Short Essay On Iron Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson is a former American professional boxer, holding the record of being the youngest heavyweight boxer in United States history (“Mike Tyson”). Yet while Tyson won his fights in the ring, he lost his fight in court. In 1991, Tyson was accused of raping Desiree Washington. Tyson had a rough life growing up, so when it came to putting him on trial his chances of being found not guilty did not look so good. (Godden). Even though Tyson was an outstanding boxer, his career ended when he was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison (Hackett). Here is where Tyson’s shunning began. When Tyson turned 13 he had been arrested more than 30 times, frequently running into trouble with the police (“Biography”). Tyson was raised in a high crime neighborhood, which got him involved in gangs, pigeon tracking, drugs, and stealing. At the time he didn’t know any better, this is how people lived then and he was just trying to survive (Tyson). And to survive Tyson had to be able to fight. Being bullied as a young kid affected him, giving him anger issues and causing him to develop his fighting skills and producing the nickname Iron Mike. This is where Tyson was …show more content…
Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter made clothes and accessories for people even though they still judged and bullied her after her mistake. Along with Tyson, people expected things from her yet wouldn’t forgive her. Tyson has repeatedly apologized for the mistakes he has made and taken actions to prove he truly feels bad for his decisions yet still people do not forgive him. Also in The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne wears the letter “A” on her chest to symbolize Adultery for her crime. Tyson on the other hand does not wear a letter, but I believe if he did wear one he would have the letter “B” for Biter, because of his actions with