Mike Tyson: The Boxing Legend Revealed

Who is Mike Tyson?

Love him or hate him, Mike Tyson is a legend. He propelled boxing to new heights during his reign as the heavy weight champ in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Along with courting success inside the ring however, he courted just as much controversy outside of it.

He was born into a poor family in one of the roughest sections of the Bronx, to an unstable mother and increasingly uncertain conditions. Mike Tyson was seemingly dealt a bad hand from the very beginning, and due to his short stature and his high pitched voice, he was the constant target of bullies.

It was all the bullies, and other demons in his life that led Tyson to box. He then rose up through the boxing ranks like the ultimate gladiator, until he made it clear that this former target of bullies was not going to be bullied anymore! But like some tragic hero from antiquity, Tyson often proved to be his own Achilles heel, and his out of control behavior would be his own downfall.

Sure, he was troubled. But he was also one of a kind. So much so, that we just keep right on asking the question; who is Mike Tyson?