Mike Tyson Opens Up About the Relationship His Children Share With Each Other

Mike Tyson‘s exploits outside the ring, especially his family life, received widespread coverage in mainstream media. After the much-publicized separation from actress Robin Givens, he married pediatrician Monica Turner. Unfortunately, that marriage also didn’t last for long. Six years later, in 2009, Tyson married his girlfriend, Lakiha ‘Kiki’ Spicer. But apart from the marriages, he has had relationships with other women. In addition, he became a father to seven kids.

Though the first marriage to Robin Givens barely lasted a year, his second marriage to Monica Turner in 1997 continued till 2003. The couple had two children, Amir and Ramsey. In 2009 he married his current wife, Lakiha Spicer, and the couple are proud parents to Milan and Morocco. However, his involvement with other women resulted in him becoming a parent to Mikey Lorna Tyson, Miguel, and Exodus, who sadly passed away on May 26, 2009.

Life outside the squared circle

After retiring in 2005, the former heavyweight champion decided to try his hand at entrepreneurship and entertainment. The decision proved timely, for not only is Mike Tyson today a successful businessman, but his foray into the burgeoning podcasting arena has made him one of the most recognizable faces on the planet.

Started in 2019, his eponymous show Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson is in its fourth season. While the number of subscribers will soon reach the million mark, the podcast has received nearly seventy-five million views.

Mike Tyson: The Family Man

In the show’s latest episode, Mike Tyson and his co-host Sebastian Joseph Day welcomed legendary comedian Cedric The Entertainer. The Hollywood Walk of Fame stand-up artist and actor has been active since 1987, participating in various shows and sitcoms and lending his voice to famed motion picture franchises like Madagascar.

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The ace comedian took the duo through his life’s journies. With some thirty minutes left, the discussion turned to kids. Cedric took them through his kids and what they were doing. Later Mike Tyson shared how his daughter Exodus’ passing away ‘humbled’ him. From his end, Cedric added, “…I love my kids, you know what I’m saying, but I was like I was in that highlight of what I was doing my career, so I spent a lot of time gone, you know, like nowadays I spend a lot more time, but hey you know they got their own personality their own lives they kind of do their thing.”

Then he asked Tyson whether he had young children, to which the former champion answered in the affirmative. The comedian then explained how he was initially close to his kids, but the career challenges made it increasingly difficult for him to spend quality time with them. Thus he emphasized despite growing professionally; one tends to miss that part of life with kids especially.

Then he took the example of his eldest daughter, whom he had distant a relationship before he got married. He explained that he met he when she was already four years old. So while on hand with one child, there was a sense of estrangement on the other hand, he had children post-marriage living with him at his house. Moreover, his father was never around when he grew up. So Cedric admitted that while he always wanted to be a better father, his self-interest posed an immense challenge.

Mike Tyson then added, “All my kids know each other hang out with each other let’s all know each other I don’t want to hide anybody from anywhere I told my kids to know each other no yeah go out together go out I’m travel go just hang out together what family do.” 

The Entertainer Cedric admitted, “…that’s how it should be, man.”

Fans and followers often come across Mike Tyson posing with his children. Undoubtedly they come across as a happy family. Though the children have been born to different mothers, it’s apparent that Tyson dotes on his kids, and on their part, they seem to gel very well with each other.

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