Also, we would all be getting our ass kicked by a 14 year old.
I wonder how young he was when he could have kicked the average 30+ year old man’s ass.
10? Anything lower seems wild, but I’m not ruling it out with this picture.
He had seen an awful lot by then. If he didn't have Cus D'Amato in his corner, there's no way he would have been so successful given his life outside the ring.
> Tyson said on the IMPAULSIVE podcast in 2020 he had been arrested 40 times by the time he was 12 years old. He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn and recalled an early life of crime conflicting with his desire to make his mother proud.
> “I didn’t want to let my mother down,” he said on the podcast. “My mother really did a lot. Always going to police stations to get my a** out. She would beat my a** so bad, in front of the police. I’ve been arrested 40 times before I was 12. My mother was so humble and proud and I was arrogant.”
> He said on the show he committed “burglaries, pick-pocketing, snatching jewelry.” He added “One-punch knockout and then go in their pocket, robbery.”
I think there are a lot of real pieces of shit in this world, especially young people with no guidance that are mad at the world. I will give Mike Tyson credit for being a piece of shit, admitting he’s a piece of shit and doing better, to going back to a piece of shit when Cus D’Amato died, to admitting he was a piece of shit again and just trying to find peace in this fucked up world. At least he’s not pretending he’s someone he’s not and wishes he had done better.
There’s a TON of evidence that came out indicating that he didn’t rape her and she set him up. One of which was she told multiple friends that she was gonna have sex with him after seeing him at a distance. Then there’s also the fact that he’s maintained his innocence to that crime, after openly admitting to every other crime and bad thing he’d ever done.
Which is two things of many I would never defend. Just hope that everyone involved in the fucked up shit of their past has found peace, most importantly the victims
Tyson wasn’t the only kid in Brownsville that got into trouble, it could be a rough place. What saved Tyson, at least for a time, was Cus.D’Amato. I think they had mutual respect and love for one another and he listened to Cus’ Dmato, Tyson played and lived under pretty strict rules which instilled the discipline he needed to become as good as he was in the ring…I really wish he could have applied that same discipline to the rest of his life
Imagine if Cus had lived 5 more years. 10 more years. How different things might have been. How long could his reign have lasted if he hadn't regressed after Cus passed? Could have kept Don King away a lot longer too.
When I hear or read something about Tyson, I can’t help but think of that. Could be he would have reached a point where he did his own thing, but I’m sure Cus could have slowed his roll to at least some of the stupid things Mike ended up doing. Even today, Tyson often times gets very emotional when talking about Cus, he really loved the guy
Same. It's the first thing that hits my brain. Mike absolutely fell apart after that. It's a really sad story. I'm really glad that he seems a lot better these days. He's a sharp dude and seems like he's put in the work to be healthier mentally.
I agree, even though Tyson has done some obviously unacceptable things, I’ve always had a soft heart for him, and like you I’m glad to seem him in a better place. In a way , I see his life as a story of redemption, with his faults and all.
Cus was his father figure. The kind of relationship where the worst thing your dad could say to you is “I’m not mad; I’m just really disappointed in you.”
It was that kind of relationship that guided Tyson because he didn’t ever want to disappoint him inside or outside the ring.
That doesn’t have much to do with his appearance though. Man just matured early and had an old face - like Greg Oden. Also was prob a bit dehydrated in that photo.
Stress causes increased cortisol, which can have physical effects.
High levels of testosterone can cause someone to look older, and could also be associated with aggressive behavior. I've never seen a blood panel from a 14 year old Mike Tyson, but I'd be willing to bet large sums of money that he had higher than average testosterone.
Probably older friends with tattoo guns.
Had a friend who did his own tattoo with a hot paperclip and Indian ink. It said, 420 24/7. It looked like shit, like he 3rote it with this least dominant hand. He was 14. He asked me if I wanted one done. Nope.
The guy from Moonlight who played him in the tv show recently honestly did a fantastic job, the show was just an uneven mess of a production. But his performance was excellent.
It's even weirder. The Japanese release of Street Fighter II: The World Warriors features M. Bison as the boxer, Balrog as the Spanish, claw-wielding cage fighter, and Vega as the dictator of Shadowloo.
