Mike Tyson gave a heartbreaking three-word response when asked how he carries on after the death of his four-year-old daughter, Exodus. The former heavyweight boxing champion opened up about his grief in the four-part Netflix documentary Tyson.
Exodus died in 2009 following an accident involving a treadmill at the family's home in Phoenix. Asked in the documentary how he manages to carry on, Mike Tyson replied: "I don't know." He went on to say: "I'm still working on that."
The Accident and Its Aftermath
Tyson was in Las Vegas when the accident happened. Officers reported that Exodus became trapped in a cord dangling beneath the treadmill's console. She was found by her seven-year-old brother, Miguel Leon, and rushed to hospital, where she was placed on life support. She died the following day.
Reflecting on the tragedy in the documentary, Miguel said: "It was one of the first memories I actually have." Tyson has previously spoken about the lasting pain of losing his daughter. He told Reuters he had "become a member of an exclusive club no one wants to join," adding: "I have been told the pain never stops, but you get over it."
Family Reflections
Miguel spoke candidly about his relationship with his father, saying: "I think he's just so broken from his past that he is probably beyond fixing. But I know inside there, there's a broken guy just trying to be a good father."
Tyson is father to seven children: Miki, Ramsey, Amir, Miguel, Exodus, Milan and Morocco. Several appear in the documentary, sharing their experiences of life with the boxing legend. His eldest child, Miki, also reflected on seeing her father become more involved in family life. She said: "He accepts himself more as a normal person in a family, but I don't think he'll ever really have closure."
Other Children's Stories
Ramsey arrived in February 1996 to Mike and his then-partner, Dr Monica Turner. They work as a filmmaker and have previously acknowledged they weren't "super close" to their father when discussing their transmasculine and nonbinary identity. Amir is Mike's second child with Monica Turner, born in August 1997. An enthusiastic baseball player during university, he subsequently established his own fashion label, Debonair Attire, and now works in the sports industry. Following his father's path, he signed with Misfits Boxing in 2026 and operates from Florida.
Miguel was born in April 2002 to Mike and his former partner, Sol Xochitl, and was raised in Phoenix alongside his mother. Following university, he pursued a career as a travel photographer while working with his father as director of the Tyson Foundation, which assists "underserved communities". Exodus was born in 2005 to Mike and Sol, and her devastating death remains one of the most harrowing moments featured in the documentary.
Milan was born in December 2008 to Mike and his present wife, Lakiha Spicer. The teenager is a passionate tennis player who has shared the court with notable figures including Serena Williams' former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. The youngest offspring, Morocco, was born in January 2011 to Mike and Lakiha, and he similarly took up tennis from an early age. He has also cultivated an enthusiasm for boxing, following in his father's footsteps.
