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Mike Tyson: Bobby Stewart
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Mike Tyson flew in and out of juvenile detention centers during his youth. But at an early age Bobby Stewart, a New York social worker and boxing fan, discovered Tyson's raw boxing ability. Stewart guided Mike to a beloved trainer of champions, Constantine "Cus" D'Amato.
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Mike Tyson and Bobby Stewart drove up to Catskill one Spring weekend in 1980. Tyson and Stewart got in the ring to give Cus a show and try to let the trainer have an insight into what Stewart was talking about, and why he was being drawn to the attention of a 14 year old kid.
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Michael Gerard Tyson, who later earned the moniker "Iron Mike," was born on June 30, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents weren't married, and Michael's father Jimmy Kirkpatrick left the family behind when Mike was only 2 years of age. As a troubled youth from humble beginnings, he was often arrested for petty crimes. Big, fast, strong, but untamed, he was sent to the Tryon School in upstate New York, where Bobby Stewart, a social worker and boxing fan, taught Mike how to box.
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It was here that Mike Tyson learnt to box. The man who first taught Tyson the bare essentials of the fight game was Bobby Stewart, a modestly successful professional heavyweight. He was the man who first saw Mikes power and prowess in the boxing ring. At only 13, he weighed 200lbs, and had muscles that no other 13 year old had. He was strong with it too. He was bench pressing 220lbs for $10 bets with the staff at Tryon.
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