Please help me -- I feel bad for Mike Tyson!!

[Bleacher Creature]

The man is a rapist, a thug, a pig, etc., etc., etc. And yet, I actually feel bad for him in light of how far he's fallen, and after hearing the things he said last night after his loss.

In a strange sort of way, the guy never had a chance. He was deeply disturbed from the start, and was used as a cash-cow left and right, without any regard for what he was becoming. I know how this sounds, and trust me -- I'm not a fan by any means -- but it is fascinating.

[ikojo]

1. He was used like we use natural resources and employees

Use them until they are of no use, toss them aside and then go on to the next big thing.

[Ezlivin]

2. I was a huge fan of Iron Mike

At one point my wife and I rented a ten-man room in Pulaski, NY just to watch him fight. (That was the only room available; a group-room for hunters.)

Once Mike got into Don King's world, it was all downhill. King has a way of wringing every last dollar out of a fighter then casting them aside. Read Only in America to see how the man operates.

Mike should give up boxing now; his time has passed and there is nothing he can do to salvage his legacy or decrease his notoriety.

[nykiera]

5. A room for Hunters or Fishermen?

Pulaski is known more for the fishermen than the hunters. :hi:

[Ezlivin]

8. They were hunting fish

:)

[sasquatch]

3. When you look at his life it is one big train wreck after another

This guy's biography should read like a history of Amtrack tragedies.

[pretzel4gore]

4. dennis rodman is another

when you see these guys, you realize how important a father, a mother, a set of grandparents, brothers, sisters family and a community is to have; to cover for you when if you fall off the earth

[sasquatch]

7. Wait a minute, Dennis Rodamn is nothing like Tyson

-Dennis Rodamn still has his money, Tyson's broke.
-Dennis Rodman has never been in Prison, Tyson has been in and out of Prison.

[Hatalles]

6. Well... Iron Mike *does* have a softer side...

http://www.jimmykimmel.net/JimmyKimmelLive/tysonduet.htm