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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Perfection on July 10, 2003, 12:22:57 PM
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Tyson: 'I hate my life'
Associated Press
7/9/2003
NEW YORK (AP) - Mike Tyson says he has lost his soul as a human being and hates himself.
"Maybe in my next life, I'll have a better life," Tyson said in an interview for Fox Sports Net's 'Beyond the Glory,' to be broadcast July 16. "And that's why I'm just looking forward to go to the other world. 'Cause I really hate the way I live now. And I hate my life now."
Tyson's former wife, actress Robin Givens, also talks about being abused by the boxer.
According to transcripts of the show, Givens says Tyson would choke and kick her, often causing her to vomit. He would then begin to cry while she consoled him.
"It just started getting dangerous," Givens said.
Both Tyson and Givens acknowledged that repeated infidelities on Tyson's part put a strain on the one-year marriage.
The couple divorced in 1989.
Last month, Tyson was charged with misdemeanor assault after fighting with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel. He is due in court July 24.
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And the entire civilized world hates you too.
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And the entire civilized world hates you too.
ummm no they dont. i feel bad for mike in a way b/c every1 an there mother has taking advantage of mike's stupidity
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I feel bad for Tyson a bit because at every stage in his life his has been taken advantage of.
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Lets all cry for Mike. What a rough ride Mike has had.
It was all of our faults that he raped a woman, that he bit Holyfield's ear off, that he's a maniac.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Lets all cry for Mike. What a rough ride Mike has had.
It was all of our faults that he raped a woman, that he bit Holyfield's ear off, that he's a maniac.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
he... im out!!!
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If you look at the evidence and how bad the lawyers were that Don King hired for Tyson, then Tyson never raped the girl because there wasn't enough evidence and some witnesses wren't allowed to testify that would've shown that this girl has accused people of raping her before.
Until you look at the evidence and the way that trail was handled, you can't call Tyson a rapist, especially after some of the people in the jury now say that they would've found Tyson Not Gulity if they knew then what they know now.
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man i don't mean to diss infinite or any other muslums here
but doesn't it seem that ever since he converted his life has been on a downward spiral?
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^^ Nah, he's been screwed up since he was a kid, man. That's always where it starts. And i'm still LOL @ Jayyyy biiiiiiiitch being sympathetic to prostitutes in one thread and bashing homeless orphans like Mike Tyson in another.
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Mike has been forced into a point where he just doesn't give a shit anymore.... poor guy...
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I feel bad for Tyson a bit because at every stage in his life his has been taken advantage of.
Thants kinda true....only time in his life that was "normal" was when Cus D'Amato took him under his wing from the streets...brought him into his home...and gave him a profession that he could be good at and excell...
...this was something he never had...now i do feel sorry for tyson as i had followed him since he was a kid...he was boxing's hero and hope once upon a time...
...when Cus died thats when it all hit the fan...now think about it he isnt the brightest tool in the box...whereas Don King is known to be ruthless and connected...
...Don took Tyson on a mental, physical and emotional rollercoaster which destroyed the man (and his bank balance)
he never sttod a chance...as with the first rape...that was supposedly questionable because the lady had cried rape before to gain funds and attention to further her career...that was proven...but it was inadmissable in court so the jury could not deliberate on that...
...as for the rest of the story...i havent seen him box in years...its too hard to see a man broken and floundering like a fish on dry land...
...he seems desperate...will follow whatever / whoever...and has lost control.
This i think is sad..im not saying he's a good man...far from it but he has been mistreated and abused in everyway possible since his mentor Cus D'Amato died!
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he gets my respect. + i dont wanna bad mouth him on here incase he finds out who I am one day & turns up @ my door (long shot, but it could happen)
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^^ Nah, he's been screwed up since he was a kid, man. That's always where it starts. And i'm still LOL @ Jayyyy biiiiiiiitch being sympathetic to prostitutes in one thread and bashing homeless orphans like Mike Tyson in another.
When does someone have to take responsibility for their own life?
It's real sad he was an orphan and everything, but now he is nearly 40.
He has had a hard life, but his life is not hard now. He has more than many can dream of.
Yet he still acts like a twat all the time.
