![]() On NovemMike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history, at the age of 20 years. D’Amato was a believer in the power of the mind, and he spent as much time passing along his personal philosophies to Tyson as he did the physical boxing skills.ĭ’Amato didn’t live to see the fulfillment of his vision, passing away on November 4, 1985, but the management team that he had put in place for Tyson, including co-managers Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton, and the trainer, Kevin Rooney, carried out his plan. He became Tyson’s legal guardian, and an early parole was arranged. After watching the young boy spar D’Amato was convinced Tyson could one day become the heavyweight champion of the world. Realizing Mike’s talent, Stewart arranged for him to meet with the trainer, Gus D’Amato. It was there that a former boxer, and then counselor and athletic coach, named Bobby Stewart took an interest in him and taught him how to box. By the time he was ten he had already developed a reputation as a brawler and he was cutting school, drinking, smoking, and robbing folks with his friends.Īfter numerous arrests Tyson was sent to a New York reform school for troubled juveniles. He was raised by a single mother in the slums of Brooklyn in what he described as awful living conditions, in poverty, and surrounded by peer pressure. Michael Gerard Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 30, 1966.
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