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-In the 90s, boxing,
the sweet science,
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devolves into bloodsport.
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-Oh. He bit him!
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-Tyson Savage.
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-When Mike Tyson,
the bad boy of boxing...
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-Have a nice fight, Mike.
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-[Bleep] off.
-...bites above the belt.
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-And I was horrified by it.
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-It was chaotic.
It was just wild.
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I was there.
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It was unbelievable.
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-Tyson is the 90s' Raging Bull.
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
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-Is he a monster,
or is he just macho?
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-One that refuses
to go down for the count.
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-Mike Tyson was also
taken advantage of
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by a lot of people that didn't
have his best interest.
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-That's the reason
why I'm crying,
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because I'm not
that person no more.
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[ Hip-hop music plays ]
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♪♪
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-Here we go.
Fight 2! Round 1!
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♪♪
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♪♪
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[ Cheers and applause ]
-It is showtime!
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-June 28th, 1997 marks one of
the most anticipated rematches
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in boxing history...
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[ Bell dings ]
-Here we go.
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-...as "Iron" Mike Tyson
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attempts to regain
the heavyweight title
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from Evander
"The Real Deal" Holyfield.
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-Mike was gonna do
what he needed to do.
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He was going to
wear out Evander,
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and he was going to regain
the championship.
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So, that's what they thought
was going to happen
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at that particular time.
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Well, it didn't.
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-The fight, and its now
infamous bite...
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is a watershed moment
for boxing
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and Mike Tyson.
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-Oh, he bit him!
-Let's be clear.
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When we say bite,
I mean, it's a bite.
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Part of his ear
is on the ground.
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[ Camera shutter clicks ]
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Like, this is a really,
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really vicious, violent attack.
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-How does boxing's
most devastating fighter
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end up gnawing on his opponent?
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[ Sirens wailing ]
Tyson's story begins in 1966.
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-He was the third child
of Lorna Smith,
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but his father was
really never around.
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-When Tyson was 10, his mother,
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who he describes
as an angry alcoholic,
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moves the family to the
Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
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-It's a very dangerous,
crime-riddled neighborhood
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with a lot of poverty.
[ Sirens wailing ]
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Well, you know,
Mike grew up into that.
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-Cops always stopping.
You know what I mean?
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An ambulance always coming
to pick up somebody.
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Guns always going off.
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People are getting stabbed.
Windows are being broken.
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It's very, very hostile.
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-He's living this very
isolated life as this kid
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that's bullied for his voice,
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for his lisp.
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-But he finds a way to escape.
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-Mike's outlet was
to hang out with pigeons --
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training them, naming them.
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That was his life.
That was his passion.
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They were his friends.
They were his confidants.
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He could believe in them.
He could trust them.
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-And so, you think about
this very tender Mike Tyson
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that is kind of ruminating here.
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-One day, an older boy steals
one of his feathered friends.
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Mike begs for it back,
but the bully uses his hands
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to break the pigeon's neck.
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[ Neck cracks ]
-[ Laughs ]
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-Then, laughs and throws
the dead bird in Mike's face.
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So, young Mike Tyson
uses his hands.
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-That enraged Mike to the point
where he beat up the kid,
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and he found some sort
of value in beating up
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and hurting people.
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-Years later,
speaking to GQ Magazine,
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Tyson describes how this
pivotal moment in his past
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helped shape his future.
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-I'm a kind of --
I'm a really sensitive guy,
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and I'm, um,
how can I explain this?
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Um...
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...from being bullied,
I can be really, um,
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really, um,
malevolent, you know?
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-As Tyson tells
Piers Morgan on CNN,
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he becomes the bad kid
in the neighborhood
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disappointing his mother.
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-I did a lot of bad things,
um, I've, um...
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robbed a lot of, like, friend's
houses and stuff like that.
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[ Sirens wailing ]
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-And that tended
to be his life as a youngster.
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He was arrested nearly 40 times
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by the age of 12.
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-On a path to life
in prison or worse,
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in 1979, Tyson is sent away
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to live in
a remote reform school
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in upstate New York.
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-When he was at
Tryon School for Boys
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and institutionalized
as a youth,
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there begins to be
a shift in Tyson
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as he meets different people
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who teach him about boxing.
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I am Dr. Rudy Mondragon,
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and I study the sport of boxing,
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the political economy of sport,
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and the ways in which
boxers express themselves.
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And in the 90s,
I was playing Punch-Out!! --
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Mike Tyson Edition.
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[ Action music plays in game ]
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-But Tyson hasn't become
a Nintendo star yet.
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As a 13 year old,
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Tyson meets a counselor
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and former Golden Gloves champ
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named Bobby Stewart,
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who runs a boxing program
at the school.
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-Tyson was intrigued by that.
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He saw the kids boxing,
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and he asked Stewart
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if he could become a part of it.
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My name is George Willis.
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I'm a long-time sportswriter,
and I am also the author
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of "The Bite Fight: the Night
That Changed Boxing Forever."
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Stewart got in the ring
with Mike
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and beat him up pretty good,
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just to see if he wanted
to come back for more.
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Mike came back for more,
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and he showed that he was really
passionate about the sport.
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-So, Stewart introduces
Tyson to Cus D'Amato,
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a boxing legend who once
trained heavyweight champs
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Floyd Patterson and Jose Torres.
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-Because D'Amato was
an old school trainer,
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and he took in fighters
at his home in the Catskills.
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-Cus' live-in boxing school
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is so unique
that it becomes the subject
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of a documentary
in the early 1980s.
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The film captures the young
boxers being cared for by Cus
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and his partner Camille.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
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-They're better off
being in this house
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than -- than anybody else,
I don't know.
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-It was like a big family,
a big training camp,
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and all they talked
about was boxing.
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All they did
was watch fight films.
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-Your right --
Your right shoulder
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should be more this way.
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-You're going to do
real damage.
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You might drop the guy
with one punch.
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-When Cus D'Amato told him
that he could be
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the heavyweight champion
of the world,
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that's the first time
Mike heard someone
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have some sort of belief in him.
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And for Mike,
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that was the first person
who showed him love.
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-For years, Cus
and his training staff
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teach Tyson
the physical skills needed
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for the peek-a-boo
style of boxing
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that will one day
make him near unbeatable.
