Granted Tyson was very good at what he did. One of the very best. Society has always put people like him, other sports figures, and people that were good at entertaining on a pedestal, and heaped them with praise. Minus Tysons short number of years he knocked people out in a boxing ring for the entertainment of others. What did he do for the betterment or benefit of society? Did he do anything to serve his fellow man? He was arrested over 40 times, including for rape. There are many people that are very good at what they do, and they serve society and their fellow man much more than any entertainer does. Yet their name is never mentioned on the grand stage, and are only praised by their family and friends. While entertainers get praise heaped upon them. People that truly matter in life are never praised by society as a whole.