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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – DECEMBER 8: Mike Tyson celebrates after he defeated Alex Stewart in the first round during a Heavyweight match December 8, 1990 at The Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tyson won the fight with a first round TKO. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – DECEMBER 8: Mike Tyson celebrates after he defeated Alex Stewart in the first round during a Heavyweight match December 8, 1990 at The Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tyson won the fight with a first round TKO. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
The toughest and one of the greatest in boxing, Mike Tyson has fought umpteen blistering bouts in his life other than seizing his opponent. Notably, the first setback came for him in 1982 when his mother died. Three years later, he lost his promoter and trainer, Cus D’Amato, who raised ‘Iron Mike’ as a kid. However, these early injuries changed the dimension of his life.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 9: Mike Tyson talks with the media after he was defeated by Evander Holyfield for the WBA Heavyweight tittle at the MGM Grand Garden on November 9, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holyfield won the fight with a TKO in the 11th round. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
But the passing of his daughter Exodus in 2009 in a horrible accident took everything from him. He could never heal these wounds. However, he achieved almost every accolade that was there in the ring. But the demise of the most important people at regular intervals in his life affected him badly. Since he is bold in his words, he has expressed his deep concerns with pure honesty in several interviews.
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In an interview from the past, ‘The Baddest Man on Earth’ said that he is in deep misery. He expressed his pain in his savage tone. He said, “I wish when you guys had children for I can kick them in the f**king head of stomping their testi***s for you to feel my pain and that’s the pain I had waking up every day.”
Notably, Mike Tyson, apart from his life outside the ring, showcased beauty of his hands and developed such an incredible set of skills that he was untouchable in his prime.
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Mike Tyson’s life at present
As of now, Heavyweight stalwart is not active inside the ring. Though he appears in podcasts and media events, and often comes into the headlines of sport magazines for his fearless opinion and probable exhibition bouts.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 25: Mike Tyson speaks onstage during the “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truthts” panel discussion at the HBO portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour – Day 2 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 25, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Currently, ‘Kid Dynamite’ is exercising the business mogul inside him. Apart from that, life has to go on, so he is striving hard to achieve new goals along with his philanthropic initiatives.
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