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-It was chaotic.
It was just wild.
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You had to keep your eye
on him, because he did
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some quick movements.
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-There's also a mental training.
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Decades later,
Tyson reveals to Joe Rogan
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that Cus used hypnosis
to sharpen some aspects
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of Mike's personality.
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-What kind of shit
did they make you do?
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-You know.
-How did they do it?
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-Just you relax, you go under,
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you totally focus
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on blackness, nothingness.
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-Right?
-And you go under and you're
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just being the savage,
intelligent avenue -- animal.
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Just working.
You're going to do this.
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You're going to
be a ferocious animal.
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-Wow, so, they're
putting you under
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and just teaching you
that mindset.
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-Yeah.
-Whoa.
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Did he give you any advice
on how to shut it off?
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-No.
-[ Blows raspberry ]
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-Without an off switch,
Tyson remains dangerous
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outside the ring,
reportedly racking up
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a string of assaults
and stealing money
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from his trainer,
Teddy Atlas, to buy drugs.
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Then, when Tyson is 15,
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Atlas threatens him with a gun.
[ Gun cocks ]
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Believing Tyson is capable
of sexually assaulting
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Atlas's 11-year-old niece,
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Atlas describes the incident in
an interview with ESPN in 2012.
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-Because of what he did to,
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uh, an 11-year-old girl
in my family,
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and, um, took him
on his word for the things
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that he said he wanted to do
to the 11-year-old girl.
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Uh, so, in a sexual way.
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-When Atlas tells Cus about it,
Cus says what Mike does
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inside the ring
is the only thing that matters.
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So, Atlas quits.
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-[ Shouts ]
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-Cus doesn't care.
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His focus is Tyson,
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who Cus has fighting
up to four fights a month,
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but it's quantity over quality.
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-He wasn't fighting
against great competition,
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so, he was getting easy wins,
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but that just stirred
the interest.
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-Tyson wins 24 of his
27 fights as an amateur.
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-Weighing 214 pounds --
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Mike Tyson!
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-At 18, Tyson turns pro
against Hector Mercedes.
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It's a brutal hit and run.
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Tyson scores a technical KO
in the first round.
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[ Crowd muttering, booing ]
-Mike Tyson!
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-8 months later,
it's Tyson who receives
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a near knockout blow.
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Cus D'Amato, the first person
to ever believe in him,
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dies at age 77.
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[ Solemn notes play ]
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But Tyson's managers,
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who have been working
under Cus step up
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to keep Tyson's career
on track.
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-To their credit,
Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton,
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uh, put together
this marketing plan
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where he was featured
on Sports Illustrated.
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And so, the nation started
to hear about him.
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And once that hit
the newsstands,
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he became a national attraction.
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-Hey, Mike. How you doing?
[ Cheers and applause ]
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-Including an appearance
on "Letterman,"
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where the audience can't seem to
get enough of the gap-toothed,
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soft-spoken teenager.
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-Here's a, uh, picture of
you on Sports Illustrated.
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That must have been
a big thrill for you, huh?
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-Yeah. It was okay.
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-But the other part
of Tyson's appeal
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is his in-ring transformation
into the most aggressive
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and antagonistic champion
the sport will ever see.
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-Yo, yo, yo, yo.
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Come on. Come on. Come on.
Come on, Mike.
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-Fighting Mitch "Blood" Green,
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a former gang leader
from the Bronx,
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Tyson taunts
and teases his opponent.
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-Look at them.
Look at him. Look at him.
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-Just laughing at him.
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-As if he's playing
with his food
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before he eats it.
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-I can think about
watching Mike Tyson
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and not being able
to look anywhere else.
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-But immediately
after the fight,
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Tyson is back to being
a mild-mannered
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young man folks
saw on "Letterman."
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-Are you on track
to the heavyweight title?
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What's your schedule for
the heavyweight championship?
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-Well, in this predicament,
um, you'll have to talk to the
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charming gentleman on my left.
-[ Laughs ]
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-Okay.
-When you look at Mike Tyson's
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early start in his career,
I mean,
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he had a group
of white handlers.
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And these white handlers,
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his management team,
his trainers,
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as a white leadership team,
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he was, you can say,
carrying himself in a way
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that's palatable to the masses.
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He was trying to get attention
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but not rock the boat too much.
[ Bell rings ]
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-But he has no problem sinking
opponents and doing it fast.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-Frazier is down!
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-Marvis Frazier lasts
only 30 seconds.
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As quickly as they fall,
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Tyson's celebrity seems
to rise even faster.
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-Mike Tyson was must-see TV.
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-A very quick knockout.
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-There's this buildup
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that kind of
transcends culture,
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that even
if you don't watch sports,
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this is the thing
you have to watch.
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-But as he drops his opponents,
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Tyson's kinder, gentler persona
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also starts to drop away.
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-I wish one of your guys
had children
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if I could kick them
in the [bleep] head,
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or stomp on their testicles.
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-But soon the powder keg
known as Kid Dynamite...
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is ready to explode.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
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-Release the 1976
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Sylvester Stallone saga --
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"Rocky" embodies
the American belief
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that we're all just one
break away from greatness.
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A decade later,
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it's a black kid
born to poverty
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that personifies
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that American dream.
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-He has the story of tragedy,
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of having to fight
to really maintain himself
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in a really rough environment,
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and then, having this
legendary coach come through
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and teach him
how to fight properly.
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And so,
the Hollywood narratives
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are already built in.
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My name is Courtney Cox.
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I'm a former ESPN employee
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and current scholar
looking at all things
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sport and culture.
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At the turn of the 1990s,
Mike Tyson
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is one of the most captivating
humans on the planet.
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Period.
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Uh, maybe the most.
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-In fact, I'm the best.
Do you know what I mean?
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I, sometimes, I don't
want to believe in myself,
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but it's the truth,
I'm the best.
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[ Indistinct conversations ]
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-And it ain't bragging
if it's true.
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It's a 27-0 Tyson
who steps in the ring
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to fight Trevor Berbick for one
of the three heavyweight titles.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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Ringside is a who's who
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of the sport.
-Speaking of the greats --
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Muhammad Ali
and his new wife, Lonnie.
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-The man behind
the star-studded event
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is fight promoter Don King.
