Tyson to Cop -- "I'm an Addict"

31. i say mike commits suicide in the next few years

Posted at 11:32PM on Jan 2nd 2007 by ed

32. wow what a surprize about mike. so i wonder when the rest of the celebs are gonna get caught.

Posted at 11:50PM on Jan 2nd 2007 by will

33. Please see Barbara Kopple's documentary: AMERICAN CHAMP.

When Tyson was crowned youngest heavyweight champion of the world, and unstoppable money machine at the age of 20, the one person around, Cus D'Amato, his trainer and mentor, had already died. This 78-year old man may have been able to control the animalistic behaviors of his star, but myth has it he did not care about the teenager and turned a blind eye to very bad behavior. Trainers predicted Mike would eventually end up in jail, because nobody taught him right from wrong. He had no boundaries, and when somebody's earning 100 million bucks, the rules of society are often ignored [see: OJ]. Sadly, Don King stepped in to manageTyson in order to steal most of Mike's money [King's an admitted killer and convicted felon]. Mike was too young and too dumb to realize he should not have done business with a crook like King. He was truly doomed.

Friends who knew Mike when he was a 20-year old told me they were shocked
to discover he was a raving alcoholic then, although a primo athlete.

He never really had a chance. But neither did Desiree Washington, once he locked her in his hotel room.

Posted at 2:39PM on Jan 10th 2007 by gioconda di alberi

34. mike was the greatest champ that ever lived.
knocking dudes out in20seconds
when his trainer died he went downhill
He is just one of those people to dumb to be a millionare
there is no way he should be in the predictments he's in
he needs help...

Posted at 3:42PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by john reeves

35. All of you have picked a very troubled man to pick on because it makes you feel like you have more of a right to breathe my air than you would otherwise. At one time I completely hated this man, and look how much he's changed. No Nobel Peace prize in his future, but he's not starting fights, beating motorists, he's going peacefully with the law when it could have taken an army to arrest him.

I too am an addict. Him and I have only that in common and nothing else, but for a man that has had that angry of a past to be able to accept consequences, probably even while under the influance, deserves some credit.

Personally, I think his first wife was goaded my her mother to goad him into beating her for the money and the rape was a Kobe Bryant type of setup.

I have a rare stage 4 terminal stomach cancer that was most likely brought on by a female(considers herself in the "medical field"-she feeds old people) I got into a relationship with that would slip me "knock out" drugs so she could slip out and do meth and party late at night. A crude form of GHB made with carcinogens and lye in about 5 minutes.

This relationship was entered prematurely on my part because i had just got out of a hospital burn unit after 4 months because I had a roomate who didn't like the beeping noise a smoke alarm would make when the battery went dead and found buying them troublesome.

The world is full of trash who have done far worse than Mr Tyson and are going to get away with it because it either doesn't fall into a criminal categorie, or can't be proved, or the results aren't displayed in such a brutal fashion or even if they are, chain of events are almost impossible to link.

Posted at 10:40AM on Jan 5th 2007 by Living among wht trash(just as bad as blck)

36. You know, I remember when he first came on the scene. A decent sounding young man, actuall quite respectful of the chance he was getting. He was just awesome with his skills. Then the change began!! Arrogance like I have never seen, putting himself above the law and all other things. It is kind of sad to see him this way. However, he no one but himself to blame!! He has become a streetwise THUG and whatever he gets in this life he has no one but himself to blame. I think that eventually he will be so spaced out on the streets one day and make a dreadful mistake that force some COP(which I am) to take his ass out.

Posted at 7:33PM on Jan 3rd 2007 by Joe

37. CrazY DiamonD

Why is it that when any celebrity gets in trouble they are being compared to OJ and besides we do not know if OJ is a murderer. He was not convicted you remember right?

Posted at 11:42AM on Jan 4th 2007 by tamika

38. god hates us all clark

Posted at 11:36AM on Jan 4th 2007 by c.edwins

39. I truly respect Mr. Tyson as a man and as a boxer. My hope is that he can recover from all of his misfortunes. Lord knows he has suffered enough abuse from the media and from his stent in prison. He is a man first and a fighter second. I just appreciate all of the good times that he gave the sport of boxing. I'll pray that God will bless and keep him any further misfortunes such as these. Last but not least never trust the media or lawenforcement.

Posted at 2:43PM on Jan 5th 2007 by quincy

40. "don't hate! hate! hate! Mike needs prayers from anybody that can offer it to him, and that's what you should be doin' instead of hatin'. "

would you still feel that way if he bit your ear off or beat the hell out you for no reason? if you said, yes, you are straight up lying.
i love when people try to stand up for a celebrity as if they are all BFF with them. i come on here for a laugh. the demise of there careers and lives keep me fueled for the rest of the day.

Posted at 12:42PM on Jan 5th 2007 by L Worth

41. Holy crap!!! I hope I never bump into this nutjob...and what's with that tattoo on his face?...Scary! It looked like that woman judge was ready to shit herself!!!

Posted at 12:09PM on Jan 12th 2007 by richard marasco

42. How did Mike Tyson's problem's become one of hate #13. He's not the reason you hate black people and I truly don't believe you speak for the white race, you hate blacks because your a pathetic human being. As far as Mike Tyson he's no different from Robert Downey Jr do all white people hate him too!

Posted at 8:48AM on Jan 11th 2007 by Jay

43. CHILD ABUSE IS REAL!!!, HE IS SUFFERING TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO COVER UP., JUST AS HE HAD TO DO WHEN HE WAS A CHILD ... HE HAD NO MOTHER TO KEEP HIM SAFE, SO HE DID WHAT ABUSE KIDS DO., WHAT EVER THEY HAVE,NEED TOO,
THEN HE WAS TRAINED TO BOX, NO ONE EVER ADDRESSED HIS CHILDHOOD WOUNDS, NO TREATMENT, BOX!!!!,
THEN HERE'S DON KING MONEY, MONEY, MORE MONEY, ABUSE FOLLOWED HIM DISPITE BEING GROWN OUT SIDE, INSIDE HE'S THAT LITTLE BOY LOST AND TRYING TO SURVIVE, BY ANY MEANS HE CAN....JUST BE STILL, DON'T JUDGE HIM, OBSERVE,,, ABUSE IS SO REAL AND IT STAYS LONG AFTER THE WOUNDS HAVE HEALED., GUESS HOW I KNOW? GOD BLESS YOU MIKE AND TRY TO PRAY TO HIM, TO HEAL YOU AND KNOW THIS THAT HE SAW WHAT THEY DID TO YOU AS A LITTLE BOY, JUSTICE WILL BE HIS, BUT WITH OUT GOD YOU WILL NOT SURVIVE, BUT CONTINUE THE CYCLE YOUR ON NOW, ARE'NT YOU TIRED, PRAY

Posted at 2:23PM on Jan 9th 2007 by cindy baylor

44. It's it funny how much we loved him when he was the heavy weight champion of the world. Society and every con man from across the country has used this guy and gotten filthy rich off of him...we need to stop judging! No one has walked a day in his shoes and I'm sure most of us wouldn't be able to even stand in them let alone drive under the influence.

Posted at 12:56PM on Jan 10th 2007 by Terri

45. mike coulda been the best heavyweight of all time, he got f***ed

Posted at 7:19AM on Jan 11th 2007 by iclaudius