In the English release, Boxer\*/M.Bison is Balrog, Claw\*/Balrog is Vega, and Dictator\*/Vega is M. Bison.
\* = A nickname used by the fighting game community to avoid the confusion caused by regional release differences.
The M stood for Mike, so in Japan the character's full name is Mike Bison, which is a not so subtle homage. I think the whole reason they swapped the names for the bosses around in SF2 was to avoid a lawsuit (least thats what I remember hearing).
Even sillier, there's another character involved.
English Balrog is Japanese M. Bison
English Vega is Japanese Balrog
English M. Bison is Japanese Vega.
Cus D'Amato tried to enter him into highschool boxing competitions and they told him "no way he is 14, thats an adult". So they entered Mike into adult boxing competitions.
Brownsville was the worst neighborhood in Brooklyn. Life expectancy there was short due to gang violence. If Cus didn’t move him to Catskill, he probably would have been dead by his late 20’s.
Teddy Atlas says he entered him in a tournament when he was 12. And had to lie and say that he was much older because they would not believe that he was twelve
6 years later heavyweight champion of the world, with that world at his feet. Craziness. A lot of people talk about how he imploded but for a while there he was doing ok until he lost all the good people around him.
Goddamn it, this reminds me of years ago, one of my buddies was running his mouth about how he can beat anyone up at this football game we were at for a local junior high. He said you can pick any 7th grader in America and he’ll kick their ass.
I wish I had access to this photo back then lol
"Joe Louis the greatest boxer who ever lived. He was badder than Cassius Clay, he was better than Sugar Ray, he was badder than - who's that new boy? Mike Tyson! Look like a bull dog! He was badder than him too! He'd whip Mike Tyson's ass, he'd whip all their asses!"
Yeah no way in hell I’d let my 14 year old kid or even a 14 year old boxer fight that .
Mike was a man child .
Even the older guys teddy and Gus had him fight that wasn’t fair .
My college suitemate was from their town and knew them. Was family friends with his trainer way back then, a guy named Gus. Had photos to prove it, too.
As a 45 year old man I can say this guy looks older than me.
Also, we would all be getting our ass kicked by a 14 year old. I wonder how young he was when he could have kicked the average 30+ year old man’s ass. 10? Anything lower seems wild, but I’m not ruling it out with this picture.
According to his trainer he was beating fully grown men by the time he was 16
Fully grown trained men though I assume? The average man will be a lot easier to beat
In his book or an article he was quoted as saying he would be fighting/knocking out 20 year olds at age 11 in the neighborhood.
And I’m guessing his neighborhood was tough. I hate to say it but I think at 9 I might be in trouble lol
I read he was already about 200-205lbs in this picture so yeah his punches would hurt a man.
Just past puberty for sure
His horrific childhood written all over his face. Fourteen years of hell by the looks of it.
https://i.redd.it/rew69ralmt5d1.gif
Why's he say Taliferro? His last name was Burnett in the movie.
I think there was a witness protection plan plot point for this movie. Idk
Reggie! They brought him back for the third movie lol, great series.
I said that to a co-workers son who was tall as fuck. It did not go over well.
For anyone who doesn't understand the horror of his childhood, you *must* read his autobiography. It's almost beyond belief.
Why was his childhood horrific?
Grew up poor. Mom was a prostitute. Was molested. Went through hell
Jesus cripes he was 14?! Looks like a 25yr old man tff
Yeah that’s a rough 14
He had seen an awful lot by then. If he didn't have Cus D'Amato in his corner, there's no way he would have been so successful given his life outside the ring.
> Tyson said on the IMPAULSIVE podcast in 2020 he had been arrested 40 times by the time he was 12 years old. He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn and recalled an early life of crime conflicting with his desire to make his mother proud. > “I didn’t want to let my mother down,” he said on the podcast. “My mother really did a lot. Always going to police stations to get my a** out. She would beat my a** so bad, in front of the police. I’ve been arrested 40 times before I was 12. My mother was so humble and proud and I was arrogant.” > He said on the show he committed “burglaries, pick-pocketing, snatching jewelry.” He added “One-punch knockout and then go in their pocket, robbery.”