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-Don King during that
time period had control
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of the heavyweight division.
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-King is an ex-con
who went from serving
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a manslaughter sentence
to setting up
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the famed Ali versus Foreman
"Rumble in the Jungle."
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-He who runs the day
will live to fight another day.
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-He's always creating
something mystical and magical.
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My name's Aaron Snowell,
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and I have trained
over 30 world champions.
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Mike Tyson went on
to fight Trevor Berbick
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in order to become the WBC,
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uh, heavyweight champion
of the world
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and the youngest heavyweight
champion of the world.
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-Tyson. Tyson goes
to work right away.
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And he gets Berbick in trouble!
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And he's down!
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-He wins that in two rounds.
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And so, that's his
28th fight in 2 years,
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24 of which of those victories
came by way of knockout.
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That was Tyson.
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[ Reporters clamoring ]
-There he is, the WBC
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champion of the world.
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-But Mike Tyson is
just getting started.
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3 months later,
"Iron" Mike's fighting
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ex-police officer
Bonecrusher Smith.
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Bonecrusher is half a foot
taller than Tyson
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and has an extra 11-inch reach.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Tyson still wins by decision,
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capturing his second
heavyweight title.
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But the stress of Tyson's
grueling fight schedule
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is starting to show.
[ Bell rings ]
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He develops alopecia,
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and when he shows up to fight
for the last remaining belt
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in the division, he has
the bald spot to prove it.
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-That might have been
the best shot
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that Mike Tyson
has ever taken right there!
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-But in the end, he triumphs.
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Mike Tyson, at 21 years old,
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becomes the unified heavyweight
champion of the world,
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the first ever
to hold all three belts.
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-A mark that is second to none
in boxing history.
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-The little kid
with the pigeons
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is now a high-flying celebrity.
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-There probably was not a more
popular athlete on the planet
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at that particular time.
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Everybody loves Mike Tyson.
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-So much so that just
like two other famous Mikes,
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Jackson and Fox,
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Mike Tyson
starts doing Pepsi ads.
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-Mike, how do you feel
about sharing your title, huh?
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-No problem.
Just not sharing my Diet Pepsi.
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-And he finally becomes
that Nintendo star.
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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
is an instant hit,
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selling more than
2 million copies.
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-Mike Tyson is the epitome
of the American dream.
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And then some.
-He used to walk up,
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see guys on the street,
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and he'd hand them
$1,000, 500,
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and they look down
and see that kind of money.
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They could --
They couldn't believe it.
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-He's boxing's king and soon
goes looking for his queen.
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In 1988,
a People Magazine cover
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celebrates Tyson's marriage
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to actress Robin Givens.
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-I'm with Robin Givens,
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who was attending her first
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Mike Tyson fight
as Mrs. Champion.
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-[ Laughs ]
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-Immediately, people speculate
that Robin is with Tyson
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for the wrong reasons.
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-I think, people saw
Robin Givens as a bit
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of a gold digger.
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-Robin does have
her own career
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co-starring in an ABC sitcom.
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-My problem is not Dr. Samuels.
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It's my parents.
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-But on "Head of the Class,"
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Robin is part of an ensemble.
-No, it's just that
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they'll go with me.
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-With Mike, she increasingly
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seems to want to be the lead...
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-Robin!
-Hey, Mike!
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-...taking top billing
on a LIFE Magazine cover.
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-Hey, champ.
-And turning Mike's Pepsi deal
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into a duet.
-Yes, dear.
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[Ding!]
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-And when one of
his managers dies
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the newly minted Mrs. Tyson
starts making
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her husband's business
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her business.
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-Robin, upon the death
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of Jim Jacobs,
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wanted to know
a little bit more about
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how much Bill Cayton
was making off of Mike's fight.
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She wanted to see contracts.
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She wanted to see
where Mike's money was
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and how much money
Mike was owed.
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-I want him to step into
the ring as often as he wants,
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because he wants to.
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Because he enjoys it.
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Never for financial reasons.
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-After successfully
defending his title
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against Michael Spinks.
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Tyson, with the blessings
of Robin Givens and Don King,
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fires Bill Cayton
and Kevin Rooney,
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the only men left
from the Cus D'Amato days.
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It's a significant disruption,
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and Mike's physical
conditioning suffers.
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-I haven't been
training properly.
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And I think,
I just haven't been doing,
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um, discipline myself well.
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-So, when I start training
Mike Tyson at Don King's camp,
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he was over
300-and-something pounds.
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He didn't want to be there.
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He didn't want to do it.
439
00:17:21,123 --> 00:17:24,418
-Tyson appears to be
spiraling out of control.
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He gets into a street fight in
Harlem with a former opponent,
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Mitch Green,
breaking Green's face
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and his own hand
in the process.
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Green claims Tyson
sucker punched him
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and sues for 25 million
in damages.
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00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:40,643
-Mike Tyson is a sissy!
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00:17:40,643 --> 00:17:42,478
-Tyson's dissent continues.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
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00:17:42,478 --> 00:17:44,480
-There was always
something about, you know,
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Mike crashing his car,
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Mike having an argument
with Robin,
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Mike being admitted
to the hospital,
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because he was injured
in an accident.
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Uh, there was all these
wild stories about them.
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-He has so many women.
He's a homosexual.
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His family is crazy
in the wild life.
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00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:02,707
-Things get so bad,
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00:18:02,707 --> 00:18:05,126
Tyson reportedly
attempts suicide.
457
00:18:05,126 --> 00:18:09,297
-Mike Tyson went through
a-a great stage of depression
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during that time.
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
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He loved Robin Givens.
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00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:15,261
-But Tyson's face
during the interview
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00:18:15,261 --> 00:18:17,471
with Barbara Walters on 20/20
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suggests he doesn't love it
when Robin shares
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00:18:19,724 --> 00:18:22,393
his mental health diagnosis
with the world.
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-Michael...
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is a manic depressive.
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He is. I mean,
that's just a fact.
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-A lot of people, I believe,
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had a lot of sympathy for Mike,
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00:18:31,819 --> 00:18:34,780
because they saw
this heavyweight champion,
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this warrior of the ring,
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being basically emasculated
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on national television
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by his wife.
