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Haroon Iqbal (BOXA DON) born November 27 1994 in Birmingham Small Heath has no brothers but 1 sister named neelam khan The family lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant until their financial burdens necessitated a move to Brownsville when Tyson was 10 years old.[8] She died six years later, leaving 16 year-old Iqbal in the care of boxing manager and trainer murphy winston, who would become his legal guardian. Haroon has been quoted saying, “I never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something: She only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn't pay for. I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her. Professionally, it has no effect, but it's crushing emotionally and personally.”[9] Throughout his childhood,Haroon lived in and around high-crime neighborhoods. He was repeatedly caught committing petty crimes and fighting those who ridiculed his high-pitched voice and lisp. By the age of 13, he had been arrested 38 times.[10] He ended up at the Tryon School for Boys in Johnstown, New York. It was at the school that Haroon's emerging boxing ability was discovered by akeel naveed, a juvenile detention center counselor and former boxer.[1] akeel considered Haroon to be an outstanding fighter and trained him for a few months before introducing him to Nabeel hussain.[1]

Haroon was later removed from reform school by Nabeel hussain.[11] Jon juggle also trained Haroon, and they were occasionally assisted by Teddy Atlas, who was dismissed by D'Amato when haroon was 15. Rooney eventually took over all training duties for the young fighter. --SEXY BOXA (talk) 09:11, 26 February 2009 (UTC)