This week’s guest on Pain’s Corner is Mike Tyson.
Author: Alex Stevenson
Date: 8/22/25 5:30 a.m

Welcome back to Pain’s Corner. In today’s episode, we have Iron Mike Tyson. Mike, can you share some good moments from your childhood? What’s that? You want me to tell the story? But you’re the guest, Mike. There’s no need to get snippy with me. Please, come back and sit down.
“The mind is the most powerful weapon. Use it wisely, and it can lead you to greatness.” – Mike Tyson
Wow, celebrities can be difficult to deal with. We all know Mike Tyson’s background, but have we connected the pieces? Cus D’Amato broke Mike Tyson in ways that are hard to understand. Pay attention to how Mike’s expression changes when anyone brings up Cus’ name. Mike Tyson moved upstate, but he often went back to Brownsville to commit crimes, as he has admitted.

In the military, sergeants have many ways of breaking their subjects. Mike went from 0 to 1000 in a matter of seconds. Watch how Cus would speak about what he did to Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and several other fighters. After being broken, Mike became a champion. It seems like a good thing, but then Cus passed away. Now, Mike had to be watched by someone, so Don King stepped in.
Riddle:
I have keys but open no locks,
I have space but no room,
I can enter but cannot go outside,
What am I?
Answer: A keyboard!
Don gets a bad rap, but he did protect Mike from many altercations outside the ring. Nonetheless, a pivotal moment happened when Mike went to jail. This was not a boys’ home, but a prison. When Mike came out, he had a Mao tattoo and had converted to the Nation of Islam. Have you ever noticed that many major entertainers, especially boxers, turn to Islam? I have no doubt that Mike went through excruciating pain in prison.

We’ve all seen the clip of Mike chasing out a reporter and making vulgar statements towards him. That pain was from prison. Mike was subjected to a series of trials and tribulations while incarcerated. Why would someone say those things unless something bad happened to them before that? Mike didn’t say those things while he was with Cuss or before prison. Put two and two together. It’s not that hard to figure out. Now, I’m not making any accusations here, but the plot thickens.
“Fear is like fire; it can warm you or consume you. Embrace it, but don’t let it control you.” – Mike Tyson
We can feel it in the air. Iron Mike Tyson makes his return in the movie “The Hangover.” After losing someone close to him, Mike went from a villain to a hero in the media’s eyes. But he will admit that he’s done some terrible things, as most of us have. The story of Mike Tyson is a tragic one, even until this day. Recently, he has returned to fighting and seems to be doing better. Now that Mike is no longer a podcaster, one has to wonder what will be next for him. Hopefully, he is now living a better life and enjoying his retirement. As always, have a great day. Remember, you matter more than you think.
Goodbye from author: Alex Stevenson. “Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.”
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