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00:18:42,788 --> 00:18:44,582
-Tyson later says
Robin supplied him
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00:18:44,582 --> 00:18:48,711
with the drugs Thorazine and
lithium before the interview.
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Robin, who by now is considered
the most hated woman in America,
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00:18:52,757 --> 00:18:54,300
files for divorce.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
-The marriage turned out to be
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"Iron" Mike's longest bout,
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and maybe even his toughest.
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
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-To boost Tyson's morale
and his own bank account,
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Don King sets up a series
of fights meant to be
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not much more
than televised sparring matches.
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00:19:10,608 --> 00:19:12,485
-Buster Douglas and Mike Tyson
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was supposed to be
a tune-up fight.
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-That was the plan.
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And nobody was really
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too interested in this fight.
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00:19:20,284 --> 00:19:22,495
-Except for maybe,
Buster Douglas.
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-You know, I knew
what I had inside of me,
491
00:19:24,538 --> 00:19:26,290
and I knew what I could do.
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You know, I had the ability
to compete on --
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on that level.
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Hi, I'm James "Buster" Douglas,
495
00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:33,464
and in 1990,
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I shocked the world
by becoming the undisputed
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heavyweight champion
of the world.
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00:19:39,053 --> 00:19:41,013
-The Tyson-Douglas fight
is set to take place
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at Japan's Tokyo Dome.
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Bookmakers have Buster
as a huge underdog.
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00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:49,271
His odds are
a discouraging 42 to 1.
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-But it actually motivated
Buster to become dedicated.
503
00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:57,697
He became a fighter who had
nothing to lose, so to speak.
504
00:19:57,697 --> 00:20:00,783
-Nothing to lose,
but everything to win.
505
00:20:00,783 --> 00:20:03,953
So, Buster trains hard up
to the very last moment.
506
00:20:03,953 --> 00:20:06,956
-Right before the fire,
we get a shake out.
507
00:20:06,956 --> 00:20:08,666
You know, break a little sweat.
508
00:20:08,666 --> 00:20:10,960
Loosen up. Do a body check.
509
00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,087
Then, lay down and go to sleep
510
00:20:13,087 --> 00:20:14,505
and wake up the next day,
511
00:20:14,505 --> 00:20:16,257
the day of the fight,
ready to go.
512
00:20:17,675 --> 00:20:20,594
-Tyson's pre-fight ritual
is a bit different.
513
00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:22,805
He and his wingman,
rapper Bobby Brown,
514
00:20:22,805 --> 00:20:25,599
spend the night before
the fight out on the town
515
00:20:25,599 --> 00:20:27,143
with a gaggle of groupies.
516
00:20:28,185 --> 00:20:30,020
-He was a single man again,
517
00:20:30,020 --> 00:20:33,190
and most of his time
was spent fooling around.
518
00:20:33,190 --> 00:20:35,359
So, Mike was just doing
his thing in Tokyo,
519
00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,695
and a lot of it didn't have
to do with training.
520
00:20:37,695 --> 00:20:40,114
-Buster Douglas,
absolutely having the night
521
00:20:40,114 --> 00:20:41,532
of his life to this point.
522
00:20:41,532 --> 00:20:43,742
-I mean, you watch the fight,
523
00:20:43,742 --> 00:20:46,328
and you hear the stories
that Mike was partying,
524
00:20:46,328 --> 00:20:48,539
that Mike wasn't really
taking this fight seriously,
525
00:20:48,539 --> 00:20:51,125
because he thought
he had it in the bag.
526
00:20:51,125 --> 00:20:53,878
And it's a circus.
527
00:20:53,878 --> 00:20:56,422
-I haven't seen Mike
in this kind of trouble before.
528
00:20:56,422 --> 00:20:57,423
[ Indistinct conversations,
shouting ]
529
00:21:00,718 --> 00:21:02,636
-Well, no Mr. Nice Guy
in this fight.
530
00:21:02,636 --> 00:21:04,638
-Mike Tyson
terrorized opponents
531
00:21:04,638 --> 00:21:07,349
and thrilled crowds
throughout the 80s.
532
00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:09,435
But just weeks
into the new decade,
533
00:21:09,435 --> 00:21:11,729
the undisputed heavyweight
champion of the world
534
00:21:11,729 --> 00:21:14,356
is struggling to keep up
with Buster Douglas.
535
00:21:15,524 --> 00:21:17,943
-Look at this! Look at this!
536
00:21:17,943 --> 00:21:19,737
-It's in round 10
that Buster does
537
00:21:19,737 --> 00:21:21,363
what no one has done to Tyson
538
00:21:21,363 --> 00:21:23,282
in 37 professional fights.
539
00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:24,867
-Oh! Nice uppercut!
540
00:21:24,867 --> 00:21:27,286
Point goes to Douglas!
Look at this!
541
00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:28,579
He's knocked down...
542
00:21:28,579 --> 00:21:29,914
-2!
-...for the first time
543
00:21:29,914 --> 00:21:32,583
in his career!
-3!
544
00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:35,252
-It's the biggest upset
in boxing history.
545
00:21:35,252 --> 00:21:38,214
[ Cheering, announcers
speaking indistinctly ]
546
00:21:38,214 --> 00:21:39,715
-Boom.
547
00:21:39,715 --> 00:21:41,634
You know, it happens.
548
00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,761
-Buster Douglas is the new
549
00:21:43,761 --> 00:21:46,680
heavyweight champion
of the world.
550
00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,600
-Mike definitely confused.
551
00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,936
-Mike asked me,
"What happened?"
552
00:21:51,936 --> 00:21:53,771
I said, "You got knocked out."
553
00:21:53,771 --> 00:21:55,231
And I grabbed him,
554
00:21:55,231 --> 00:21:56,899
so, he wouldn't fall.
555
00:21:56,899 --> 00:21:59,151
But without a doubt,
uh, that night
556
00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:02,196
changed the course of history.
557
00:22:02,196 --> 00:22:03,822
-The world that night witnessed
558
00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:06,158
that on any given night,
559
00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:07,660
Mike Tyson was beatable.
560
00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:08,994
[ Cheers and applause ]
561
00:22:08,994 --> 00:22:10,079
-But getting knocked out
562
00:22:10,079 --> 00:22:11,789
makes Tyson more relatable
563
00:22:11,789 --> 00:22:13,457
and even more popular.
