How Mike Tyson's improbable life and redemption arc has led to a major main event at 58 years old

The fact that Tyson is even alive and able to step into the ring on Friday against Jake Paul is a marvel in its self

For Mike Tyson, the idea of having nine lives has never been enough. 

Throughout nearly six decades on this earth, Tyson has already lived the lives of at least 10 different people. He has shapeshifted so consistently from unknown to legend, pariah to boxing ambassador, and from being the youngest heavyweight champion in history to retiring amid a cloud of shame in 2005 after nearly a decade of selling in-ring meltdowns on the pay-per-view level. 

If you want to talk about highs and lows, the native of the crime-ridden and unforgiving Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, has done and seen it all.