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05.26.2009 1:26 PM EDT
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Mike Tyson Said He'd 'Give Up' Fame, Fortune For His Family
Tyson's 4-year-old daughter Exodus in 'extremely' critical condition after accident.
by
Saimon Kos, with reporting by Josh Horowitz and MTV News staff
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Mike Tyson
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On Monday, former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter Exodus was critically injured in what police said was a tragic accident at home. According to reports, Exodus Tyson
accidentally hung herself on a cord from a treadmill in the family's Phoenix home. At press time she was reported to be in "extremely" critical condition and on life support at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Tyson, whose life and career challenges over the past years are documented in the recent film "Tyson," flew home immediately to be at his daughter's side.
MTV News spoke with Tyson about the film last month, and during the interview he opened up about his relationship with his children. When asked what he looked forward to in life, he was quick to say, "I look forward to having some grandkids one day. And I'm really trying to work into recreating my relationship, rebuilding my relationship with my children. [In the past I was so wrapped up in being] this Mike Tyson, 'Iron Mike,' heavyweight champion of the world or whatever I was, that I neglected my children and people I was in love with at one time, and I'm bearing the brunt of it right now. At this stage in my life I'm starting to feel the pain and the effects from it, and I would like to rekindle that relationship."
Tyson also talked about how fame and fortune are now beckoning to him again, but stressed that his priorities have changed. "I would give all that up, if it caused me losing what I have now: That little condo with my girlfriend and my daughter, and having a relationship with the rest of my kids."
The toddler was reportedly playing near the exercise equipment in the family's Phoenix home while her mother was elsewhere in the house cleaning on Monday morning. When her mother sent the boy to look for Exodus, he found her tangled in the cord. He alerted the mother, who immediately called 911 and began performing CPR.
"Somehow the little girl got something caught across her throat, she became unresponsive, the boy went and got the mother, and the mother came out and found the child," Phoenix Police Sergeant Andy Hill told the Phoenix Fox News affiliate.
"The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time," Tyson said in a statement.
This report is provided by MTV News
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