The curse turned Mike Tyson into the legendary “Steel”

Few people know that “Steel Boxer” Mike Tyson was once a shy boy and was bullied when he was in school.
Mike Tyson is still a legendary name in world boxing. The American boxer became the youngest heavyweight champion in the world at the age of 20 years, 4 months and 22 days. Mike Tyson won all of his first 19 matches by knockout, including 12 matches that took place in the first round only. In 1987, the American puncher became the first person to hold all three WBA, WBC and IBF titles.

Mike Tyson was a world champion when he was only 20 years old
Mike Tyson’s illustrious career also comes with scandals such as the famous Holyfield ear biting incident in 1997 or frequent cases of domestic violence. Despite this, Mike Tyson is still considered one of the greatest boxers in boxing.

Famous for his ability to throw extremely powerful punches, few people know that Mike Tyson was once a shy boy and was often bullied. He revealed that he dropped out of school at the age of 7 because he could not stand being bullied at school.

“My school life was like a nightmare. I was a shy kid, extremely shy. I was called “fairy boy” by my friends at school because I often followed my sister closely. My mother told me to follow Denise (Mike Tyson’s older sister) because she is older than me.”

They also called me “Dirty boy” because I didn’t bathe. However, they did not know that we did not have hot water for bathing. There was no gas, we didn’t even have hot water to drink. My mother tried very hard but she couldn’t get a good job.”

Mike Tyson was raised by a single mother in an area with the highest crime rate in Brooklyn at that time. Dropping out of school early, Mike has a history of being in and out of prison when he was arrested 38 times when he was only… 13 years old. However, boxing changed the American boxer’s life just 5 years later.