Re: What the hell happened to Mike Tyson?
Tyson was always a manic depressive. He had a lot of self-hate and (as many of these guys do) he would do things that were likely to harm himself (think of Jake LaMotta taking punches on purpose). That's why he would go with people like King etc, even though he probably knew deep down that they did not care for him.
Tyson did not care for himself, he thought he was unworthy to receive love and affection, so why should anyone else give him love, affection or respect?
Ironically, becoming famous has fed this illness, as he continued to negatively reinforce this while he was at the height of his fame.
I think that the reason Tyson was such a devastating fighter (and let's not rewrite history and say that he was not) was that he was terrified when he was in the ring. I think he was terrified of losing because he felt unworthy in every other respect. That is why he was so quick and powerful - he was hyped on fear adrenaline, and the victory was the only thing that could keep his biggest fears at bay.
Once he lost, and his while world did not fall apart, he no longer had the depth of fear that he had before ...... and he was never the same fighter again.
Sorry - cheap psychology, but is's only my opinion!
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