And as for you trying to get personal- probably a side effect from you being wrong every single time we have an argument.
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You blind people.
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How are you supposed to help take responbility for your life if you can't trust anybody? No one can change their lives just like that, by themselves. And if you can't trust anybody then that just makes it harder to change your life.
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I definately think there's a ton going on here. I was listening to the radio this morning, and they had a good point... they said that early in his career, back when he was basically still in control, they would bring him in the ring, whisper in his ear, kiss him, he'd go in the ring, beat the hell out of the guy, come back, they'd kiss him, and then get him out of the ring. He was very protected, and taken care of almost like a friekin' baby or something. He had SERIOUS Trauma when he was a kid, and it screwed him up for life, he's never had anybody (with prob. the exception of Cus) love him, and like he says in the interview, it's because he doesn't love anybody himself. Tyson's screwed, but he REALIZES he's screwed, in the interview he's talking about things that happened in his life, he talks about the day his mom died, he talks about how he has no respect for women, he says he hates himself, and that's why he doesn't respect women, because he doesn't even respect himself. He says he hates the media, he basically loves nobody.
You've also got to realize, that this man has been rich, and famous, from EARLY. Think about it. The people in his life up until Cus were friekin' losers, all drug addicts, gang members, people living on the streets. His mom abused him, his mom had boyfriends that abused her, all kinds of horrible shit, then she died. Cus was good to him, but ONLY Cus, he never even had interaction with anybody else during that time; after that, he was rich and famous, and everyone in his life, was in his life all of sudden, at the same time that fame and money showed up. So while you and I can tell if people love us or not, he can't, he doesnt' know if it's him or the money they love. Most rich people in that situation have family to fall back on, he doesn't even have family. He has nobody, and even if someone shows up that truly does love him for the person he is, he's not going to know for sure, and he'll screw it all up.
Therapy isn't going to work for this guy.
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He has had a hard life, but his life is not hard now. He has more than many can dream of.
All he has is money, and fame. Any 2nd grader can tell you that isn't very important. He doesn't even have mental health. He doesn't have a family. He doesn't have anybody that loves him, he doesn't have shit. Would you want to be him? Hell no, he's pitiful.
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tyson aint nearly as rich as some of u people think he is. plus tyson still hangs out in east new york shooting dice, if ur loaded why the fuck would u go back to a neighborhood like that. the guy collect pidgeons as a hobby. duke is beyond fucked up
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I can tell you the first thing that happened to Tyson which put him over the edge. Gorwing up Tyson was a quiet, non-violent kid who only cared about his pidgeons, but then one day some kid ripped the head off of one of his pidgeons and this put Tyson over the edge and he beat the shit out of that kid. That's when Tyson realized that he didn't have to take anything from anybody.
Tyson does have money problems. He's not rich. He lives in an apartment in Brooklyn. Most of the money he makes now has to go to his ex-wife because he promised her $20 million. Alos Tyson has a on going law-suit with Don King where Tyson is seeking $100 million from King claiming that King stole money from him when King was promoting Tyson.
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damn, this is saddening....some times ppl just arnt brought up in a nice environment and things turn out to be dangerous in the end. I wish Tyson all the best in his life.
peace
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I can tell you the first thing that happened to Tyson which put him over the edge. Gorwing up Tyson was a quiet, non-violent kid who only cared about his pidgeons, but then one day some kid ripped the head off of one of his pidgeons and this put Tyson over the edge and he beat the shit out of that kid. That's when Tyson realized that he didn't have to take anything from anybody.
Tyson does have money problems. He's not rich. He lives in an apartment in Brooklyn. Most of the money he makes now has to go to his ex-wife because he promised her $20 million. Alos Tyson has a on going law-suit with Don King where Tyson is seeking $100 million from King claiming that King stole money from him when King was promoting Tyson.
Exactly...he had it hard...everyone after Cus died took major advantage of him...
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poor tyson really ,poor poor guy......
he had a fucked up life an it made him what he is 2day...
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The guy who Tyson really hates now is Don King because King stole money from him and King hired a guy who helped him stay out of jail to be Tyson's defence lawyer in that rape trail.