How mentally unstable was Mike Tyson in his fighting days?

[BigNuts]

I'm sort of confused. When he was in his teens and early 20's he was pretty calm and pretty soft spoken. It seems right when he got out of prison, everything went to hell. Biting Holyfields ear off (I mean chomping down on it and literally ripping it off) has got me thinking, how mentally unstable was this guy really? Lets also not forget he bit the hell out of Lennox Lewis' leg.

People just don't do stuff like this. I'm actually baffled at how he was around so long to keep boxing.

Do you think if he was pushed far enough that he would have actually killed a person?

[BOXEO _]

He wanted to eat children.

[BigNuts]

He wanted to eat children.

That's right. Talking about eating another mans children is something you just don't do even though Lennox didn't have kids at the time.

[-MEGA-]

He was about as mentally stable as he is now. Dont **** with him and you'll be ok.

[BigNuts]

He was about as mentally stable as he is now. Dont **** with him and you'll be ok.

No. I think it's pretty clear he has calmed down now.

[Heavyfist]

LOL, he was stable before he went to prison, my ass.

He used to knock the teeth out of old ladies and rob them.

He used to run with gangs and beat random people and laugh.

He sexually ******ed an 11 year old girl, the daughter of the friend of his trainer.

Who knows what else this scum did?

He was always just a mindless thug, like so many blacks are. Now he's just older. Everyone mellows when they become old men. Even old ****s mellowed.

[ea22]

Tyson always had and always will have that animal inside of him. He was more controlled before he went in and he became unhinged when on the inside. Even now you can tell that if you test him he will **** you up, watch his interview with that Canadian reporter and how he reacted when that one guy tried to take a picture without permission.

[Larry the boss]

That's right. Talking about eating another mans children is something you just don't do even though Lennox didn't have kids at the time.

****star eat peoples children everyday man,no big deal

[Larry the boss]

LOL, he was stable before he went to prison, my ass.

He used to knock the teeth out of old ladies and rob them.

He used to run with gangs and beat random people and laugh.

He sexually ******ed an 11 year old girl, the daughter of the friend of his trainer.

Who knows what else this scum did?

He was always just a mindless thug, like so many blacks are. Now he's just older. Everyone mellows when they become old men. Even old ****s mellowed.

Are you serious right now?

[SeekDaGreat]

He said when they threw him in the pen, he was as dangerous and as homicidal as anyone in there and people understood that. And that was 92'. He was in and out of jail some odd 50 times in the early 80's for everything under the sun. I believe even armed robbery. He was extremely unstable before Cus took him in.