Mike Tyson and Jimmy Fallon Have Something in Common: They both lived in the same part of New York

Mike Tyson on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NBC

Mike Tyson, NBC

Mike Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York on Just 30, 1966.His father left him when he was 2 and  his mother died when he was only 16.  Mike grew up in bad  neighborhoods that had a lot of crime. He was arrested 38 times by the time he was 13 years old. He got his break in boxing when he was at the Johnstown school for boys where a counselor saw how well he could box.  His first fight was with an older kid who had ripped off the  head of one of Mike's pigeons.Mike's very first professional boxing match was on March 6, 1985 in Albany, New York.   He holds the record of winning the most heavy weight boxing matches at such a young age. He was a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  The host had celebrated his 2nd year of Jimmy Fallon being on the air.  Both Mike and Jimmy had lived in the same area of upstate New York. It is an area where Woodstock had taken place, called Saugerties, New York.. The two had talked about some local places that they had frequented and Mike also onced boxed at Jimmy's High school gym.  Mike also talked about his new acting career and  mentioned his new film Hangover 2.  Mike also has a film production company that his wife is involved with.  He just had a son, but did not name him Mike Jr.  He said that would put too much pressure on him. Mike was married 3 times, and has 8 children.. Tyson also has a 6 part docu-drama on Animal Planet Taking on Tyson about pigeon\ racing.