no matter what he did, how he acted and who associated himself with i still feel bad 4 the guy. i am close 2 twenty thousand dollars in debt and out of work in my profession. i have some idea how this guy feels and what he is going through. i loved him as a box and i love him more as a person. could only hope the best 4 this guy. it is just a shame that he could not have been a more positive person in society.



I'm a street bum, says broke Tyson
By Anne Campbell, Metro
28 June 2004
Boxing legend Mike Tyson has been sleeping in homeless shelters and living like a 'street bum' since declaring himself bankrupt. The former heavyweight champion of the world, who once had more than £165million in the bank and regularly earned £5million per fight, also said he has been accepting handouts from drug dealers.

He added: 'For two years I have been a bum, truly a bum in the streets. 'I've got nowhere to live. I've been crashing with friends, literally sleeping in shelters. Unsavoury characters are giving me money and I'm taking it. I need it. The drug dealers, they sympathise with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.'

Tyson, who will be 38 on Wednesday, will fight British boxer Danny Williams on July 30 in an attempt to make some money.

But he is so deeply in debt that even the £7.6million to be paid to him by promoter Don King to settle a lawsuit will not lift him out of the red.

He said: 'When I had money I was an animal. I was so belligerent. I lost all across the board. My life has been a total waste.'

Tyson, who served three years in jail for rape in the 1990s and who bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during a 1997 fight, still thinks he can be heavyweight champion again.

He added: 'I know I was a tough, bad-ass talking fighter, but I ain't no mob figure. I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues.

'I ain't the same person I was when I bit that guy's ear off.'

Is this true? I ask because of the bottom statement:

2toratora said:

Does he even know what it means let alone how to say it? He makes Jessica Simpson seem like a mensa student.

'I wuth an animal. I wuth be-be-be-ludacwisp' I think they misquoted.

couldnt happen to a nicer guy.....bahahahhahahahhahaha....L-O-S-E-RRRRR

But yes. No one deserves to be homeless. Hope he gets his life together.

I feel sorry for him..I know that what he did wasn't correct and maybe i'm a little naive but I attempt to believe that circumstances make a person...and not all of us would make those same decisions but some of us do...no need to judge others for the decisions they make...
And having a manager like :



doesn't help either



ps I forgot the name of his manager

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I love Mike, but I don't feel bad for him. He's had more wealth than people could ever dream of.

PS: I don't think he ever had the kind of money mentioned in the article. That's probably what he made throughout his career, but if you want to know where that money went you should ask Don King about it.

J0eyC0c0 said:

thx JOey for mentioning the asshole's name

This isn't exactly true. On the ESPN website they said that he is living in a very small house in Phoenix. Mike is just trying for sympathy.


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Chico1 said:

He deserves it. He's a piece of shit who deserves all thet he gets.

EvilWhiteMale said:

He wants to be homeless.

J0eyC0c0 said:

IT'S ROBIN GIVENS AND HER STANK-ASS MOMMA FAULT!
DAMN THAT GOLD DIGGIN...

Stay tuned...

I've always said that once he stops fighting (the only thing he knows how to do),
WATCH OUT! As long as he's training for the next fight, he's somewhat controllable.
Once that's over, he's over...and he's taking a few unlucky souls with him.
His type of personality won't permit him to go out like a biatch, he's
going down in a blaze of glory, fighting...

Mike is just waiting to EXPLODE!

Mike Tyson is impossible to feel bad for.Even if you put aside who he is as a person.I remember reading that he had five mansions/houses at once.Two hundred thousand dollar exotic sports cars, bengal tigers, hundred-grand plus for a platnum chain, fur coats,etc...Doesnt matter how much money you start out with.If your spending habits are like that, you will be broke someday.Probably didnt invest in a damn thing either.But I'm sure he has a little stash tucked away somewhere.

Chico1 said:

i agree. no one deserves tp be homeless. unfortunately, some people earn it. mike wasted his career, his money and his brain. there were other options for him to take but the the ones he chose led him to this.

SassyBritches said:

Well he admits his life was a total waste, which is REALLY sad...

SassyBritches said:

He could've had it all! Though, I don't think I would've enjoyed him as a commentator.

I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson


2 old men:

Hey...hey leroy...leroy

Yeah

Did you hear about that boy mike tyson?

Mike...mike tyson he’s the boy
That played football from montreal ain’t he?

No no you old coophe a...he a boxer man

Yeah

Let me tell ya I went to his fight a couple months ago.
I seen him hit this boyand he hit the boy so hard
His head flew off into the eigtheenth row

(laughing)

They had to get his head out of the eighteenth row

[prince & jeff]
I was in jeff’s crib one night about eight
And we were watchin’a couple of mike tyson fight tapes
Jeff was like...

Manyou see how hard mike’s punchin’?

