Mike Tyson made his pro-boxing debut on this day
Former two-time heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson made his professional boxing debut against Hector Mercedes on March 6, 1985. The hall-of-fame boxer registered a knock-out victory against Mercedes in the first round itself. In his 20-year-long professional boxing career, Tyson fought 58 bouts, winning 50 and losing only 6 of them.