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Tyson said he would have been in prison, or murdered, if D’Amato didn’t adopt him.

The main reason why D’Amato adopted Tyson is because he was very good at boxing. For sure though, D’Amato and his wife loved Tyson as their son.

Tyson said he would have been in prison, or murdered, if D’Amato didn’t adopt him. The main reason why D’Amato adopted Tyson is because he was very good at boxing. For sure though, D’Amato and his wife loved Tyson as their son.

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[–] [deleted] • 1 pt (edited )

I "ran into" Mike when he was under D'Amato's tutelage. The only thing I remember about him was the width of his shoulders. He had his back to me when I was walking towards him and I distinctly remember thinking goddamn, the width of that guy's shoulders is abnormal.

I had no idea who it was until I passed him and looked back. Even then, he wasn't that well known.

D’Amato gave him structure, a vision for the future and top notch training/knowledge. I always liked Mike Tyson for his honesty, intellect (yeah I know but he was insightful) and boxing talent. The fact that he cared about and cared for carrier pigeons showed he had a spark of humanity which is lacking in a lot of inner city "yufes".

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

That’s cool that you saw him.

I totally agree with your 3rd paragraph.

It’s nice that he’s doing alright, now.

I felt bad when he went bankrupt. He trusted people, including “money managers”. They stole his $. Tyson can be a nice guy. If someone asked him, he probably would give them $. People didn’t need to steal from him.