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The Young Tyson
As a 12 year old I was fascinated with Tyson and his story. A juvenile delinquent being saved from a life of crime. He had no role models, both parents were drug addicts his dad walked away when he was born and his mother left to raise him and two siblings. Tyson has said
“My mother would feed me liquor and drugs to get me to sleep”
By the age of 13 Tyson had been arrested 38 times he was sent to the Tryon school for boys in New York. It was here that the Juvenile Detention center counsellor/ youth worker and former boxer Bobby Stewart could see something in him. Stewart trained him for a few months before introducing him to Cus D’Amato, the man who would launch Tyson into boxing greatness and become his legal guardian.
D’Amato had already guided Floyd Patterson (heavyweight) and Jose Torres to world title honours.
From the age of 13 Tyson impressed D’Amato with his physical size and strength and sparring full grown men…after watching spar for the first time he said that this is the future heavyweight champion of the world!!
Cus D’Amato’s mind and psychological impact on Tyson in these early years is so profound and intense from an early age. Remember that from the age of 13 Tyson was told every day that he was greatest fighter Cus had ever seen. The desire and mission for Cus was for Tyson to become the youngest ever heavyweight champion of the world. He had even used hypnosis on Tyson during this time. An amazing achievement in what the mind can achieve.
At age 20 in 1986 Tyson became the youngest ever heavyweight champion of the world.
The Older Tyson
Tyson has become a part of our culture with the rise of his one man shows, his Hot Boxing podcast, his Tyson Ranch, Boxing Clubs and interviews such as the Joe Rogan podcast and others. His wisdom and intelligence, the frailty showing his emotional side is something we didn’t see in the ferocious young kid.
I wanted to show the two sides of Tyson in this piece ~ The ferocious side and the peaceful side.
