Mr. Byrne
P.E Health
10 October 2017
Athlete Biography Mike Tyson became the youngest boxing champion or the world, only at the age of 20. Despite his rough past and troublesome childhood, he made his way to success and made history in the boxing world. There have been some bumps in his career and gained some notoriety including serving jail time for rape charges and biting off a part or someone’s ear. Many factors, negative and positive affected Tyson’s career and behavior. Some of the factors include childhood, culture, family, media and more.
Mike Tyson was born on June 30th, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. When he was about two years old, his father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick abandoned the family leaving his mother, Lorna Tyson to