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Apr 5, 2016 · In fact, there is a compelling argument to be made that perhaps Tyson is the greatest actor of his generation: Konstantin Stanislavski, a Russian director who pioneered a seminal method of...
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Tyson jumped out of the marital frying pan, and straight into the fire of being managed and manipulated by ‘this other piece of shit’, the infamous promoter Don King – ‘a wretched, slimy, reptilian motherfucker’. Tell us what you really think, Mike! Then he took a one-two to the chin. First, he lost his title. Then he was convicted and jailed for r...
Tyson emerged from prison and went straight back to chasing boxing titles and women, but this was a fading caricature of Iron Mike. He won two championship belts basically because his opponents – including Frank Bruno – collapsed from fright at the thought of facing him. Then he lost twice to Evander Holyfield, the second time after biting off part...
In one sense Mike Tyson is surely the ultimate argument against trying to turn sportsmen into ‘role models’ teaching young people how to live a good life. He is a sporting hero in the ring, not a lifestyle coach out of it. But like a few other sporting heroes, he also came to represent something more to his fans. He became a kind of ‘role model’ no...
Where does Tyson stand now in the pantheon of champions? It might be easy to say that he was the best of a bad generation of heavyweights, but in truth it was Tyson who made them look like pushovers. Watch the video of him pulverising Michael Spinks in 1988 in barely 90 seconds, or knocking out assorted opponents with his trademark combination of r...
Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990.
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Mike Tyson - Eat Your Children. After beating Lou Savarese in 38 seconds in 2000, Tyson went on an epic rant, targeting the then heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis. Back in your day, heavyweight boxing was big news. Now it doesn’t seem to have the popular appeal that it had before. Why did that change? Well it doesn’t have the character.
Sep 6, 2022 · The best of these appearances take advantage of Tyson's unique presence without treating him as a gimmick, while the very best of them allows him to tell his story in his own words. Let's...
Apr 10, 2020 · Nevertheless, Mike Tyson is still viewed as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and for good reason. In his prime, he was unstoppable and the highlights of those fights in his heyday are still amazing to watch.
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Aug 27, 2022 · Actor Russell Hornsby, who plays promoter Don King, reflects on how the show reconsiders the boxer’s highest and lowest moments
