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Mike Tyson has been commanding headlines and stirring emotions over the past few days, not only due to his enduring legacy in boxing but also for his efforts to engage publicly with pressing issues and launch new business ventures. Most notably, Tyson made a significant media appearance discussing his new company ChaChing's Price Fighter. During interviews with Fox Business and local FOX affiliates, Tyson was outspoken on the impact of the ongoing government shutdown, highlighting how it will prevent more than 40 million Americans from accessing their SNAP food benefits. Drawing on his own difficult upbringing, Tyson stressed that Price Fighter, designed to help consumers find the lowest prices for groceries and essentials, could be a lifeline for struggling families, especially those who rely on food assistance programs. In his words, Price Fighter is the cheapest marketplace in the world, a “website auction” built for tough times, and he urged anyone affected by the shutdown to use it given the crisis in grocery accessibility. Tyson’s candidness about poverty and direct appeal to government leaders added both urgency and weight to the story.
Away from modern business, Tyson traveled back to his roots just days ago to honor legendary trainer Cus D’Amato in a public tribute at the Catskill gym where his destiny began. As covered by Marca and corroborated by amateur footage on YouTube, Tyson delivered an emotional speech 40 years after D’Amato’s passing. He recounted the discipline, self-value, and mentorship given to him by Cus, even admitting through tears that without D'Amato and Bobby Stewart, he saw no way out of the violent streets. Tyson spoke of learning not just to knock out opponents but to survive and eventually love himself. The town closed up Main Street for Tyson’s appearance, which became an event for the entire Catskill community and was shared widely across social media.
Adding a lighter note, Tyson gave interviews to PEOPLE discussing his lifelong obsession with pigeons. He revealed that he currently owns maybe as many as a thousand birds, spread over several states, and that pigeons still deeply shape his personal life and even appear in his new ad campaign.
For those still following Tyson’s sport legacy, tickets are on sale for a public appearance at Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati on November 23 where fans can see “Iron Mike” live.
Meanwhile, the debate over Tyson’s fighting status and his legacy continues. Boxing News Online detailed Lennox Lewis’s recent comments, favoring Tyson in hypothetical bouts against modern heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk and other historical champions.
Social media has buzzed with clips from Tyson’s heartfelt tribute and memes riffing on his new business venture slogans, especially “we chop prices, we knock them out.” No scandal or controversy has emerged over the past week, and everything reported above is sourced through outlets like Fox Business, Marca, PEOPLE, and YouTube footage.
As of this week, Tyson remains a combination of entrepreneur, icon, and survivor—never straying far from the center of the conversation.
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