The Rise Of Mike Tyson Heavyweight

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147661802X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-09-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the sport and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D'Amato and surrogate mother Camille Ewald and the other young fighters who lived with them. Tyson's boxing education began in the unauthorized "smokers" held every week in the Bronx, matching his skills against older, more experienced fighters. He won the 1981 Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Colorado Springs at the age of 14 and repeated the amazing feat the following year. By 1985, finding no other challenging amateur competition, he was forced to join the professional ranks where, in November 1986, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Less than two years later, he unified the crown, establishing himself as one of the most dominant heavyweight fighters the sport had ever seen.

Author : Reg Gutteridge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781895629613
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mike Tyson written by Reg Gutteridge and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the inside story of Mike Tyson, the most explosive and controversial world heavyweight boxing champion of all time. It traces his rise from the poverty and street violence of his youth to the richest prize in the world of sport, and then his sensational fall after a rape conviction placed him behind prison bars. Interviews with Tyson while he was incarcerated vividly illustrate the complexity of his often terrifying character.

Author : William F. McNeil
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786496487
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight written by William F. McNeil and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering Mike Tyson's rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a young criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D'Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the sport and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D'Amato and surrogate mother Camille Ewald and the other young fighters who lived with them. Tyson's boxing education began in the unauthorized "smokers" held every week in the Bronx, matching his skills against older, more experienced fighters. He won the 1981 Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Colorado Springs at the age of 14 and repeated the amazing feat the following year. By 1985, finding no other challenging amateur competition, he was forced to join the professional ranks where, in November 1986, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Less than two years later, he unified the crown, establishing himself as one of the most dominant heavyweight fighters the sport had ever seen.

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986453714
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Legends written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Discusses Tyson's life in and out of the ring. *Includes Tyson's most colorful quotes. *Includes pictures of Tyson and important people in his life. "Everybody in boxing probably makes out well except for the fighter." - Mike Tyson A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Iron Mike Tyson was one of the most feared opponents to ever step into a boxing ring. With unbelievable power that floored or stopped all but two of his first 28 professional opponents, Tyson began an unprecedented ascent to the top of the boxing world, becoming the youngest champion in history with a second round TKO over Trevor Berbick, the last man to box and defeat Muhammad Ali. That victory, in November 1986, prompted one British sports reporter to write, "The noble and manly art of boxing can at least cease worrying about its immediate future, now it has discovered a heavyweight champion fit to stand alongside Dempsey, Tunney, Louis, Marciano and Ali." Tyson became one of the biggest names in sports during the 1980s and could literally do no wrong in the ring, compiling a 37-0 record with 33 KO/TKOs. On top of that, he was the face of the iconic Nintendo game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, a favorite among every video gamer in Generations X and Y. It was a stunning rise for a kid who grew up poor with no father in rough neighborhoods of New York City. Taunted for his now instantly recognizable high voice and lisp, Tyson was quick to fight and a petty criminal who became orphaned upon his mother's death when he was 16. Somehow, 4 years later, he was the heavyweight champion of the world. Unfortunately, as everyone knows today, the unprecedented nature of his rise is rivaled only by his stunning fall from grace. In February 1990, Tyson was knocked out by Buster Douglas in one of boxing's greatest upsets. Though he won his next few fights, his career was derailed by his conviction for raping Desiree Washington, landing him in prison for 3 of his prime fighting years. When Tyson got out of prison, his career simply became surreal. After winning a few belts back, he lost two bouts to Evander Holyfield, infamously biting part of Holyfield's ear off out of frustration during the rematch. He had another stint in jail before the end of the '90s, and his odd comments before his loss to Lennox Lewis ensured that the man once billed as an all time great was now more of a one man circus than anything else. In 2003, near the end of a career that had netted him $300 million, Tyson declared bankruptcy, hitting rock bottom. Today Tyson is nostalgically remembered as one of boxing's great heavyweights, but that shares the pedestal with his controversial quotes and antics. American Legends: The Life of Mike Tyson looks at the life and career of Iron Mike both inside and outside of the ring, including all his famous ups and infamous downs.

