Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family lived in Bedford -Stuyvesant until their financial burdens necessitated a move to Brownsville. Tyson’s father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, abandoned the family when Tyson was 2, leaving his mother, Lorna Smith Tyson, to care for them on her own. She died a year later leaving Tyson in the care of boxing manager and trainer Cus D'Amato. Tyson has a brother, Rodney who is five years older and a sister, Denise, who died of a heart attack at the age of 25 in 1991.
He studied in the Tryon school for boys in Johnstown, New York. It was at school that Tyson’s emerging boxing ability was discovered by Bobby Stewart.
Tyson competed at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, and won the gold medal twice.
Tyson was the undisputed heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. He was the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously. Tyson is considered to have been one of the better heavyweight boxers of all time. He is also the only Heavyweight boxer to individually unify the WBC, WBA and IBF titles.
He studied in the Tryon school for boys in Johnstown, New York. It was at school that Tyson’s emerging boxing ability was discovered by Bobby Stewart.
Tyson competed at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, and won the gold medal twice.
Tyson was the undisputed heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. He was the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously. Tyson is considered to have been one of the better heavyweight boxers of all time. He is also the only Heavyweight boxer to individually unify the WBC, WBA and IBF titles.
(Written by Felipe Báez - 3°J - 6,2)
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