{"id":4935,"date":"2026-07-24T22:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:48:27","slug":"the-story-behind-the-champion-i-never-saw-my-mother-happy-with-me-and-proud-of-me-for-doing-something-i-never-got-a-chance-to-talk-to-her-or-know-about-her-mike-tyson-on-the-comp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=4935","title":{"rendered":"The story behind the Champion: \u201cI never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something, I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her\u201d &#8211; Mike Tyson on the complicated relationship he shared with his mother while growing up in poverty | International Sports News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132614718,imgsize-133028,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mike-tyson.jpg\" alt=\"The story behind the Champion: \u201cI never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something, I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her\u201d - Mike Tyson on the complicated relationship he shared with his mother while growing up in poverty\" title=\"Mike Tyson on the bond he had with his mother.(Image via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mike Tyson on the bond he had with his mother.(Image via Getty Images)\">Mike Tyson on the bond he had with his mother.(Image via Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mike Tyson, one of the boxing legends in the world, came from a poverty stricken household before he made it in the world of boxing. While poverty was a constant issue he faced in his childhood, Mike Tyson\u2019s relationship with his mother remained a pretty complicated one before she passed away tragically even before he became famous.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Mike Tyson on how his mother was never proud of him as he grew up in a poverty stricken home alongside two siblings<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Bleacher Report, Mike Tyson reflected on the bond he had with his mother as he said, \u201cI never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something\u2026\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The boxing legend added, \u201cShe only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn\u2019t pay for.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The popular entrepreneur continued, \u201cI never got a chance to talk to her or know about her. Professionally, it has no effect, but it\u2019s crushing emotionally and personally.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>This was not the first time that Mike Tyson opened up about his mother in interviews.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>In another interview with Shannon Sharpe on his Shay Shay Podcast, Mike Tyson opened up about his mother\u2019s death as he said, &#8220;You know, one of the best things that ever happened to me is that my mother died.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The boxing legend added, \u201cBecause my mother would have made me babies. There&#8217;s no way I would ever get into a street fight. No way I would ever learn to stand up for myself\u2026\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Mike Tyson has opened up about the controversial life his mother lived before she tragically passed away before he became famous<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>For the unversed, Mike Tyson\u2019s mother Lorna Smith Tyson, passed away from cancer in 1982 when he was only 16 years old. The boxing legend never knew about his biological father which only made things more and more difficult for him and his two older siblings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>In many such interviews, the former boxer Mike Tyson has spoken about how his mother was a heavy drinker and how it affected his life as he grew up alongside his two siblings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Interestingly, Mike Tyson has also often reflected on his mother\u2019s &#8220;promiscuous&#8221; life when he was growing up.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Despite a poverty stricken background, Mike Tyson ended up being one of the most successful boxers of all time.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>As per Celebrity Net Worth, the boxing legend Mike Tyson has a net worth estimated to be a whopping $30 million which he has completely built from his own hard work.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Mike Tyson\u2019s life story has inspired billions around the world how it takes hard work and determination to completely change the course of one\u2019s life.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/international-sports\/the-story-behind-the-champion-i-never-saw-my-mother-happy-with-me-and-proud-of-me-for-doing-something-i-never-got-a-chance-to-talk-to-her-or-know-about-her-mike-tyson-on-the-complicated-relationship-he-shared-with-his-mother-while-growing-up-in-poverty\/articleshow\/132614703.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Tyson on the bond he had with his mother.(Image via Getty Images) Mike Tyson, one of the boxing legends in the world, came from a poverty stricken household before he made it in the world of boxing. 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