Legends Michael Phelps and Mike Tyson Share an Interesting Similarity- Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Published 05/03/2022, 10:15 AM EDT

When you hear the word swimming, perhaps the first name that comes to your mind would be Michael Phelps. Now try out the same thing with boxing. While some of you want to scream out Mohammed Ali, some would definitely go with Mike Tyson. However, it’s not a comparison, it’s simply about finding some common ground between the two legends in their respective sports. What do Tyson and Phelps have in common?

Michael Phelps has been one of the greatest swimmers ever. A similar phrase could be used for Mike Tyson in boxing. The 55-year-old boxer still holds the record for the youngest world heavyweight champion. A feat he accomplished at the age of 20. On the other hand, Phelps holds every known record in the world of swimming as well.

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Michael Phelps and Mike Tyson were born on the same day

There’s not much in common between boxing and swimming, except for the two legends sharing the birthday on the same date. Michael and Mike both have their birthday on June 30. Of course, there’s an age difference of 19 years between the two, but perhaps their stars are aligned in the same order. Although when it comes to dedication and hard work, they both have a lot in common here as well.

Well, if you also share your birthday with these two remarkable sports personalities, consider yourself lucky and start working towards your goals. After all, you already got the much-needed motivation to start with.

15-year-old nearly touches Phelps’ record

It’s been six years since the legend said goodbye to swimming. While most of his records remain untouched, there was one that was nearly broken by a 15-year-old swimmer recently. In the world championship trials, Thomas Heilman clocked a record time of 1:58.01 seconds in the 200m butterfly.

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However, the record for the fastest -year-old in US history is still under the name of Michael Phelps.

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Heilman might have missed the record by a mere 2 seconds, but still, it’s a great achievement. Before this record, he was also the second-best in the 13-14 age category besides Michael.

As he gathers a little more experience, perhaps the kid would be unstoppable and a serious threat to Michael Phelps’ swimming records.

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Saurav Panwar is a US Sports writer at EssentiallySports. A postgraduate in Media and Communication Studies, he shares a profound love for creative direction and filmmaking. Saurav is also an avid reader and a literature devotee whose fandom spreads from classics to sci-fi, non-fiction, plays, comics, and much more.

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Deepakshi Chaudhary

Legends Michael Phelps and Mike Tyson Share an Interesting Similarity- Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Michael Phelps and Mike Tyson were born on the same day

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