Tysons prison time

[Mike Tyson77]

Ok, here's what Gutteridge has to say about that in his book;


"Mike Tyson made a disturbing start to his six-year sentence and, within a matter of weeks, had lost his first major fight with the Indiana prison system. He was placed in solitary confinement in the disciplinary unit at the Indiana Youth Center after getting himself involved in a bust-up with a guard.

It was leaked to the press by another inmate that Tyson had threatened to "whup" a guard, who had shouted at him to keep moving when he stopped to shake hands with a fellow prisoner. Eight other guards closed in on Tyson and he was taken to the disciplinary unit, segretated from all the other prisoners. When taken to the supervisor's office, Tyson lost his temper again and became belligerent after dis*****g the guard's version of the incident.

Prisoner 922335 was charged with disorderly conduct at a disciplinary hearing, and pleaded guilty to threatening a guard with bodily harm. He was sentenced to 30 days' loss of commision and also 30 days' loss of special privileges. The prison superintendant stressed to Tyson that it didn't matter who he was or how much he was worth, the system could put him in a solitary cell and forget him for the next six years, and if he stil caused trouble, it could accommadate him with some extra time."


This above story, and the other one posted, are the only two "incidents" Gutteridge talks about from Tyson's prison time, but his book does have about twelve pages of info on Mike when he was in prison, which includes info on Tyson's daily excercising, his prison job working in the gym/excercise area, the amount of books & education he read/recieved, his thoughts on Islam, etc., etc....

P.S. Sorry for the delay in posting that, by the way, and I have to thank you for your donation, as well.

Cool, if you got anymore Id love to hear them to.

Thanks!

[The Surgeon]

Yeah man me too Yogi

[Yogi]

That's the only two incidents (scuffles, fights, etc.) that Gutteridge speaks about in his book, guys, as well as the only two incidents that I am aware of via any other source, so...

Unless you're looking for info on what books Tyson read in prison or some other boring **** of that nature, then I'm afraid I've given everything I can in regards to the theme of the thread.

[The Surgeon]

That's the only two incidents (scuffles, fights, etc.) that Gutteridge speaks about in his book, guys, as well as the only two incidents that I am aware of via any other source, so...

Unless you're looking for info on what books Tyson read in prison or some other boring **** of that nature, then I'm afraid I've given everything I can in regards to the theme of the thread.

WELL **** OFF! Only playin bud, cheers for the info

[joeytrimble]

i gave him as many points as i could afford and some good k i highly enjoyed the read! no bitchin from this vato lol

[Yogi]

Thanks for the donation, Joey, as that was very kind of you.

[joeytrimble]

Fernando Vargas:

What time do you get up?
7:00AM

do you stretch before your run?
yes,full stretch to the legs and back

how far do you run ?
4-7 miles

what do you do after you run?
i stretch down and have a shower before breakfast

what do you eat for breakfast?
fruit,fruit juice and i also drink water,i also like
eggs ,hash browns and pancakes inbetween fights

what do you do after breakfast?
i rest and t hen get focused on my workout

what time do you go to the gym?
9:00AM

what time do you leave the gym?
11:30

what do you do after training?
sometimes i get a rub-down, have a shower , then do
some promo work . i also like to do charity work for the little kids

what do you eat for dinner?
i like chicken ,rice and salad

what do you do after dinner?
watch tv, and i like to play pool with my team vargas family. my family
is very importaint to me . i also like to listen to musice and hang out

what time do you go to bed?
around 10:00PM

what is your favorite exercise?
i love training hard . i enjoy it all

how many days a week do you train?
six days

did you have a job before you won the world title?
no

fernando vargas workout :

warm-up: 15 min of full body stretch and warm-up

shawdowboxing:3x3 min rounds <30 sec break after each round>

focus pads:6x3 min rounds <30 sec break after each round>


heavy bag:6x3 min rounds <30 sec break after each round>

floor-to-ceiling bag:5 min

speed bag:5 mins

floor exercises: abdominal exercises,sit ups ,
8x50 leg-raises
3x20 dips on the bars
3x20 pull-ups
resistance training with thera-bands

jumping rope: 20 min

warm-down 5 min of stretching,then walk around

to finish:rub-down

heres something you may wanna check out

[aspect]

Theres a great interview with him on YouTube where he says wn he first went to prison he was starting fights and trying to cause as much trouble as he could.

links please...

[americanspirit]

Id love to hear it and any others you know of. Thanks for posting these storys?

Ill give you some points or karma, what ever it's called.

I can confirm that I remember hearing Mike had some fights but I don't remember details. **** did happen, that I'm quite sure of.

[QueensburyRules]

Here's one such incident published in Reg Gutteridge's bio on Tyson and can be found on pages 102 & 103;


"Tyson came out of jail in one piece, despite Don King's fears that he would get cut up by organized gangs. But it was touch and go. He managed to stay out of serious trouble until the Christmas before his release when he got drawn into an incident that could have blown his chances of an early parole. Through no fault of his own, he got involved with a notorious gang leader who objected to him giving away presents of food and cigarettes to inmates because it cut across his contraband business. We would have loved to have been flies on the wall as spectators of what happened next. It would have been worth top ringside seat money.

The gang boss, a mountain of a man, confronted Tyson, who knocked him flat out with one punch. It sparked a brawl between supporters of Tyson and the gang leader. Guards broke it up, and Tyson was cleared of any blame for the incident."


Gutteridge also speaks of an incident during Tyson's first few weeks in prison, when Tyson apparently threatened to "whup" a guard, only to see a group of eight guards take him down and hall him away to solitary confinement...

Will quote that story from Gutteridge if anybody's interested, but those were the basics.

- -Yogi comes thru again.

Smarter'n the average boxing fan!