While Tyson started fighting during his childhood in Brooklyn, he didn’t begin to box until his teenage years. After repeated run-ins with the law, he found himself in upstate New York at the Tyron School for Boys. There, Mike sought out Bobby Stewart, a former boxer turned counselor; Stewart, however, realized he was dealing with […]
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When he was in prison serving time for rape, the fearsome puncher was said to have read up on Zedong’s politics and identified with them. He wanted to feel less shallow, and is also said to keep a collection of ‘Chairman Mao’s’ writings. Tyson got the tattoo in tribute to his new inspiration. On July […]