Mike Tyson is one of the best-known athletes on the planet and the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title, but he might be better known for his life outside the ring. Born in June 1966, 56-year-old Iron Mike had a modest start to life as his father abandoned the family when he was just two-years-old. He bounced from one rough area to the next and it has been reported that Mike had been arrested over 30 times before he turned 13.
At the age of 16, Mike's mother died and he was left to fend for himself, unti boxing manager and trainer Cus D'Amato became his legal guardian and set about training him to become a professional fighter. He then rose to fame and was soon the most successful boxer in the world, but he then became known as 'The Baddest Man on the Planet'. He bought himself a pet tiger, once bit off a rival's ear, and would pay for wild orgies - earning him a reputation he would have to bear for life.
