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Mike Tyson and Sonny Liston both came out of poverty and despair…

Michael Gerard Tyson was born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City on June 30, 1966. Tyson's mother Virginia was described as a substance abuser who might have been a prostitute. On his birth certificate Tyson's biological father is listed as Purcell Tyson, but the man Tyson believed was his father was a pimp named Jimmy Kirkpatrick.

Kirkpatrick abandoned the Tyson family around the time Mike was born. Mike, his brother, sister and mother lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant until a move to Brownsville came from poverty when Tyson was 10 years old.

Growing up in Brownsville was…terrible. Mike described what that neighborhood was like:

“It’s bad stuff, it’s really bad stuff, people tying people up and doing bad things to ‘em over drugs and stuff. To their family members, just real bad stuff that you don’t even want to mention … Anything you can think of someone did to abuse a human being, they did it there.”

Tyson was effectively abandoned as a child, and was on his own on the streets at 13. Indeed, by 13 Tyson had been arrested 38 times, and finally, Mike was sentenced to the Tryon School for Boys, a juvenile prison, in Johnstown, New York.

Sonny Liston was whipped and used as a farm mule by his father. This would cause him to not have a good education. When he left the farm, he tried to go to school. But, he looked like an adult by 10 years old. Bullied for looking like a old man. Due to not performing well in school, he went to the mafia. Being a criminal, he gained everything he needed. He also got arrested and he enjoyed prison. The fact is that the first 10 years of his life were a nightmare. It caused mental scars that would soon lead Liston down a dark path.

For example if The Anahiem Ducks get sponscered by Lay's/Walkers and renamed the ArrowHead Pond to Lay's Crisps Pond of Anaheim

Usyk takes boxing very seriously, and he’s highly skilled, in my opinion. He’s smaller than most heavyweights and not as strong as them either, so he has to be skilled.

He dominated the cruiserweight division with that very skill that he may use to beat Fury. If he defeats Fury, it will show other heavyweights that you don’t play boxing; you can't just not take it seriously, being the world champion, that is. Having exhibitions that don't matter to a person who’s never boxed, getting knocked down by them, and having most fans say you lost.

If Usyk takes Fury’s belt, then the division will become much more competitive. I don’t expect Usyk to run from fights. I expect him to fight every worthy challenger and for the division to become a lot better. Highly skilled fighters battling for the belts, not giants using their size and strength alone to win.

Inspired by @Julie4's question...

Américan Friends can you please stop calling this sport "Foot"?

If I get enough "YESes", I'll submit a petition to the National Tackle Ball League

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