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Originally Posted by rubecube
Vick was born to unwed teen parents, grew up in severe poverty, and lived in housing projects in a notoriously poverty-stricken and crime-ridden part of Virginia, where dogfighting has a huge cultural influence. He was taken to his first dogfight when he was 8 years old . What part of that sounds ordinary to you exactly?
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You could list hundreds of NFL players that grew up in severe poverty so IMO that's not an excuse for Vick. I did stupid things when I was a kid that I don't do now because I know better. So should Vick.
Tyson was constantly bullied as a youth for his high pitched voice, love of pigeons, was doing B&E's in his early teens, spend time in jouvenile detention centers. Fighting was out of necessity to survive in his surroundings. If it wasn't for boxing he would either be dead or spending life in prison before he hit his mid-20's.
Read up on Tyson's life as a child. It's actually pretty interesting and while I don't make excuses for any of his actions as an adult I don't believe deep down inside he's a bad person as his savage upbringing has turned him into a very conflicted person who was naturally good natured but tortured to the point where violence has always been part of his life whether it was on the streets or in the ring. It's the one thing he was good at and unfortunately that doesn't make for a good quality when it comes to living a clean and uneventful life.