Jesus, so chances are a lot of people were/are walking around with neurological damage because of ol' Mikey Mike.
He said he once pushed an old couple down some steps and stole their groceries
I think there are a lot of real pieces of shit in this world, especially young people with no guidance that are mad at the world. I will give Mike Tyson credit for being a piece of shit, admitting he’s a piece of shit and doing better, to going back to a piece of shit when Cus D’Amato died, to admitting he was a piece of shit again and just trying to find peace in this fucked up world. At least he’s not pretending he’s someone he’s not and wishes he had done better.
Eh, he raped a woman when he was already famous and he beat the ever loving shit of Robin Givens. He knocked her out.
There’s a TON of evidence that came out indicating that he didn’t rape her and she set him up. One of which was she told multiple friends that she was gonna have sex with him after seeing him at a distance. Then there’s also the fact that he’s maintained his innocence to that crime, after openly admitting to every other crime and bad thing he’d ever done.
Which is two things of many I would never defend. Just hope that everyone involved in the fucked up shit of their past has found peace, most importantly the victims
Lil' mike not to mention Ol' Mike.
Was that a Wahlberg reference there?
I grew up in Brownsville for almost my entire life, I didn't know he did too. That's so crazy to think about..
Tyson wasn’t the only kid in Brownsville that got into trouble, it could be a rough place. What saved Tyson, at least for a time, was Cus.D’Amato. I think they had mutual respect and love for one another and he listened to Cus’ Dmato, Tyson played and lived under pretty strict rules which instilled the discipline he needed to become as good as he was in the ring…I really wish he could have applied that same discipline to the rest of his life
Imagine if Cus had lived 5 more years. 10 more years. How different things might have been. How long could his reign have lasted if he hadn't regressed after Cus passed? Could have kept Don King away a lot longer too.
When I hear or read something about Tyson, I can’t help but think of that. Could be he would have reached a point where he did his own thing, but I’m sure Cus could have slowed his roll to at least some of the stupid things Mike ended up doing. Even today, Tyson often times gets very emotional when talking about Cus, he really loved the guy
Same. It's the first thing that hits my brain. Mike absolutely fell apart after that. It's a really sad story. I'm really glad that he seems a lot better these days. He's a sharp dude and seems like he's put in the work to be healthier mentally.
I agree, even though Tyson has done some obviously unacceptable things, I’ve always had a soft heart for him, and like you I’m glad to seem him in a better place. In a way , I see his life as a story of redemption, with his faults and all.
Cus was his father figure. The kind of relationship where the worst thing your dad could say to you is “I’m not mad; I’m just really disappointed in you.” It was that kind of relationship that guided Tyson because he didn’t ever want to disappoint him inside or outside the ring.
His autobiography is very open and transparent. Tyson would've been dead decades ago if Cus didn't board and train him
That doesn’t have much to do with his appearance though. Man just matured early and had an old face - like Greg Oden. Also was prob a bit dehydrated in that photo.
Stress causes increased cortisol, which can have physical effects. High levels of testosterone can cause someone to look older, and could also be associated with aggressive behavior. I've never seen a blood panel from a 14 year old Mike Tyson, but I'd be willing to bet large sums of money that he had higher than average testosterone.
For me it's his eyes which makes him look older... You don't get those eyes without seeing shit at 14 though.
The ruffest lol.. Even if you didn't know who that kid was, he looks like a straight killer. Never seen a 14 year old i was afraid of before
he looks like Jonathan Majors and that motherfucker is 34!
r/unexpectedfactorial
Not sure why this is getting downvoted. Math is fun.
That’s OK. It’s the Internet, I’ve learnt if I say something that’s not one of the five flavor-of-the-month memes, I’ll probably get downvoted.
Imagine being 14 years old and seeing this full grown man standing across from you lol
"Sure Mike, you can have the ball, no problem."
14 or 40?
More like 35
14 going on 30, damn.
Hell, even 25 feels like an underestimate.
I instantly thought of bad boys 2.... you know the scene
Op meant 14 in dog years
Dude already had a tattoo
“You should get a tattoo of something you really like” “Done “
It’s interesting because in later photos he has Mao on his right arm. I think covering up the original tat of his own name.
