re: Why is Mike Tyson viewed favorably?

Justh becauth he hath a lithp dont mean heeth dum

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He definitely isn't smart.

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I disagree. Would he score a 34 on the ACT? No, but that's not the only way to define someone as smart.

A great uncle of mine quit school in 8th grade, if you saw or had a causal conversation with him you would not describe him as "smart", but he worked his arse off for a seafood company (shrimping and oysters). He only spent what he needed and saved everything he made. Bought his own boat. Several years later he bought another one then eventually started his own seafood company. He is now retired, his sons run the company, but he is worth several million. I would consider him a smart guy.

Tyson had a rough childhood. Had a long criminal record by the age of 13. He was on track to be another statistic. Instead he became one of the most dominate boxers of all time. When his trainer died, the one person he every truly trusted, he went into a dark place.

When he married and settled down she started to have a true appreciation of family. He stopped working out and gained weight. On one of his podcast I listened to, he said he has an addiction to working out and that he stopped because he didn't want it to become a priority over family. His wife suggested he just do 15-30 mins a day because he wasn't feeling himself. After only a few days of doing 30 min workouts he was back in the gym preparing as if he was preparing for a fight.

Once in the best shape as possible, at 55 he looked like he could still fight. I watched him and Roy Jones Jr fight. That was for show because I think Tyson could have laid RJJ out if he wanted to.

Again, he might not talk the queen's english or pass a calculus class, but he has more life experience than most and he is very good at what he does because he works for it. Give me that any day over someone who is just "smart".

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He definitely isn't smart.

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This couldn't be more untrue. He's more well read and insightful than 99% of the dipshits that post here. You wouldn't last ten seconds in a deep conversation with him.