Author : R. Shaw
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781539918684
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron Mike Tyson written by R. Shaw and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 16 Lessons From The Baddest Man On The Planet!Principles, Techniques & Tactics From Iron Mike TysonAre You Ready To Learn Lessons To Improve Your Life In All Aspects? If So You've Come To The Right Place...Here's A Preview Of What This Mike Tyson Book Contains...An Introduction To Mike TysonHow to Cultivate The Winners MindsetAdversity & Moving Forward To Conquer Your GoalsHow To Respond To Your CriticsHow To Use Psychological Warfare & Play On EmotionsHow To Build Iron Discipline (And Why This Is The KEY To Success)How To Use Fear As fuel & Not Fall Victim To ItThe Power Of Repetition - Both Physical & AffirmationsMastery Through Mentors & Cus D'Amato's AdviceAnd Much, Much More!

Author : José Torres
Publisher : Popular Library
ISBN 13 : 9780445210424
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire and Fear written by José Torres and published by Popular Library. This book was released on 1990 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the rapid rise of Mike Tyson from impoverished nobody to heavyweight champion of the world, recounting his difficult childhood, his adoption by Cus D'Amato, and his controversial marriage and subsequent troubles

Author : Richard Hoffer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684809087
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Savage Business written by Richard Hoffer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of America's best sportswriters chronicles the unhappy rise and bizarre fall of Mike Tyson, from his release from prison after serving his sentence for rape through his disqualification in the second Evander Holyfield fight for biting the champion's ear. Also included is a profile of Don King, Tyson's comical, ruthless, arrogant promoter, who has has earned the sobriquet, "Blackiavelli". of photos.

Author : Mike Tyson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142181218
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Undisputed Truth written by Mike Tyson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be sure to check out IRON AMBITION: My Life with Cus D’Amato by Mike Tyson “Raw, powerful and disturbing—a head-spinning take on Mr. Tyson's life.”—Wall Street Journal Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon—Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most ferocious boxers of all time—and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior. Yet—even after hitting rock bottom—the man who once admitted being addicted “to everything” fought his way back, achieving triumphant success as an actor and newfound happiness and stability as a father and husband. Brutal, honest, raw, and often hilarious, Undisputed Truth is the singular journey of an inspiring American original.

Author : Lea Worrall
Publisher : Lea Worrall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mike Tyson written by Lea Worrall and published by Lea Worrall. This book was released on with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight division went into free fall. Larry Holmes was the dominant WBC champion, but nobody seemed to want to keep hold of the WBA crown. The heavyweight division needed a new star to bring law and order; the heavyweight division needed Mike Tyson. The Iron Years begins with the plight of the heavyweight division, Tyson’s violent upbringing, his rise to the undisputed heavyweight championship, and his fall from grace.

Author : Daniel O'Connor
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9781560253563
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iron Mike written by Daniel O'Connor and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2002-06-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iron Mike collects the best writing on the tumultuous fifteen-year career of the most reviled and idolized athlete in the world, Michael Gerard Tyson. Since becoming, at age nineteen, the youngest heavyweight champion in history, Tyson's dramatic rise, fall, and continuing struggle has provoked more passionate writing, both in and out of the sports pages, than that of any other boxer since Muhammad Ali. Iron Mike is about more than boxing. Like no other athlete, Mike Tyson is at the nexus of America's cultural anxieties about race, class, masculinity, violence, and celebrity; like no other athlete his story of high drama and low comedy inspires writers to wrestle with these themes, with Tyson often no more than the occasion for the writer's own preoccupations. And Tyson has provided many such occasions: his rise to the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship at age twenty-one; his rocky marriage to Robin Givens; his controversial conviction for the rape of Desiree Washington; his return to boxing and reclamation of the WBC and WBA belts; his biting of Evander Holyfield. Iron Mike is a kaleidoscopic portrait of a man who, for better and worse, is one of the most recognizable, popular, and defining icons of our time. The book includes selections from Joyce Carol Oates, Pete Hamill, Jose Torres, Pete Dexter, Phil Berger, Christopher Hitchens, Robert Lipsyte, Dave Anderson, Jonathan Yardley, Richard Rodriguez, Katherine Dunn, Budd Schulberg, William Plummer, David Remnick, Keith Botsworth, and others.