Mike Tyson Inducted Into The Boxing Hall Of Fame [Video]

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.

“All this stuff started when I met Cus, and Bobby Stewart (a social worker and boxing fan who introduced Tyson to D’Amato),” Tyson said. “I was in reform school because I was always robbing people.

“All my life I watched these guys. I look at them different,” Tyson said as he looked around at a dais that included hometown heroes Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus, Jake LaMotta, Leon Spinks, George Chuvalo, and Marvin Hagler, among others. “Why would I want to be like these guys I always say. I don’t know.

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.