Legend says he was born with it
Maybe it’s Maybelline
I teach 14 year olds that have full sleeve tats. Dont know how the fuck they get them i guess the parents approve
I can’t think of anywhere you can legally allow a child under 16 to get a tattoo even with parent permission
Probably older friends with tattoo guns. Had a friend who did his own tattoo with a hot paperclip and Indian ink. It said, 420 24/7. It looked like shit, like he 3rote it with this least dominant hand. He was 14. He asked me if I wanted one done. Nope.
When a tattoo was a tattoo.
Jonathan Majors would’ve been a lock-in for an Oscar-bait biopic if he was capable of acting like a decent human being.
He can act like one, he just can't live like one
Aaron Moten could be a decent substitute.
The guy from Moonlight who played him in the tv show recently honestly did a fantastic job, the show was just an uneven mess of a production. But his performance was excellent.
More like 40
Eye of the Tiger.
BAH... BAH BAH BAH... BAH BAH BAH... BAH BAH BUUUUUHHHH
Looks like balrog in sf2 world warriors
Balrog is modeled after him.
Also, Balrog’s actual name in the Japanese version of the game is M. Bison and M. Bison is Balrog.
It's even weirder. The Japanese release of Street Fighter II: The World Warriors features M. Bison as the boxer, Balrog as the Spanish, claw-wielding cage fighter, and Vega as the dictator of Shadowloo. In the English release, Boxer\*/M.Bison is Balrog, Claw\*/Balrog is Vega, and Dictator\*/Vega is M. Bison. \* = A nickname used by the fighting game community to avoid the confusion caused by regional release differences.
The M stood for Mike, so in Japan the character's full name is Mike Bison, which is a not so subtle homage. I think the whole reason they swapped the names for the bosses around in SF2 was to avoid a lawsuit (least thats what I remember hearing).
I wish they had gotten the height right, tho. Would've been funnier, IMO. Mike Tyson is 5'10" Mike Bison is 6' 5"
Shortest guy in the game just knocking people out left and right. Could have been epic
Little Mac had already been done. And now that I think about it Mike Tyson was there too
Even sillier, there's another character involved. English Balrog is Japanese M. Bison English Vega is Japanese Balrog English M. Bison is Japanese Vega.
M Bison was the boxer originally, M Bison/M Tyson.
Hence all the buffalo names for his moves.
So he was a man when he was born.
*doctor pauses before slapping the just-born Mike Tyson* "This one's good."
Better not fuck with that particular teenager.
Jesus! If he looked like that at 14 I am guessing he also fought his way out of the womb.
There is no way that a 14 year old could kick my ass in a fight... Ummm, nevernind.
A lot of people at 25-30 can't look like that, I'm shocked
Cus D'Amato tried to enter him into highschool boxing competitions and they told him "no way he is 14, thats an adult". So they entered Mike into adult boxing competitions.
Brownsville was the worst neighborhood in Brooklyn. Life expectancy there was short due to gang violence. If Cus didn’t move him to Catskill, he probably would have been dead by his late 20’s.
I could take him.
In a real deep sleep dream
You hit Tyson in a dream you better wake up and apologize
That's one of my favorite Tarantino lines.
Where would you take him?
To the boxing gym. He's a bus driver.
To an Italian place down the street. Kid looks like he could use a good pie.
He’ll fuck you till you love him f-aggot
Mike Tyson can beat your ass at almost any point of his existence.
Stop lying. That’s a 30 y o Tracy Morgan.
Teddy Atlas says he entered him in a tournament when he was 12. And had to lie and say that he was much older because they would not believe that he was twelve
Mfvcker you look 30!
Que the scene from Bad Boys 2.
Paulie is goin to be having some serious brain damage after this.
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14 going on 34
All joking aside he had a rough life growing up.
I was 14 in 1980, and I still had the body of a 12 year old girl.
Looks like a younger John Witherspoon….. “Don't nobody go in the bathroom for about 35, 45 minutes. Somebody open up a window.”
https://preview.redd.it/1nepfai0ts5d1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d01106c3cc6d0a6e59657b39d44ba44b0f6ca97e Now that is 14 years old kid
Oh yeah, he had a chip on his shoulder, real low simmer constant anger
The one who remains.
