Floyd Jnr, as he was known until he decided to shrug off the yoke of the father who beat him, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and remembers: 'There was no stable home. I was moved between our place and other family members, between Michigan and New Jersey.
“Nilimwambia simtaki, vituko alivyonifanyia ukiacha kuniletea mtoto wa mwaka na nusu wa kike nimlee hapa nyumbani, alikuwa akinipiga, kunitukana na aliniibia vitu vyangu vyote.