Tyson- "I'm on the verge of dying..."

Cirrhosis can be a real *****. If he has developed medical issues as a result of his substance abuse, then he may well be telling the truth. Plenty of other boxers have died young due to dissipation.

He could well be self medicating due to genetically inherited neurological issues. He's been diagnosed as bipolar. His mother was an alcoholic who died in her early 50s, and he had a sister who died of a heart attack when she was 24. He doesn't come from a biological lineage favorable to longevity. Tack on the fact that he had the means when wealthy to indulge in serious drug abuse, and he may have done well just to reach his current 47.

 

I remember when stopped by police in Arizona, he had a quote something like.. "I love cocaine. I do all that I can get my hands on."

Not a formula for longevity.

It's sad because he really is a thoughtful, intelligent guy. Crazy as a shithouse rat, but truly interesting.

 

Tyson is a deeply troubled guy and a hustler .. He hates himself far to much for his story to end on a positive note. The scary thing is that who knows what he's really done to earn this self loathing.

 

That's a shame.

Below is an abridged version of Mike Tyson's known brushes with the law:

1978 Arrested for purse snatching as a 12-year-old in Brooklyn and sent to Tryon School for Boys.

June 21, 1987 Tyson is accused of striking a male parking lot attendant after attempting to kiss a female employee. He is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and assault with a deadly weapon, but settles out of court for $105,000 US.

May, 1988 Tyson is involved in a New York fender-bender and gives his damaged $183,000 US Bentley convertible to two policemen, who wind up suspended when their superiors found out.

Aug. 23, 1988 Tyson breaks a bone in his right hand during an early morning Harlem street brawl with pro boxer Mitch Green. Nine years later, he is ordered by a jury to pay $45,000 US to Green.

Sept. 4, 1988 Tyson drives his BMW into a tree and knocked unconscious in what the New York Daily New later reports as a "suicide attempt" caused by a "chemical imbalance."

Oct. 2, 1988 Police are summoned to Tyson's Bernardsville, N.J., estate after he hurls furniture out the window. Wife Robin Givens flees with her mother and files for divorce five days later.

Dec. 12, 1988 A jury finds Tyson guilty of battery and fines him $100 US for grabbing, propositioning and insulting Sandra Miller at a New York nightclub.

Dec. 15, 1988 Lori Davis sues Tyson for allegedly grabbing her buttocks while dancing at the same club on the same night.

Apr. 9, 1989 Tyson is accused of striking a parking attendant three times with an open hand outside a Los Angeles nightclub, but charges are dropped.

Apr. 26, 1989 Tyson is ticketed in Albany, N.Y., for drag racing. He is also ticketed on May 5, again for drag racing.

Aug. 17, 1990 Phyllis Polaner, former aid to Givens, sues Tyson for ***ual assault and harassment.

Oct. 2, 1991 Tyson is served a $12 million US palimony and paternity by Natalie Fears of Los Angeles, but a court-ordered blood test proves he is not the father.

March 1992 Tyson is convicted on one count of **** and two counts of deviate ***ual conduct against Miss Black America contestant Desiree Washington on July 18, 1991. He is sentenced to 10 years in prison, four suspended.

May 8, 1992 Tyson is found guilty of disorderly conduct and threatening a prison guard, adding 15 days to his sentence.

July 13, 1993 Noemi T. McKenzie, of Woburn, Mass., files a civil lawsuit alleging Tyson committed battery against her at a Miss Black America rehearsal on July 18, 1991.

Apr. 9, 1996 Tyson is accused of ***ual battery by a beautician from Gary, Ind. at a Chicago nightclub on Apr. 7, but police announce allegations baseless on Apr. 26.

Oct. 29, 1997 Tyson breaks a rib and punctures lung when his motorcycle skids off a Connecticut highway.

Mar. 9, 1998 Chevelle Butts and Sherry Cole file a $22 million US lawsuit against Tyson claiming verbal and physical abuse at a Washington bistro on March 1.

Dec. 1, 1998 Tyson pleads no contest to misdemeanour assault for kicking Richard Hardick and punching Abmielec Saucedo following an Aug. 31 auto accident in Gaithersburg, Md. He is handed two, two-year concurrent sentences with all but one year suspended. Tyson is also fined $5,000 US and sentenced to two years probation following his release from jail.

Mar. 5, 1999 Tyson is ordered to serve an extra 60 days in jail for violating probation terms of his 1992 **** conviction.

Aug. 17, 2001 Tyson is accused of raping a 50 year-old woman on July 16 at Big Bear, Calif., but prosecutors file no charges.

Jan. 18, 2002 Tyson's second wife, Monica, sues for divorce at Rockville, Md. Tyson countersues in Las Vegas.

Jan. 22, 2002 Las Vegas police contend there are grounds for charges following a four-month investigation into allegations that Tyson raped a woman in September 2001.

Jan. 30, 2002 Clark County District Attorney's office confirms a second investigation based on a woman's accusation that she was raped by Tyson in November 2001. They would decide the next month not to pursue charges, saying it wasn't clear whether the ***ual contact was consensual or forced.
August 3, 2003 Tyson files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Owing $38 million to the IRS, Tyson will contribute $14 million to paying it down after a lawsuit settlement the next year with promoter Don King.
Feb. 27, 2004 Tyson agrees to a plea deal involving counselling and community services stemming from 2003 charges from a fight with two autograph seekers in a hotel lobby.
Jan. 12, 2007 Tyson faces a four-count indictment on drug-related charges stemming from a December incident in Scottsdale, Ariz. He could face up to 7 years in prison.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2002/...ime020130.html

On September 24, 2007, Mike Tyson pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and driving under the influence. He was convicted of these charges in November 2007 and sentenced to 24 hours in jail, 360 hours community service and 3 years probation. Prosecutors had requested a year-long jail sentence, but the judge praised Tyson for seeking help with his drug problems.[131] On November 11, 2009, Mike Tyson was arrested after getting into a scuffle at Los Angeles International airport with a photographer.[132] No charges were filed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson#Personal_life

 

Yeah, but other than that, he's a helluva guy.

 

I hope the cartoon is still on.

 

nice to know someone here is as crazy as me.

 

Yeah, criminals.

You know Klitschko has a PHD and speaks five languages, right?

 

Tyson's indeed a troubled man. One definitley gets the feeling that he's heading for an early grave. I hate saying that,but it's on the cards.

 

He's a shithouse,just because guys like him , Tony Ayala,and Prince Nazeem can fight doesn't mean they are any less culpable than other arseholes. Yes, I know you were being sarcastic.

 

I hope Tyson can turn his personal problems around and enjoy a reasonably long and happy life, but my gut feeling is that he won't.

I have seen this story a hundred times before, and I know how it ends.

 

Hopefully he's just exaggerating, like when he broke his back.
I like Mike.

 

Who gives a flying ****, I've got my own problems to be giving a **** about a guy who's gone through $400 million dollars and still lives a much more comfortable life than the vast majority of people on the planet.

Still drinking Mike ? Who cares, ****ing innocent men, women and children getting gassed to death a few thousand mile away from you. They're real problems.

 

An acronym for "Piled Higher and Deeper"

So did numerous grade school dropouts from Hell's Kitchen back in the day. Immersion in the right environment doesn't make this much of an accomplishment. [Jayne Mansfield also spoke five languages, English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian, as well as being able to play concert violin and piano. The only thing which matters though is that she was 40-21-35, with really nice big natural giant bouncing booby-knockers, in an age before fake implants, and when the only tattoos on females were in circus side shows, where they belong!]