![]() In his HBO Films special, Tyson tells entertaining anecdotes about his upbringing, how he got into boxing and his mentor, boxing trainer Cus D'Amato, as well as his troubles in the ring (the Evander Holyfield ear-biting incident) and out of it (his marriage to Robin Givens and his conviction and three-year incarceration for the rape of Desiree Washington-a crime he says he did not commit). 'You robbed people, you shot at people Dad. "They'll say, 'Dad, is something wrong with you dad? Are you OK? Were you all right back then?' That's gonna be pretty interesting. "One day we're gonna have to have that talk," he said of his children. He says they all have sheltered lives and will never have to struggle the way he did growing up in the tough Brownsville section of Brooklyn in the 1970s where he was arrested 30 some times before the age of 15. The former heavyweight champion has two young children with his third wife, Kiki (who wrote the stage show filmed by Spike Lee), as well as five older children who attend private schools, Georgetown University and Parsons. And wow, that's pretty interesting when you really think about that. I come from an extremely poor, like a slum dweller. "It's gonna be very interesting how I'm gonna talk to them about how I was as a kid. ![]() "This is really what I'm worried about the most," said Tyson, 47. Mike Tyson is currently baring his soul to the world in an HBO special and a new memoir, both titled "Undisputed Truth." He's just not sure how he'll explain his shocking life story to his children. ![]()
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