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Everybody thinks this is a tough man's sport. This is not a tough man's sport. This is a thinking man's sport. A tough man is gonna get hurt real bad in this sport.
Mike Tyson
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Mike Tyson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 30
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