Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. 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 the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Michael Tyson is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. A singular journey from Brooklyn’s ghettos to worldwide fame to notoriety, and, finally, to a tranquil wisdom, Undisputed Truth is not only a great sports memoir but an autobiography for the ages. With a triumphant one-man stage show, his unforgettable performances in the Hangover films, and his newfound happiness and stability as a father and husband, Tyson’s story is an inspiring American original.īrutally honest, raw, and often hilarious, Tyson chronicles his tumultuous highs and lows in the same sincere, straightforward manner we have come to expect from this legendary athlete. Yet he fought his way back the man who once admitted being addicted �to everything” regained his success, his dignity, and the love of his family. Years of hard partying, violent fights, and criminal proceedings took their toll: by 2003, Tyson had hit rock bottom, a convicted felon, completely broke, the punch line to a thousand bad late-night jokes. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most thrilling and ferocious boxers of all time-and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. 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. A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world-and a legend both in and out of the ring.

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