Mike Tyson waa horyaalkii hore ee feerka adduunka ee miisaanka culus kana yimid Brooklyn, New York. Waxaa lagu naanaysi jiray "Iron Mike," Tyson waxa uu galay dhowr dambiyo intii uu yaraa, oo ay ku jiraan dukaamada dhaca, jeebka jeebka, iyo tuugsiga dadka. Bishii Sebtembar 1991-kii, Tyson waxaa lagu soo oogay hal dacwad kufsi, laba dacwadood oo fal-dembiyeed ka leexday, iyo hal dambi oo xabsi ah. Waxaa dacweeyay Desiree Washington, oo ah tartame ka tirsan Miss Black America Pageant, oo sheegtay in Tyson uu isku dirqiyay iyada oo ku dhex jirta qolkiisa hotel ee Indianapolis. Tyson ayaa lagu helay dambi ah kufsi iyo sidoo kale labo dacwadood oo ah fal galmo oo leexday. Garsooraha ayaa ku xukumay Tyson toban sano oo xarig ah, iyo sidoo kale ganaax dhan $30,000. Xukunka ayaa lagu taageeray racfaanka, maxkamada sare ee Mareykanka ayaa diiday inay dhageysato racfaanka kiiska kufsiga Tyson mar kale. Tyson ayaa la sii daayay ka dib markii uu saddex sano iyo lix toddobaad ka soo shaqeeyay Xarunta Dhallinyarada Indiana ee Plainfield, Indiana.

Tan iyo markii la sii daayay Tyson, waxay u muuqatay inuusan ka baxsan karin nolol dembiyeed. Sannadkii 1997-kii, shatiga feerka ee Tyson ayaa lagala noqday hal sano ka dib markii uu ka qaniinay dhegta ka soo horjeedka Evander Holyfield intii lagu jiray ciyaar feerka. Sannadaha soo socda, Tyson waxaa lagu soo oogay laba dacwadood oo xadgudubyo xunxun, hal dambi oo lahaanshaha agabka daroogada, hal dambi oo ah haysashada maandooriyaha, iyo laba dacwadood oo dambi-darro ah oo baabuur waday.

Ka dib markii uu ka fariistay shaqada2005, Tyson waxa uu ka soo muuqday filimadii caanka ahaa ee Rocky Balboa , The Hangover , iyo The Hangover II .