Mike Tyson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame on Sunday. Tyson also took a moment in his speech to honor the late Cus D’Amato (his legal guardian and trainer). There were tears as well.
Tyson paused briefly — the crowd erupted in “Come on Mike!” — and then he tried in vain to continue.
“Oh, man,” Tyson said. “I have to take my time with this because there’s other guys up here, you know. When I met Cus, we talked a little bit about money, but we wanted to be great fighters.
“Hey guys, I can’t even finish this stuff. Thank you. Thank you,” Tyson said, then sat down.
I’m loving Mike’s rebirth. He seems truly happy and at peace now.