Come on jeff the other guy was just lungin’
Leftrightleftrightanother k.o.
If that was me I’d a been ok though
The very next day I gave russell a ring
With j.l. and omar we all called don king
I said ’yeahdon I got a problem

Tell ’em prince

’yeah what’s up? what you sayin? you tryin’ to solve ’em? ’
’forget the small talk let’s get to the nitty gritty’
’me and miketwo monthstrumpatlantic city’

Yoyou got this you gonna bust dude up

Yeahyou can be my trainer

Word up?

I’m rough like a freight train smooth like ice
And yo jeffstraight upI think I can mike tyson

Manyou can beat himyou can beat him

Yo manword up
Yo I put on a couple of pounds man we can do this

You can do it

Newspaper boyold men:

Extraextra read all about it
Fresh prince challenges iron mike tyson to a fight
(laughing)
Ah he’s crazy

Ain’t that the boy who knocked the guy’s head in the fifthteen row?

Hey leroyyou read the paper?
That boy done lost his man

[princebarber]
There was press conference to see what training I was doing
Before then I had never heard reporters booing
Cameras flashing I was in the middle
I didn’t wanna look dumb so I exagerrated a little
I said uh I been training 2o hours a day
Lifting big old cars and big bails of hay (that’s what he’s doin’)
And I run 10000 miles every morning
Thinkin’ about mike and my moment of glory
(tell ’em more)
I drink water 20 gallons a pop
And I can throw a volkswagon a whole half block
(he can do it too)
And 4 million sit ups...in a minute....
..i ain’t lying I did it
(he done it)
The general public thought I was a fool
I was gettin’ dissed but I guess that was cool
Well gettin’ dissed is never good
But I was even gettin’ dissed in my old nieghborhood
I was at the corner at the top of my block
There was a couple of people standing outside of the barber shop
It was larwencemy barberand franny
He yelled out

Heyprinceyou can win!

I said ’really? ’ and I stopped to chat

You could beat him manif you hit him wit a bat
Ha ha...you gon’ get whipped
But can I have your shoes when he break your neck?

Everybody was laughin’ out loud
I thought at least my own grandma would be proud
I went to her house and snuck in to surpise her
I heard her on the phone
(a thousand bucks on tyson)

[princering announcer]
It’s fight day and man am I hyped
Woah I can’t wait to see mike
Boy I’m hyped ready to be my thing
Trump castle casino

In this corner...weighing in
At a mere 165 poundsthe lighting rodent
The fresh prince! (booing)

And in this corner...
The heavyweight champion of the world...
Iron mike tyson (cheering)

I came out hustling sliding and grabbing
Slippin’ and dippin’ hustlin’ and jabbin’
For a second I looked good out there
But then mike brought to reality my worst nightmare
One punchthat’s all it took (oooh)
He hit me in my ribs and my insides shook
Now how can I say this and be a little discreet
Let’s just say that my bowels released
I called timeout and went back to my corner
Said to my coach ’ain’t no way I’m goin’
The hell back out thereman you can’t forget it’
My body’s like a punchin’ bag and mike is gonna (hit it)
They tried to make me go meet my doom
But I sucker punched my coach and hauled to my dressing room
The next day the headline in the town
’fresh prince breaks camptyson wins first round’
Some fool asked why I ran away
I said ’a good run is better than a bad stand anyday’
My career is over as far as fightin’
But I don’t know what made me think I can beat mike tyson

2 old men:

Hey leroy!

Yeah

Did you see the fight? did you see the fight?

The..the..the football player?

No the boxercome on man
I was at the fight last night
I paid four hundred and seventy fo’ thousand dollars
For my ticket right...

Ahyou weren’t at no fight
I seen you around here last night

..and the boy..the boy ran out the ring

You always lying

I ain’t lying...

You lie to your grandkids..

..i seen it...

...you been lying ever since you was a little kid

...mike tyson punched the boy in his ribsand his leg fell off
His leg fell off and it fell over...

...you always lying

...and it knocked the hbo camerman’s camera fell out his hand
I saidGod damnI couldn’t beleive it leroy
You shoulda been there...you definetly shoulda been there

...i was right next to you playin’ checkers

Chico1 said:

Jessica fucking Simpson is a mensa student compared to Mikey.... give me a break

How much do you really know about Tyson? Granted he has his crazy verbal moments, we all do, but Tyson is actually very well versed and can articulately joust on numerous intellectual matters.

I have no sympathy for rapists.

this truly is a hallmark card waiting to be made.

CarrieMpls said:

I can't argue with you on that coz he fell in my estimation as a man after the Desire Washington case. I was just stating some facts and views about the fighter, not about the despicable act of rape. My apologies if any offence was caused.

senik said:

oh, none taken. My sentiment wasn't really in reponse to you, just the thread in general.

CarrieMpls said:

Ah, gotcha.