Mike Tyson Research Paper

Mike Tyson was on top of the world, winning the WBC boxing title in 1986 at age 20 (“Sports”). Although Tyson is acclaimed to be one of the best boxers to ever live, he had a dark side to his character. Much like Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter, Tyson was, in a way, was publicly shunned.Something they both share in common is what they were punished for. It could be said both were shunned because of committing adultery. Tyson’s hyper aggressiveness led to many runs-in with the law and being suspended from boxing.

Tyson has been involved in others crimes also, which is why his presence of being aloud to box again was questioned. Every one of these athletes will or were given chances to participate in their respective sports again.

Boxing had always been around in which its origin started back in Ancient Greece where Greeks found the sport of violence very entertaining (Hirsley par. 17). Despite its huge popularity at that time, it soon died off with the rest of Greece to where it would not be revived until the 1600’s. Medieval Europe played around with the idea of boxing, but it would later perish due to the rise of the Salem Witch Trials (Hirsley par. 18). Boxing would then come back around once more, but only this time being the most effective. The 1920’s eventually came around, and with the rise of entertainment, boxing was born again. It was previously

Millions of people worldwide take part as spectators to the sport of prize fighting: better known as boxing. In a 1962 essay entitled “Who Killed Benny Paret?” the author, Norman Cousins, writes about the dangers that come with the sport of boxing. He especially talks about a match that resulted in the death of a boxer named Benny Paret. Cousins argues that boxing is just a show of violence and that boxers put themselves in the ring just for the simple purpose of entertaining a crowd. Even though investigations reflect the role of the referee, Paret’s manager, and the doctor’s examinations as the main cause of Paret’s death, Cousins blames Paret’s death on the people that attends boxing matches to see a man get hurt or knockout because he

Boxing, an official sanctioned sport in the early 20th century, is a sport that is known as one of the most violent and physically demanding sports on the earth. Professional boxers that get paid to fight must be in top shape in order to preform at the highest level. Being a professional boxer is a tough life. Boxers train hard for many months leading up to one fight and either win, lose, knock out the opponent or even get knocked out. The sport has been around for centuries, but has most recently taken off over the last 100 years. It is a multibillion dollar industry with fighters taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars if not even millions of dollars for big matches. In his novel Papa Jack, Roberts tells the story of the famous African American boxer Jack Johnson. He details the boxers rise to fame and fortune and his downward spiral that would soon follow. In Papa Jack, Roberts displays life of a professional boxer through firsthand accounts with events that happened during Johnson’s life and shows how boxing not only influenced his life but also how he influenced the African American community.

Boxing - a violent cage fight, or a crowd pleasing sport? Boxing is a high intensified sport that can be seen as helping the fighter in life or permanently damaging the fighters future. Many say that boxing is one of the safest sports; however, boxing can leave permanent brain damage from constant punches to the skull. The sport boxing is for managers to earn money while their fighter is in the ring fighting against another human until one gives up, or gets knocked out. A fight could be the end of one’s career, or even one’s life. Boxing should be banned because the money earned does not trump the risk of death, the mixed messages from fighters in the ring confuse the laws regarding assault, and the constant punches to and athletes head leaves permanent damage.

James Braddock was a light heavyweight boxer who was forced to retire after breaking his hand in the last fight on September 25th, 1933. He began working as a laborer at the dock because he had no other source of income to support his family, and struggling to make money in order to pay for the heating and electric bills and buy food. James still had a dream to box, and months after retiring from boxing, Joe Gould wanted him to be a last-minute substitute to fight against the second-rank contender. James ended up winning, which nobody expected. After his last win, he was back to boxing. He constantly won fights after that.

(Calder-Smith, 2004) During the next decade, Tyson was sentenced to six years for the rape of a model. His wife divorced him for alleged domestic violence, and he lost his boxing licence for biting his opponent’s ear during a boxing match. (Gutteridge & Giller, 1996)

On February February 25, 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida, I faced off against the heavily favored Sonny Liston in the fight for the title. It had been a close fight the whole night until the sixth round. I was feeling confident and ready for the next round. When I heard the bell ding, I came out ready and came out swinging. Finally, I landed a combination of punches knocking Sonny to the ground. As the ref check on Sonny he declared that I had one the fight due to technical knockout. I had just won the World Title . I kept fighting and kept the title under my name for three years until one day came around. I had received a call from the World Boxing association and they said they were taking away my title. This is where my boxing career changed in the blink of an eye.

