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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.

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Mike Tyson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 30
Actor
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Boxer
Podcaster
Professional Boxer
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Brooklyn
New York
Michael Gerard Tyson
Iron Mike
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Boxing
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