Mike Tyson Overview

Michael Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York to father Jimmy Kirkpatrick and mother Lorna Tyson. When Michael was two years old, Jimmy decided to leave Lorna and her three children. The family began to struggle financially and had to make some adjustments. Lorna packed up the children and the family moved to Brownsville, Brooklyn, an area with a high crime rate. As Michael grew up he was a very small and quiet child. Bullies often picked on him and little Tyson needed to find ways to stop... See All