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On stage it's just a wild setting - we have a big screen - hecklers, I'm fighting. It's entertainment, but I want to pierce [the audience's] souls and have them think about what I have to say.

Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 30
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Brooklyn
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Michael Gerard Tyson
Iron Mike
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