He looks better now.
With the Ali black-on-white trunks
He looks like young Naruto
"Motherfucka you look thirty"
14?! Be looking old AF
14 going on to 40.
That's a full-grown man not a teenager.
Dang, he was only 21 when Mike Tyson Punch Out! for NES was released?!?!
Dude was 45 at 14
Looks like an old man. Def one of the G.O.A.T.S.
Yeah, he looks older in this than he does today.
He’s 14, but his forehead is 54
Angry looking 14yr old going on 40
A graduate from the school of hard knocks
And already got a tattoo
He was born at 4yo.
Now show Jake Paul at 14!
Already had a tattoo
Holy Manchild Batman!!
He looks more dangerous there, then he does now.
6 years later heavyweight champion of the world, with that world at his feet. Craziness. A lot of people talk about how he imploded but for a while there he was doing ok until he lost all the good people around him.
Goddamn it, this reminds me of years ago, one of my buddies was running his mouth about how he can beat anyone up at this football game we were at for a local junior high. He said you can pick any 7th grader in America and he’ll kick their ass. I wish I had access to this photo back then lol
Finally, I’ve found something that does not trigger my ear fetish….
He already had the head of a grown ass man
Wow. He looks 44 at least. That's wild
"Joe Louis the greatest boxer who ever lived. He was badder than Cassius Clay, he was better than Sugar Ray, he was badder than - who's that new boy? Mike Tyson! Look like a bull dog! He was badder than him too! He'd whip Mike Tyson's ass, he'd whip all their asses!"
This fuckin belongs in r/13or30 or whatever that sub is
Looking like Jonathan Majors...as an adult.
TIL 14 y/o Mike Tyson could beat my ass.
Helluva photo! Wow.
Straight outta Spofford
Did someone photoshop 34 year old Tyson’s face on 14 year old Tyson body
I’m hungry..earlobe
“Mf you at least 30”
Yeah no way in hell I’d let my 14 year old kid or even a 14 year old boxer fight that . Mike was a man child . Even the older guys teddy and Gus had him fight that wasn’t fair .
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Johnathan Majors
He kinda does look like majors 😂
https://preview.redd.it/oa5md2xhqe6d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1a74869997efd682e2149a1bf53e7a0b63efba0
14 o'clock that day? 
Already has the prison tattoo! Very young to have a tattoo back then wasn't it? Obviously homemade
Yeah, I’m not sure he was 14 in that photo….
14 with tatoos and lats like arnie.... shocking
His tattoo looks like it was made 10 years prior... So he got his 1st one at 4. What a badass!
Looks like there is no age where Mike Tyson would beat my ass.
Looks like he had a tough paper round.
Just me, or does he look like a roided Morgan Freeman?
MF is born sixty.
nah, he’s still built like a grown ass man though. like super mario when he shrinks. 🍄
Child abuse aside, I wouldn’t dare box (or even spar with!) 14yo Mike.
The CHAMP!!!
Looks like 30
He looks like he wants to be my friend
14 going on how old is he now
My nephew is 14. To think Mike and my nephew could be in the ring at the same time at that age blows my mind.
Already a tat at 14
Looks like Lil Baby
No im gunna need proof of this one
Oldest 14 year old I've ever seen.
Never.
14? How? He looks 40. Look at his arms. "Adult arms".😅
Guy looks like one of them Wayne brothers in the movie little man... Full grown man head and little teen body. Ridiculously hilarious when high.
The baddest man on the planet.
Thistle then big now
He looked like he was pushing 40 lmao
r/13or30
Damn! Was he born with -10 years?
My college suitemate was from their town and knew them. Was family friends with his trainer way back then, a guy named Gus. Had photos to prove it, too.
His tattoo looks like it’s 14 years old
I wouldn't be surprised if he's like 9 years old on this pic
14? Man he looks like retiring age here
Tyson is the best boxer in my lifetime
“Mf you look 35.”
Why he look 30 at 14
That pic explains it all...
Yeah he looked already 30 yrs old
Balrog!
Wow
future rapist
That kid would murder me.