Mike Tyson Works On Image & Visits Jersey City School (Video)
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson traded in his gloves for a dodge ball as he brought smiles to Jersey City children Tuesday morning.
Tyson, who was in town taping an episode of his Animal Planet reality series about raising his pigeons, stopped by Greenville Park at Batholdi Avenue and Older Bergen Road to play dodge ball with children in the Jersey City PAL.
“He wanted to come back here to give back to the community,” said JCPAL director Sgt. Frank Williams. “The kids really took to him. They don’t care who you are. To them you are either good to them or bad to them. He was like any adult giving his time to them.”
Williams noted that Tyson is on a mission to clean his image and teach inner city youths to never give up on their dreams.
“He’s lost weight, and is married now. He was very straight forward with the kids, it’s never too late to change your life.”
Williams and Ringside Lounge owner Mario Costa set up the event with Tyson.
Williams has known Costa for more than 15 years, and just a week ago Costa called Williams to find out if he would be interested in having Tyson come down to speak to the children attending the PAL summer camp.
