Michael Gerard Tyson akaberekerwa muBrownsville, Brooklyn, New York musi waJune 30, 1966. Ane mukoma mukuru anonzi Rodney (akaberekwa c. 1961) uye aiva nehanzvadzi yakura inonzi Denise, uyo akafa nekurwara nemwoyo pazera remakore makumi maviri nemana munaFebruary 1990. Baba vaTyson vakanyorwa sa "Purcell Tyson" (uyo aibva kuJamaica) pachitupa chake chekuzvarwa, asi murume Tyson aiziva sababa vake aive Jimmy Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick aibva kuGrier Town, North Carolina (inzvimbo yakasviba yakasungwa neguta reCharlotte), kwaaive mumwe wevatambi vepamusoro venhabvu. Kirkpatrick akaroora uye aive nemwanakomana, mukoma waTyson wehafu Jimmie Lee Tyson, uyo aizobatsira kubatanidza Charlotte nhabvu mu1965.
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