Mic Tyson Boxer Religion. Tyson spent three years in pri. Tyson s childhood was a tumultuous one.
Tyson spent three years in pri. Yes the american former professional boxer mike tyson is a muslim. His father left the family when tyson was two years old.
But in 1992 tyson was convicted of rape and during his three years in prison he converted to islam made a trip to mecca as well as marrying the daughter of a muslim cleric it is undoubtedly a very big part of his life.
According to reports mike tyson changed his name to malik abdul aziz after becoming a muslim. A member of various street gangs at an early age tyson was sent to reform school in upstate new york in 1978. At the reform school social worker and boxing aficionado bobby stewart recognized his boxing potential and directed him to renowned trainer cus d amato who became his legal guardian tyson compiled a 24 3 record as an amateur and turned professional in 1985. English nat boxer mike tyson says he will take an islamic name sometime in the near future but not before his upcoming match.
