Mike Tyson, “Distraught and Upset,” Was Forbidden From Attending His Father’s Funeral

Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s life has been a series of ups and downs. The iconic boxer was one of the most controversial figures of the 90s era and was even incarcerated in 1992. Unfortunately, Tyson’s father passed away in the same year, and the boxer could not even attend his own father’s funeral. 

At the time when his father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, died, Tyson was serving his time in prison. As per Los Angeles Times, Kevin Moore from the Department of Correction stated that Tyson was “distraught and upset”. However, he did not ask for a furlough from the Indiana Youth Center. Tyson’s father was 68 when he died. Kirkpatrick had left Tyson’s mother Lorna Tyson when the champ was 2.

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Furthermore, the state allows temporary leave for inmates under certain circumstances for funerals in Indiana, not out of the state. Apparently, the heavyweight champion wasn’t allowed to go to the funeral. However, the intriguing part is that Tyson himself didn’t ask to go to his own father’s funeral. 

When Mike Tyson indented his prison cell’s concrete floor 

The Baddest Man on the Planet has lived a life that no other athlete must have lived. It was full of twists and turns and ups and downs, but the champ still thrived. His childhood was as rough as it comes. He lived in a bad neighborhood and was sent to juvenile detention centers as he was involved in crime at a young age. 

Tyson revealed on The Pivot podcast about his time in prison, “I was doing running, doing eight or nine miles around. And at night time I would run for four hours, just in my room. I would jump and stuff, just jumping up. My cell has a concrete floor, right? I indented it with my feet into the concrete floor. I was 285lbs, and I came out 215lbs.”

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When a lost youngster from New York discovered boxing and his first coach, Cus D’Amato, his life was given a new direction. He has been involved in controversies, served time in jail, and has gone through everything, but he is now considered one of the greatest boxers of all time.