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BEIJING, CHINA – MAY 24: Former Heavy Weight Champion Boxer Mike Tyson attends the Great Wall Weigh-in of IBF World Boxing Championship Bout at Mutianyu on May 24, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA – MAY 24: Former Heavy Weight Champion Boxer Mike Tyson attends the Great Wall Weigh-in of IBF World Boxing Championship Bout at Mutianyu on May 24, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
In 1992 Mike Tyson was convicted of rape and went to prison. Although the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world was sentenced to serve six years in prison followed by four years in probation, he was released after only serving three years. In his autobiography titled ‘Undisputed Truth’, Mike Tyson in detail described the time he was arrested and was taken to a diagnostic centre to determine what sort of prison he would be sent to.
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Mike Tyson in the diagnostic centre before going to prison
Once he reached the diagnostic centre, the people there, as a part of the procedure, stripped him naked for a cavity search. “They took us to a diagnostic centre to determine what level prison I would be sent to. They stripped me naked, made me bend down and did a cavity search,” wrote Tyson. Following this, Tyson and other inmates received some “pyjama-type” clothes and some slippers.

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MUMBAI, INDIA – 2018/09/28: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson seen during the Press Conference for Kumite 1 League, Indias first global Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league supported by the All India Mixed Martial Arts Federation (AIMMAF) at hotel St. Regis in Mumbai. (Photo by Azhar Khan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
“Then they gave me some pyjama-type sh*t and some slippers. And they shipped me off to Indiana Youth Centre in Plainfield,” Tyson added by saying. The Indiana Youth Centre in Plainfield was a facility for level two and three offenders. This entire process angered ‘Kid Dynamite’ and he wanted to show everyone how to do time. Here’s what he further wrote.
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Tyson was raging at that time
Overnight, the world had changed for Mike. According to what he wrote in Undisputed Truth, Tyson could not believe what he was witnessing. He was angry with everything. Tyson wanted to do his time his way in prison. He said, “By the time I got to my final destination, I was consumed with rage.”

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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 02: Former heavyweight boxer, Mike Tyson watches on during the ladies singles third round match between Serena Williams and Julia Georges of Germany during day seven of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on June 2, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
“I was going to show these motherfu*kers how to do time. My way,” added ‘Kid Dynamite’. Because of his anger, Tyson once even got into a fight with someone in prison. Someone had said something about him and Tyson walked up to him and punched him.
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