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
564
00:22:13,457 --> 00:22:14,708
-[Rapping]
Fresh Prince breaks camp.
565
00:22:14,708 --> 00:22:16,669
Tyson wins first round.
566
00:22:16,669 --> 00:22:18,629
-At the Apollo, DJ Jazzy Jeff
567
00:22:18,629 --> 00:22:20,881
and the Fresh Prince
sing about their hero
568
00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:21,966
in their song --
569
00:22:21,966 --> 00:22:23,634
"I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson."
570
00:22:25,094 --> 00:22:27,054
Then, Steve Dunleavy
from "A Current Affair"
571
00:22:27,054 --> 00:22:28,764
gets Tyson on the ropes
572
00:22:28,764 --> 00:22:32,101
when he asks him about
an upcoming paternity test.
573
00:22:32,101 --> 00:22:34,061
-I don't know
anything about that.
574
00:22:34,061 --> 00:22:36,480
-But it's not going to happen?
It's not true?
575
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,023
You haven't heard from lawyers?
-Well, I --
576
00:22:38,023 --> 00:22:39,775
Well, I don't know
if it's not going to happen.
577
00:22:39,775 --> 00:22:41,735
Anything's possible happening.
But you know what I mean?
578
00:22:41,735 --> 00:22:43,529
That's a situation
I just have to handle.
579
00:22:45,739 --> 00:22:48,033
-But Tyson won't be able
to shrug off what happens
580
00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:49,118
a month later.
581
00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,329
-Tonight, police confirmed
they're investigating
582
00:22:52,329 --> 00:22:54,915
allegations of rape
against Mike Tyson.
583
00:22:54,915 --> 00:22:57,042
-His accuser is
Desiree Washington,
584
00:22:57,042 --> 00:22:59,086
an 18-year-old beauty queen
585
00:22:59,086 --> 00:23:02,047
Tyson meets at the
Miss Black America Pageant.
586
00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:04,717
-Mike Tyson called her
at 1:30 in the morning.
587
00:23:04,717 --> 00:23:06,468
By 2:30 in the morning,
588
00:23:06,468 --> 00:23:09,305
they were walking
through the hotel lobby
589
00:23:09,305 --> 00:23:11,974
into his hotel suite.
590
00:23:11,974 --> 00:23:14,059
Some 26 hours later,
591
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:17,104
Desiree Washington
went to a local hospital
592
00:23:17,104 --> 00:23:19,565
and said she had been raped
by Mike Tyson.
593
00:23:19,565 --> 00:23:21,817
[ Reporters clamoring ]
-And soon after that,
594
00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:24,528
the media enters the ring.
-Good afternoon, everyone.
595
00:23:24,528 --> 00:23:27,907
Is he a monster,
or is he just macho?
596
00:23:27,907 --> 00:23:29,658
-While Tyson is getting booked,
597
00:23:29,658 --> 00:23:31,577
Don King is blowing smoke.
598
00:23:31,577 --> 00:23:32,912
-He will deal
with this in the --
599
00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:34,371
in the process of --
of court,
600
00:23:34,371 --> 00:23:35,873
when the day arrives
in the court.
601
00:23:35,873 --> 00:23:37,166
-And even Barbara Walters
602
00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:39,126
seems to come
to Tyson's defense,
603
00:23:39,126 --> 00:23:40,711
victim blaming Desiree
604
00:23:40,711 --> 00:23:42,880
by reporting statements
allegedly made
605
00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,591
by some unnamed black
female college students.
606
00:23:45,591 --> 00:23:49,303
-One said, "18 year olds are
not naive in this day and age.
607
00:23:49,303 --> 00:23:51,930
What did you think a guy
wanted at 2:00 in the morning?"
608
00:23:51,930 --> 00:23:53,891
Another said,
"She asked for it.
609
00:23:53,891 --> 00:23:57,144
She got it.
It's not fair to cry, right?"
610
00:23:57,144 --> 00:23:59,396
[ Camera shutters clicking ]
-For Tyson's many supporters,
611
00:23:59,396 --> 00:24:01,857
Desiree Washington
replaces Robin Givens
612
00:24:01,857 --> 00:24:04,860
as the most hated woman
in the country.
613
00:24:04,860 --> 00:24:07,613
At the trial, scalpers
hawked courtroom tickets
614
00:24:07,613 --> 00:24:09,448
like it's a title fight.
615
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:11,659
-One ticket. $100.
616
00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:13,994
-I don't think anybody
really expected Mike
617
00:24:13,994 --> 00:24:16,038
to be convicted of this crime.
618
00:24:16,038 --> 00:24:18,624
-But he is,
the jury finds Mike Tyson
619
00:24:18,624 --> 00:24:20,376
guilty of one count of rape
620
00:24:20,376 --> 00:24:22,795
and two counts
of criminal deviant conduct.
621
00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:25,130
[ Camera shutter clicks ]
-Free Mike Tyson!
622
00:24:25,130 --> 00:24:27,383
Free Mike Tyson!
[ Indistinct conversations ]
623
00:24:27,383 --> 00:24:30,094
-Tyson fans think
it's a travesty of justice.
624
00:24:30,094 --> 00:24:31,637
-I'm -- I'm sorry, buddy.
625
00:24:31,637 --> 00:24:33,472
I wish I could get
you back everything you had.
626
00:24:33,472 --> 00:24:35,557
Okay?
-Yes. Thank you.
627
00:24:37,351 --> 00:24:39,520
-He's about 26 years old
at this time,
628
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:43,482
and so, he spends
the next 3 years in prison
629
00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:45,985
for his rape charge.
630
00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:48,195
-Behind bars but not forgotten.
631
00:24:48,195 --> 00:24:50,698
Tupac, Whitney Houston,
632
00:24:50,698 --> 00:24:52,992
James Brown,
and Florence Henderson
633
00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:54,660
from "The Brady Bunch" --
634
00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:56,495
They all visit Tyson in prison.
635
00:24:56,495 --> 00:24:59,123
-So, to me, it tells me
it's less about what you do,
636
00:24:59,123 --> 00:25:00,916
but rather does the public --
637
00:25:00,916 --> 00:25:04,503
Do the media want you
to have a comeback narrative?
