Rodney Tyson is known as the brother of Mike Tyson, a former American professional boxer who is also considered one of the best heavyweight fighters. Rodney works as a surgical assistant at LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was previously a physician in the United States Navy.
Fast facts
| First and last name | Rodney Tyson |
| First name | Rodney |
| Last name, last name | Tyson |
| date of birth | 1961 |
| Occupation | Doctor’s assistant |
| Nationality | American |
| country of birth | UNITED STATES |
| Father’s name | Jimmy Kirkpatrick |
| mother’s name | Lorna Smith Tyson |
| Gender identity | Male |
| Sexual orientation | Right |
| Marital status | Married |
| spouse | Tammy |
| Number of children | 1 |
| Siblings | Denise Tyson, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and Mike Tyson |
Married and happy.
Rodney and his wife Tammy have a happy marriage. The exact date of their marriage is unknown but they are still married. After their marriage, the couple had a child and moved to Los Angeles, California. Despite being the brother of a great boxer, he generally stays out of the spotlight. Her parents, Jimmy Kirkpatrick and Lorna Smith Tyson, lived together but never married. His father was a notable baseball player in his community.
They separated after Mike was born and his mother became a single parent. Mike described his mother as a complicated woman with the concerns of many men. She had many lovers and some of them would come to her house and get drunk. Mike opened their pockets and robbed them while they were drunk. Her last partner remained with her until his death in 1982. Purcell Tyson is listed as Mike’s biological father on his birth certificate, but Mike knew Jimmy as his father.
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His three siblings consider him their older brother.
Rodney is the eldest of three siblings, but his sister Denise Tyson is no longer with us. She died of a heart attack in February 1990. Mike and Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick are her two other siblings. His paternal half-brother is Jimmie. They grew up in a high-crime neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.
His complicated relationship with his brother
Rodney and his brother Mike, five years his junior, are against it. He was a scientific type of man who loved to experiment from a young age, but Mike preferred to make others suffer.
He was often harassed by his brother, including a violent incident in which his brother cut him open with a razor, leaving him bleeding. According to Mike, they haven’t gotten along since childhood and the bond is still fragile. He has not read “The Undisputed Truth,” his brother’s book.
Mike was emotionally and mentally damaged because he was unable to know his mother well.
By the age of 13, Mike had already been arrested 38 times and his family’s situation had worsened as a result. In his book “The Undisputed Truth,” he admitted that he never knew his mother well. One of the medical staff who listened to her describe him as confused and mentally retarded robbed him of the love, hope and security he could get from his mother. He had never seen his mother happy or proud of him for something he had done. He never had a chance to talk to her or get to know her because she was constantly drunk, which was emotionally and psychologically overwhelming for him.
Net worth
Rodney’s net worth has not been disclosed. His brother Mike’s net worth is currently unknown. Mike has earned a net income of $430 million throughout his career. He has $10 million left as of October 2023 after spending his extravagant earnings on expensive mansions, cars, gadgets, cars and motorcycles, accessories and gifts for foreigners.s, a collection of Bengal tigers including a $125,000-a-year animal trainer and entourage.