“I never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something,” Mike Tyson said of his relationship with his late mother. “She only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn’t pay for. I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her.” Unfortunately for Tyson, this would remain the last image his mother would have of him before she passed away.

Lorna Smith Tyson passed away in 1982 after battling cancer. Tyson was just 16 back then. A couple of years later, Tyson turned pro, setting himself on a path that ultimately made him one of the biggest stars in boxing. Multiple world titles, unforgettable fights, and global fame followed. But even now, Tyson often reflects on his troubled past and wonders how things

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