638
00:25:04,503 --> 00:25:06,338
-In Tyson's case, they do.
639
00:25:06,338 --> 00:25:09,758
Montel Williams and Larry King
conduct jailhouse interviews
640
00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:12,928
where Tyson bemoans
how he's the real victim.
641
00:25:12,928 --> 00:25:16,014
-I believe, everyone that's
involved in my life one day
642
00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:17,933
or the other will betray me.
643
00:25:17,933 --> 00:25:19,893
I believe that.
Yes, I totally believe that.
644
00:25:19,893 --> 00:25:22,229
-Mike Tyson is still
very much someone
645
00:25:22,229 --> 00:25:23,939
that can operate
within the system,
646
00:25:23,939 --> 00:25:25,691
that's seen as valuable.
647
00:25:25,691 --> 00:25:28,277
-Especially to
boxing promoter Don King.
648
00:25:28,277 --> 00:25:30,571
As a former convict,
King not only believes
649
00:25:30,571 --> 00:25:33,032
Tyson can bounce back
from going to prison,
650
00:25:33,032 --> 00:25:34,533
he's banking on it.
651
00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:37,202
-Don King has remained
in Mike's corner.
652
00:25:37,202 --> 00:25:39,246
He's remained his promoter.
653
00:25:39,246 --> 00:25:41,749
That allows Don to go out
654
00:25:41,749 --> 00:25:44,835
and negotiate contracts
on Mike's behalf,
655
00:25:44,835 --> 00:25:46,920
even while Mike
is still in prison.
656
00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,922
-Tyson certainly needs
the money.
657
00:25:48,922 --> 00:25:50,758
-He's a heavyweight spender.
658
00:25:50,758 --> 00:25:53,343
He loves his Dom Pérignon.
He loves his Bentleys.
659
00:25:53,343 --> 00:25:54,636
He loves his jewelry.
660
00:25:54,636 --> 00:25:57,556
-Mike Tyson is a black man
661
00:25:57,556 --> 00:25:59,224
who grew up in poverty,
662
00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:01,435
who was incarcerated as a youth.
663
00:26:01,435 --> 00:26:04,938
And so, if you're a boxer that
doesn't have financial literacy
664
00:26:04,938 --> 00:26:06,815
and an awareness of
how money works
665
00:26:06,815 --> 00:26:09,735
and you come into money
all of a sudden,
666
00:26:09,735 --> 00:26:11,528
how do you handle that?
667
00:26:11,528 --> 00:26:13,572
-Apparently, you spend it.
668
00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:14,865
Well, you spend what you keep
669
00:26:14,865 --> 00:26:17,534
after giving Don King 30%.
670
00:26:17,534 --> 00:26:20,037
That hefty cut helps explain
why King is there
671
00:26:20,037 --> 00:26:22,581
on March 26th, 1995,
672
00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:26,085
when "Iron" Mike exits
the iron bars after serving
673
00:26:26,085 --> 00:26:28,212
only half of his
6-year sentence.
674
00:26:28,212 --> 00:26:31,840
-So, Mike Tyson,
a rapist, convicted felon,
675
00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,718
he gets out of prison, and
the day he gets out of prison,
676
00:26:34,718 --> 00:26:40,224
he's handed a check, an advance
from Showtime for $30 million.
677
00:26:40,224 --> 00:26:44,895
-Tyson spends over 100 grand
of that on three pet tigers.
678
00:26:44,895 --> 00:26:46,480
-Most of my friends
think I'm nuts.
679
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:47,940
They don't come around my house
680
00:26:47,940 --> 00:26:50,025
when the lions
or tigers or cats are out,
681
00:26:50,025 --> 00:26:51,902
they don't come around.
-Man, my heart was
682
00:26:51,902 --> 00:26:53,320
just beating in my --
my -- my mouth.
683
00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:54,738
-That Showtime money means
684
00:26:54,738 --> 00:26:56,698
Tyson needs to put on a show.
685
00:26:56,698 --> 00:26:59,368
King gets his
human ATM training
686
00:26:59,368 --> 00:27:02,996
for what is being billed,
"Tyson 2.0."
687
00:27:02,996 --> 00:27:05,415
The former world champion
of the world,
688
00:27:05,415 --> 00:27:06,875
Mike Tyson.
689
00:27:06,875 --> 00:27:09,128
-This new Tyson is all Mr. Hyde
690
00:27:09,128 --> 00:27:11,213
with almost no Dr. Jekyll.
691
00:27:11,213 --> 00:27:14,049
-We're looking
to see Tyson as a spectacle,
692
00:27:14,049 --> 00:27:16,426
as an animal, as a gangster.
693
00:27:16,426 --> 00:27:18,262
[ Bell rings,
cheers and applause ]
694
00:27:18,262 --> 00:27:21,765
-And so, the image switches
from this good young man
695
00:27:21,765 --> 00:27:24,184
who became heavyweight champion
of the world
696
00:27:24,184 --> 00:27:27,146
to this almost menace
of society.
697
00:27:27,146 --> 00:27:28,939
And that's Mike Tyson II.
698
00:27:30,357 --> 00:27:31,900
-At the weigh-in
for Tyson's fight
699
00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:34,820
against Evander Holyfield
labeled, "Finally."
700
00:27:34,820 --> 00:27:36,530
The media revels
in pointing out
701
00:27:36,530 --> 00:27:39,116
how different
the ill-tempered Tyson is
702
00:27:39,116 --> 00:27:41,660
from his more
good-humored opponent.
703
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:44,121
-There is no expression at all
704
00:27:44,121 --> 00:27:46,790
except intimidation
on the face of Mike Tyson.
705
00:27:46,790 --> 00:27:49,918
Evander Holyfield
broke into a big smile.
706
00:27:49,918 --> 00:27:52,504
-Mike and Evander
didn't really hang out
707
00:27:52,504 --> 00:27:53,964
in the same circles.
708
00:27:53,964 --> 00:27:56,717
Evander had
this religious reputation
709
00:27:56,717 --> 00:27:59,094
as being
a God-fearing Christian.
