A closer look into former world heavyweight champion
Mike Tyson’s upbringing, career peaks, and valleys is coming through a new ABC documentary this spring. In it, the bond between Tyson and renowned boxing trainer
Constantine “Cus” D’Amato is also highlighted as a key part of the Brooklyn native’s story.
Tyson’s rough upbringing involved gang activity, numerous arrests, and a stay at a boys reform school but a turning point came when he was introduced to the Bronx-born D’Amato in 1980. When he was 16 years old, Tyson’s mother passed away and D’Amato became his legal guardian, PEOPLE reports.