Director : James Toback
Running Time : 87 mins
Mike Tyson narrates the story of how he became a boxer, from his starting point as a way of avoiding getting bullied as a youngster, then onto his time spent in a state detention centre where he was turned on to the couching expertise of his mentor and father figure, Cus D-Amato. From there he became the heavy weight champion of the world, a title that came with problems of its own as he finds himself accused of rape and assault, and we hear of his later years as a father.
Mike Tyson enthusiasts may enjoy this insight into the boxers mind, but for me it just dragged on for too long. The use of split screens that fade in and out as Tyson speaks became confusing at times when his voice superimposes over itself, but the use of archive fight footage and Tyson’s explanations of what happened would be of interest to fans.
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