Mike Tyson Everyone likes “Iron Mike” Him and his trainer very tight Like a raccoon in the trash at night After his mom saw the light He went on to win many fights. His career took off with a start After his mentor had taught him the art It was time for him to depart After he had played his part His marriage fell apart Suddenly life took a turn He needed to learn From the mistakes of his past Because his career wouldn't last He later became an actor One that would be a very important factor. Assonance: Repetition of a vowel sound. Tight, night, light, nights Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literal. “After his mom saw the light” Simile: Comparison if 2 things using like or as. “Him and his trainer very tight Like a raccoon in the trash at night” Personification: Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects. “Suddenly life took a turn” Consonance: Repetition of a consonant sounds. “He went on to win many fights”
Christopher Nwankwo Mrs Holan English III May 3, 2017 Mike Tyson Some of the greatest boxers alive did not have an easy childhood life. Mike Tyson, one of the few boxers to hold 3 boxing titles is an example. Mike Tyson was one of the greatest boxers in the world, but his rise to fame was not as simple as it looked, he had a tragic life before he won championships. Mike Tyson had a lot of ups and downs in his career. His career was affected a lot by his personal life. “His father ran off before he was two years old, and Mike grew up with all the temptations of ghetto life.By the age of twelve, he was in a street gang and had been in and out of juvenile court. Finally, after an armed robbery conviction, in 1978, he was sent to the Tryon School for Boys, a reformatory, where the physical education instructor, Bobby Stewart, spotted his potential as boxer.” (Tyson 2017)
He was then sent to Tryon School for Boy’s. This was where his boxing career began. “When he was young his PE instructor saw his potential to be a boxer. In 1981, Stewart introduced the 14-year-old Tyson to his friend, the legendary Cus D'Amato, and D'Amato introduced him to the "sweet science" of boxing.”(Tyson 2017). His instructor introduced him to a friend to help him train to one day be a boxer. It was a way to turn his violent tendencies into something productive. “D'Amato took Tyson in, and when Tyson's mother died a couple of years later, D'Amato became Tyson's legal guardian. Slowly, he and Camille brought Tyson out of his shell, nurturing his aspirations and overcoming his self-doubts.”(Tyson 2017). He lost his last family member when he was very young. These events helped boost his resolve to be a boxer. His career took off in 1985 and was going very well. “When Tyson first stepped into the ring for a professional boxing match, on March 4, 1985, there was no fanfare or boasts before the cameras. Tyson didn't even have a robe to cast off dramatically before the match. But he did have something. He had a menacing glare that would intimidate many fighters in the years ahead, sometimes defeating them before they even stepped in the ring.” (Tyson 2017) He wasn't the typical boxer and had his ways of winning. His fights ended the same way for a long time with a knockout, or forfeit. “Tyson would go 15-0 in his first year, but in November he lost his only real father figure, Cus D'Amato, who died at age 77. As his career took off he lost his everything he ever cared about. Cus, D’Amato had taken him in as his guardian when his mother had passed.”(Tyson 2017) “After D’Amato died his career started to go downhill but evened out later. A month later, Tyson's co-manager, Jim Jacobs, died. While Tyson was at the funeral, his wife Robin was at the bank, demanding to know the whereabouts of "her money."”(Tyson 2017). Shortly thereafter, they confronted Tyson's surviving manager, Bill Cayton, demanding a full accounting and ultimately reducing his share of the champ's earnings from one-third to 20 percent. His manager had died and left the money handling to his “protege”, Bill Cayton. “This led to tyson getting mad at him for taking his money and he went on drunken rages, etc.Tyson had come a long way from the days when Cus D'Amato had dreamed of making him a legend. He had almost fulfilled those dreams, winning a world championship at the age of 19 and consolidating all of boxing's dubious crowns into one that nobody could dispute. After his adult crisis he settles down to live his life out. He had been dubbed one of the best boxers to have ever lived next to Muhammad Ali, etc.” (Tyson 2017) Mike Tyson life and career in boxing was not easy and was very hard for him. Before all the championships he won he had to work his way up pushing past the pain physical and mental. He had key events that lead him on his path to becoming a boxing legend. All athletes of all kind have had obstacles or tragic events on the way to the top.