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>>> FANS
>>> FANS THEMSELVES. THEY'RE NOT IN MENOPAUSE.
THIS IS NOT A HOT FLASH.
THE HOT FLASH I'M ABOUT TO
INTRODUCE.
INTRODUCE. THE MEN TEE TO PRO BOXER MIKE
TYSON.
TYSON.
TYSON. ON
TYSON. ON MY LEFT STANDING 6 FEET TALL
AT 245 POUNDS IS PRO HEAVY
WEIGHT BOXER JAMES THE BEAST
WILSON.
WILSON.
WILSON. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> I LIKE THAT INTRO.
>> DID YOU LIKE THAT?
I'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU FOR FREE.
YOU GREW UP ON THE STREETS OF
L.A.
L.A.
L.A. LIFE
L.A. LIFE WAS NOT PLEASANT IN THE
BEGINNING.
BEGINNING. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. >> AND YOUR STORY REMINDS ME OF
GEORGE FOREMAN WHO SAID THAT HE
WAS ANGRY, HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE
HIS NEXT MEAL WAS COMING FROM
AND IT WAS SOMEBODY WHO CAME
ALONG A MENTOR WHO TOLD HIM
WHERE TO PUT THAT ANGER.
HOW YOU GREW UP, EXPLAIN HOW
YOUR ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT HAVE
TO DEFINE THE REST OF YOUR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF INNER
CITY KIDS GROWING UP IN SOUTH
CENTRAL.
CENTRAL.
CENTRAL. JUST ME AND MY MOM, MY
SIBLINGS.
SIBLINGS.
SIBLINGS. NEVER KNEW MY DAD.
IT WAS A STRUGGLE.
IN AND OUT OF JUVENILE HALL AND
PLACEMENTS.
PLACEMENTS. >> FOSTER CARE.
>> FOSTER CARE.
IT WASN'T AN EASY JOURNEY.
ESPECIALLY AS A KID.
I HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS ON MY
OWN.
OWN.
OWN. >>
OWN. >> NO ONE WOULD BLAME YOU IF
YOU WERE BEHIND BARS.
ALL THESE THINGS STACKED
AGAINST SOMEBODY.
AGAINST SOMEBODY. TRAINED TO THINK IT'S ONLY ONE
OUTCOME FOR THAT.
YOU SAID YOU DID GET INTO
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE?
WHAT WAS THE MOMENT WHEN YOU
TURNED THE CORNER.
>> WELL LEADING UP IT WAS ME
GOING TO A GROUP HOME.
BUT LEADING UP TO THAT I WAS
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. I WAS SLEEPING IN A MOTEL.
SLEEPING ON PARK BENCHES.
SLEEPING IN THE CAR PACKED WITH
EVERYTHING I OWNED.
>> WHEN YOU SLEPT IN MOTELS IT
WAS IF YOU HAD THE MONEY.
>> WHEN THE FOOD STAMPS RAN OUT
YOU WERE BACK OUT ON THE
STREETS.
STREETS.
STREETS. I HAD TO DO WHAT I HAD TO DO.
NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF BUT TO MAKE
SURE MY MOTHER AND SISTER AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. EVENTUALLY IT CAME TO A POINT
WHERE HAD TO MAKE A DECISION.
I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO.
GOT CAUGHT UP FOR IT, WENT TO
JUVENILE HALL AND HAD A CHOICE.
YOU CAN GO TO CAMP AND DO 9 TO
12 MONTHS OR GO TO A GROUP
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. I
HOME. I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME
CIRCUMSTANCE.
CIRCUMSTANCE. I KNEW I NEEDED TO GO TO FOSTER
CARE SO I GOT SOME STRUCTURE
WITH MY LIFE.
>> THEN THE IDEA OF BOXING.
YOU WERE ATHLETIC.
ALWAYS BEEN ATHLETIC.
THE IDEA OF BOXING.
>> WHEN THAT CAME UP LATER THAT
WAS JUST TOTALLY OUT OF
NOWHERE.
NOWHERE.
NOWHERE. I DIDN'T GROW UP BOXING.
IT JUST KIND OF HAPPENED.
I WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL.
ONE DAY WAS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT,
MY PASSION AIN'T THE SAME FOR
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY
IN THE NFL.
MY PASSION WAS THE SAME.
WANTED TO DO MORE.
I KNOW I GOT MORE OF MYSELF.
JUST KIND OF TOOK OFF FROM
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> MIKE TYSON TOOK NOTICE OF
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT WAS A WILD MOMENT.
THAT'S SOMEBODY I LOOKED UP TO.
FOR HIM TO WATCH ME AND SEE HIS
REACTION, WOW, THIS IS THE
BEAST.
BEAST.
BEAST. YOU KNOW, TO PAY RESPECT.
>> PEOPLE HAVE THEIR NAMES.
HOW DID WE COME UP WITH, WELL I
CAN SEE HOW YOU'RE THE BEAST.
HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THE
BEAST?
BEAST?
BEAST? >>
BEAST? >> IT JUST STUCK.
EVERYTHING I DO I GO HARD.
I GO 100%.
YOU NEED TO GIVE YOUR ALL OR
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. THAT'S HOW THE BEAST CAME
ALONG.
ALONG.
ALONG. >>
ALONG. >> THE BEAST IS IN TOP OF HIS
GAME.
GAME.
GAME. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO THIS.
TO GET TO THE TOP THAT IS A
JOURNEY AS YOU TALKED ABOUT.
LOOK AT THAT THERE.
LOOK AT THE BEAST.
YOU'RE SWEATING AND EVERYTHING.
I NEED TO STOP BEFORE I GET IN
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE.
TROUBLE. I THINK A LOT OF US IT'S HARD
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOMETHING
TO DO FOR A LIVING.
GETTING PUNCHED IS NOT ONE OF
MY THINGS.
MY THINGS. KIND OF LIKE A RODEO RIDER.
I'M GOING TO GET UP ON AN ANGRY
BULL AND RIDE IT.
TO DO THAT TAKES A DIFFERENT
MIND SET.
MIND SET.
MIND SET. >> WE'RE A DIFFERENT BREED OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WEAVER GOING TO GO GET PUNCHED
IN THE FACE.
NOT ONLY IN THE FIGHT BUT EVERY
DAY IN TRAINING.
EVERYTHING STARTS WITH A MIND
SET.
SET.
SET. >>
SET. >> ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO,
YOU WANT TO GIVE OTHER YOUNG
BOYS AND GIRLS DEALING WITH
TOUGH SITUATIONS A CHANCE.
A GLIMPSE OF WHAT CAN BE.
TELL US SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU'RE INVOLVED IN.
>> MAINLY FOSTER CARE,
PROBATION, YOUTH, THOSE WHAT WE
CONSIDER AT-RISK YOUTH.
I WENT AND STARTED PROGRAMS AT
FOSTER CARES AND GROUP HOMES
AROUND LOS ANGELES TEACHING
THEM DISCIPLINE THROUGH MARTIAL
ARTS.
ARTS.
ARTS. JUST GIVE BACK.
AT ONE TIME I WAS ONE OF THOSE
KIDS SO I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
FEELING EMOTIONALLY AND
MENTALLY.
MENTALLY.
MENTALLY. >> YOU TEACH YOUR SONS, THEY'RE
IN TRAINING, WOW, OKAY.
YOU'RE IN TOWN.
A GREAT MENTOR TO THIS
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT.
BOXING GLOVE OVER THERE.
DON'T PUNCH