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Birth of Mike Tyson
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Changing Cities
At the age of 10 Mike and his family moved from the Bronx to Brownsville, a city with some of the highest crime and poverty rates -
Juvenile
By the age of 13 Mike had been arrested 38 times, one could only assume that the families move to Brownsville played a bit of a factor. Tyson got put into the Tyron School for Boys -
Tyson's boxing skills are discovered
When Mike was 13 he was placed in the Tyron School for Boys, where his boxing skills were discovered by JDC counselor Bobby Stewart -
Tyson gets a new trainer
After a couple months Bobby would introduce Mike to Cus D'Amato -
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Tyson Wins Gold
In the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympics Tyson won the gold medal -
Passing of Lorna Smith
When Mike was 16 his mother passed away after her battle with cancer -
Cus D'Amato takes in Mike
After the passing of his mother, Mikes trainer and manager Cus D'Amato would become Mike's legal guardian -
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Tyson takes boxing by storm
Mike Tyson had taken the boxing world by storm, defeating opponents left and right en route to becoming the undisputed heavy weight champion -
Tyson makes pro debut
Mike Tyson would make his pro debut on March 6 1985 where he would defeat Hector Mercedes in the first round via TKO -
Passing of Cus
Tyson's mentor and coach Cus D'Amato died from pneumonia -
Tyson goes to prison
Mike Tyson is convicted of rape and sentenced to prison. During that time Mike was dealing with an addiction to cocaine -
Tyson has his first fight back
Mike Tyson won his first fight back against Peter Mcneeley -
Tyson gets released from Prison
Mike Tyson got released on parole after only serving 3 of his 6 years in Prison