710
00:27:59,094 --> 00:28:01,805
-The good-versus-evil matchup
711
00:28:01,805 --> 00:28:05,309
is set in this
marquee mega event
712
00:28:05,309 --> 00:28:07,686
between Tyson and Holyfield,
713
00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:10,856
and it does 1.5 million
pay-per-view units.
714
00:28:10,856 --> 00:28:12,566
The world was ready.
715
00:28:14,067 --> 00:28:16,904
-Holyfield, who was misdiagnosed
with a heart condition,
716
00:28:16,904 --> 00:28:19,489
is coming back
from a forced retirement,
717
00:28:19,489 --> 00:28:21,909
and is what they call,
"ring rusty."
718
00:28:21,909 --> 00:28:24,119
-Nobody gave him much
of a chance to defeat Mike
719
00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:25,412
in the first fight.
720
00:28:25,412 --> 00:28:27,456
-But they forgot
to tell Evander.
721
00:28:27,456 --> 00:28:29,666
-Tyson gets dropped
in the sixth round.
722
00:28:29,666 --> 00:28:32,127
-Mike Tyson is down!
723
00:28:32,127 --> 00:28:33,795
-He gets dropped again.
724
00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:35,631
-Tyson is in trouble!
725
00:28:35,631 --> 00:28:38,175
-And in the 11th round,
it's just too much,
726
00:28:38,175 --> 00:28:40,052
and the referee intervenes,
727
00:28:40,052 --> 00:28:41,219
stops the fight.
728
00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:43,513
-Unbelievable!
729
00:28:43,513 --> 00:28:45,015
It's over!
730
00:28:45,015 --> 00:28:46,475
-Evander Holyfield
731
00:28:46,475 --> 00:28:48,143
had just defeated Mike Tyson.
732
00:28:50,020 --> 00:28:51,855
-And of course,
in the boxing world,
733
00:28:51,855 --> 00:28:53,649
that means we need a rematch.
734
00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:56,026
That's our way
of getting resolutions.
735
00:28:56,026 --> 00:28:59,071
-7 months later,
they weigh in for the rematch,
736
00:28:59,071 --> 00:29:01,406
promoted as
"The Sound and the Fury."
737
00:29:01,406 --> 00:29:04,701
-Don't miss the event
Saturday night.
738
00:29:04,701 --> 00:29:06,995
-This time, Tyson's Fury
739
00:29:06,995 --> 00:29:10,123
will be met with the sounds
of gasps and screams.
740
00:29:13,835 --> 00:29:15,796
[ Eerie music plays ]
-It's June 28th, 1997,
741
00:29:15,796 --> 00:29:19,800
and ESPN is tracking
Mike Tyson's every move.
742
00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,344
-I can tell you, we've just
come from inside the arena.
743
00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:25,889
The electricity
is indeed palpable.
744
00:29:25,889 --> 00:29:28,475
-"Holyfield-Tyson II"
is billed as the biggest
745
00:29:28,475 --> 00:29:30,894
grudge match in boxing history.
746
00:29:30,894 --> 00:29:34,273
-Here we go.
Fight 2! Round 1!
747
00:29:34,273 --> 00:29:38,277
♪♪
748
00:29:38,277 --> 00:29:39,820
-A fight is a fight,
749
00:29:39,820 --> 00:29:43,156
but a marquee boxing
event is different,
750
00:29:43,156 --> 00:29:46,827
because there's a story
behind the matchup.
751
00:29:46,827 --> 00:29:50,080
Without the story,
you don't have an event.
752
00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,208
And so, you see Holyfield
as a man of Christ,
753
00:29:53,208 --> 00:29:57,379
and you see Mike Tyson
as a gangster.
754
00:29:57,379 --> 00:29:59,631
-But in round 2,
Tyson calls out
755
00:29:59,631 --> 00:30:01,300
Holier-than-thou Holyfield
756
00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:02,759
to referee Mills Lane.
757
00:30:04,094 --> 00:30:06,388
-He said, "Holyfield
was head-butting me.
758
00:30:06,388 --> 00:30:10,309
-Tyson's eyes cut open, and
his face streaked with blood.
759
00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:11,893
-Evander Holyfield, he know,
760
00:30:11,893 --> 00:30:14,521
he was doing dirty stuff
to Mike.
761
00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:17,190
-The alleged head-butting
inflames Tyson,
762
00:30:17,190 --> 00:30:19,651
who now sees in Holyfield
that Brooklyn bully
763
00:30:19,651 --> 00:30:23,196
who murdered young Mike's
pigeon all those years ago.
764
00:30:23,196 --> 00:30:26,616
-I'm pretty sure people have
heard Mike Tyson was bullied
765
00:30:26,616 --> 00:30:29,953
when he was young,
and that inflamed him
766
00:30:29,953 --> 00:30:31,204
to fight back.
767
00:30:33,665 --> 00:30:36,835
-You have someone
who comes from the hood,
768
00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:38,295
from the barrio,
769
00:30:38,295 --> 00:30:39,588
from the ghetto...
770
00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:42,883
...and he's fearless
to authority.
771
00:30:42,883 --> 00:30:44,760
He doesn't care
that Mills Lane is right there.
772
00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:46,553
He's going to do what he wants.
773
00:30:46,553 --> 00:30:48,096
-And what Tyson wants
774
00:30:48,096 --> 00:30:49,765
is a pound of flesh.
775
00:30:52,059 --> 00:30:53,560
-Oh. He bit him!
776
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,687
-His frustrations
got to a point
777
00:30:55,687 --> 00:30:58,732
where all of a sudden,
at the end of the third round,
778
00:30:58,732 --> 00:31:02,903
you see Mike bite Evander
on the ear.
779
00:31:02,903 --> 00:31:04,613
-It's so unprecedented.
780
00:31:04,613 --> 00:31:06,365
The referee confers
with the chairman
781
00:31:06,365 --> 00:31:08,742
of Nevada's Athletic Commission,
Marc Ratner,
782
00:31:08,742 --> 00:31:11,870
who seems equally befuddled
as to what's happening.
783
00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:14,206
-Marc Ratner thought
he got hit in the balls.
784
00:31:14,206 --> 00:31:16,208
People didn't know
what was going on.
785
00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:18,418
-At that moment, it's chaotic.
786
00:31:18,418 --> 00:31:19,836
Tyson wants to keep fighting.
