, a match against Kevin McBride. Tyson quit before the seventh round and later admitted he only agreed to the fight for the money.

Since then, Tyson has only appeared in exhibition matches. Most recently, Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr. on November 28, 2020. The fight ended in a split decision draw.

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How to watch Tyson vs. Paul

• Date: Friday November 15

• Time: 8 p.m. ET

• TV: Not available on television

• Streaming: Netflix

This article was originally published on USA TODAY: Everything you need to know about the start of Mike Tyson’s boxing career