Mike Tyson is back in the ring again now that he’s agreed to fight Jake Paul — the social media star who is 30 years Mike’s junior. Throughout 2024, boxing fans couldn’t contain their excitement over the match. But the champ has one fan who’s closest to his heart: his wife, Lahika Spicer.
With three ex-wives and multiple children with three women, there is a lot to unpack. Learn more about Mike’s current marriage and his ex-wives, here.
Robin Givens, born November 27, 1964, was already famous when she met Mike in 1987. The gorgeous actress was the talk of the town as brainy beauty Darlene on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class.
The couple soon married in February 1988, but the honeymoon phase didn’t last long. In an explosive 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters the following September, Robin described the marriage as “torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine.” A month later, she filed for divorce, citing spousal abuse and was granted a temporary restraining order. Mike sought an annulment, accusing her of stealing millions of dollars and manipulating the public. Robin responded by filing a $125 million libel suit for defamation. Their divorce was finalized on Valentine’s Day in 1989.
Robin, who loves to post about her life on Instagram, would go on to expand her family in 1993 when she adopted her first son, Michael “Buddy” Givens. Four years later, in 1997, she exchanged vows with her tennis instructor, Svetozar Marinković. However, their marital bliss was short-lived as she filed for divorce only a few months later. In 1999, she welcomed her second son, William “Billy” Jensen, into the world with her former boyfriend, tennis player Murphy Jensen.
Monica Turner, who was born in Washington D.C., had a chance encounter with Mike at a party hosted by Eddie Murphy in 1990 at the comedian’s home in New Jersey. An instant connection formed between them, and they remained in contact over the following years.
In fact, during the time when the boxer was imprisoned for charges of rape and misconduct, Monica, the half-sister of Michael S. Steele, the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, made regular visits every two weeks to sustain their relationship, according to The Washington Post. The outlet also spoke about their relationship during Mike’s sentence, reporting “Turner routinely put aside her arduous pre-medical course work to visit him.”