In the boxing world, there are many names that come to mind. From this century, you think of greats such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson. But before their time, you have individuals that open the gates of opportunity in boxing. Those boxers are Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, and the most popular, Muhammad Ali. Besides the great records that Muhammad Ali set as a boxer, he also made headlines for he’s acts outside of the ring.

What about the fans? The last thing a boxing fan wants to hear is that the fighter is just in it for the money. Let's be real, money is a significant part of being a professional athlete. However, no one is going to sympathize with or root for a man who is claiming he is broke after earning over $200 million, and is cherry picking a fighter he knows he can beat instead of one he may not (Terence Crawford).

My intention with the story I told was to talk on the brief period in former world heavyweight champion James Douglas’s life, circa 1993-1994, where he was indulging after getting a twenty-four-million-dollar payday for his only championship defense against Evander Holyfield, a fight he lost by third-round stoppage. Much exists on his stunning victory over unbeaten champion Mike Tyson and the comatose state he slipped into after the post-boxing indulgence saw his weight escalate to four hundred pounds. The comatose state motivated him to get back into fighting shape upon waking up and make another run at the heavyweight crown, a comeback in which he went eight-and-one, losing only to Lou Savarese. But little exists detailing the short span in which he lived in luxury. I wanted to try to depict the things he did to occupy his time after losing the title.

Cassius clay, one of the world’s most distinguished boxers, was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 7, 1942. Clays work ethic was apparent even in the early years of his life. As a child, he raced the school bus to school each morning. His friends would wave to him as the lead fluctuated based on the school bus’ stops. This work ethic extended to the classroom. Because of a learning disability, Clay had to work extra hard in school to not fall behind. Clay grew up with racial segregation all around him. These injustices sparked a passion in him to change the way people viewed African Americans: “I wanted to show that color didn’t matter”(Muhammad Ali: An American Legend). Clay’s boxing career began because of an incident when he was 12 years old. He and a friend rode their bikes to the Columbia Auditorium for The Louisville Home Show. When they were ready to go home, Clay discovered that his bike was stolen. Filled with rage, Clay wanted to retaliate. He found police officer, Joe Martin, who told him, “You better learn how to fight before you start challenging people that you’re gonna whoop” (Hauser 18). Martin became his coach, and although Clay never found the thief, he found a love of boxing that would continue throughout his life. Between the ages of 12 and 18, Clay

As Michael made his walk towards the octagon he reminisced about his first fight against Mark Hunt where he won in an impressive first round knockout, he looked to replicate that feat tonight. ‘’Ladies and gentlemen this is the co-main event, in the red corner weighing in at 185 pounds the returning Michael Thompson! And in the blue corner weighing in at 185 and a half pounds Alistair McCarthy!’’ said the announcer. Michael was ready he’d been training for 5 years for this comeback, the crowd were going crazy and the atmosphere was electric. The commentators began their commentary of the fight ‘’The referee has begun the fight, both men circling the octagon looking to make the first move, and Michael connects with 2 left jabs and high knee stunning McCarthy! McCarthy is down to one knee he connects with a brutal uppercut and vicious kick to the side of the head! And he’s out cold the referee jumps in and ends the contest with a knockout just 27 seconds into the fight! In his first fight in over 5 years Thompson has just knocked out the 7 and 0 McCarthy in just 27 seconds!’’ said the announcer. ‘’Michael you’ve just beaten Alistair McCarthy in 27 seconds in your first fight back and you’re now the number 1 contender wat are your thoughts?’’ said the interviewer. Michael responded saying ‘’Listen forget what just happened that irrelevant, I said I was going to knock him out, now listen Rockhold that’s just a preview of what I’m going to do to you.’’ Thompson

idea of judging MMA without getting to know it is brainless and shows the misunderstanding of the