787
00:31:19,836 --> 00:31:22,047
He's clearly still frustrated.
788
00:31:22,047 --> 00:31:24,341
-Mills Lane deducts
2 points from Tyson
789
00:31:24,341 --> 00:31:26,093
and gives him a warning.
790
00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:28,512
-But if you do it again,
I'm gonna disqualify you.
791
00:31:28,512 --> 00:31:31,890
It takes about 15 seconds,
and Mike bites him again.
792
00:31:31,890 --> 00:31:33,725
-[Gasps] He bit him again.
793
00:31:35,519 --> 00:31:37,145
-And we never see
the fourth round,
794
00:31:37,145 --> 00:31:39,981
because in between
the third and the fourth,
795
00:31:39,981 --> 00:31:42,192
they disqualify Mike Tyson,
796
00:31:42,192 --> 00:31:43,819
and the fight's over.
797
00:31:43,819 --> 00:31:45,904
-But the brawl has just begun.
798
00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:48,782
-All of a sudden,
Mike goes berserk.
799
00:31:48,782 --> 00:31:51,034
Everybody piled into the ring,
800
00:31:51,034 --> 00:31:53,453
law enforcement, trainers.
801
00:31:53,453 --> 00:31:56,706
And then, Mike went nuts
and started swinging at anybody.
802
00:31:56,706 --> 00:31:58,750
-Mike Tyson,
who kicked off the 90s
803
00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:00,293
as a hero and champion
804
00:32:00,293 --> 00:32:01,795
in and out of the ring,
805
00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:04,297
has been reduced to a madman.
806
00:32:04,297 --> 00:32:06,550
-It was all downhill
after that.
807
00:32:06,550 --> 00:32:09,636
Mike Tyson was never
the same fighter.
808
00:32:09,636 --> 00:32:11,638
Never the same fighter.
809
00:32:11,638 --> 00:32:13,765
[ Sirens wailing ]
810
00:32:15,058 --> 00:32:18,228
-Holyfield, meanwhile,
is on his way to the hospital.
811
00:32:18,228 --> 00:32:21,606
Later, Tyson offers
up some kind of explanation
812
00:32:21,606 --> 00:32:23,859
in an interview with ABC Sports.
813
00:32:23,859 --> 00:32:26,153
-I take my beating like a man.
814
00:32:26,153 --> 00:32:28,280
And it's just the fact
I-I-I taste blood.
815
00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,116
I tripped and I just kept --
I was just in the zone.
816
00:32:31,116 --> 00:32:35,245
I was in that real serious
and frantic zone.
817
00:32:35,245 --> 00:32:38,582
-Tyson has turned boxing
on its ear.
818
00:32:38,582 --> 00:32:42,085
-It was boxing going into
the area of the bizarre.
819
00:32:42,085 --> 00:32:45,964
Was this resorting
to WWE tactics?
820
00:32:45,964 --> 00:32:47,924
Was it the sweet science?
821
00:32:47,924 --> 00:32:50,510
Uh, there's nothing
sweet about that.
822
00:32:50,510 --> 00:32:55,098
It took a long time for
people to trust boxing again,
823
00:32:55,098 --> 00:32:57,184
to believe in their
fighters again.
824
00:32:57,184 --> 00:32:58,685
-Don King starts panicking
825
00:32:58,685 --> 00:33:01,188
about his lucrative
sponsorship deals.
826
00:33:01,188 --> 00:33:03,940
-You have millions and
millions of dollars at stake.
827
00:33:03,940 --> 00:33:06,318
So, first thing Don King did
828
00:33:06,318 --> 00:33:08,320
was to hire a publicist
829
00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:11,573
who crafted a long
apology speech.
830
00:33:11,573 --> 00:33:14,743
-For an athlete in the heat
of battle to suddenly lose it.
831
00:33:14,743 --> 00:33:17,245
It's not new,
but it's not right.
832
00:33:17,245 --> 00:33:19,623
-"I take responsibility
for my own actions."
833
00:33:19,623 --> 00:33:21,249
Yada yada yada yada.
834
00:33:21,249 --> 00:33:23,126
-Unlike when he was
convicted of rape,
835
00:33:23,126 --> 00:33:26,338
this time no one is looking
to cut him a break.
836
00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:27,923
-He's supposed to be
a role model.
837
00:33:27,923 --> 00:33:30,884
This is not a role model's
reaction to anything.
838
00:33:30,884 --> 00:33:32,594
You don't bite off
a person's ear.
839
00:33:32,594 --> 00:33:34,888
-Tyson's fined $3 million.
840
00:33:34,888 --> 00:33:36,848
-All in favor, say aye.
-Aye.
841
00:33:36,848 --> 00:33:39,851
-And his boxing license
is revoked.
842
00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:42,521
His own lawyer suggests
he's mentally incompetent
843
00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:43,897
to answer for his actions.
844
00:33:43,897 --> 00:33:45,106
-He wouldn't be able to do it,
845
00:33:45,106 --> 00:33:46,149
with all due respect to him.
846
00:33:48,068 --> 00:33:49,736
-And so, thinking
about the fact
847
00:33:49,736 --> 00:33:52,280
that a rape conviction
is the thing
848
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:54,074
that one can come back from,
849
00:33:54,074 --> 00:33:56,493
but the bite is the downfall.
850
00:33:56,493 --> 00:33:59,371
That's when we say enough.
851
00:33:59,371 --> 00:34:01,748
-Unable to box,
and with endorsements gone,
852
00:34:01,748 --> 00:34:04,417
Tyson's money issues
become dire.
853
00:34:04,417 --> 00:34:06,545
-Mike Tyson did make
a lot of money,
854
00:34:06,545 --> 00:34:09,130
but he was also taken
advantage of by a lot of people
855
00:34:09,130 --> 00:34:11,466
that didn't have
his best interest.
856
00:34:11,466 --> 00:34:13,969
-Like Don King.
857
00:34:13,969 --> 00:34:17,305
In 1998, Mike Tyson
files a $100 million lawsuit
858
00:34:17,305 --> 00:34:19,558
against King,
alleging he swindled him
859
00:34:19,558 --> 00:34:21,851
out of money for years.
860
00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:23,687
-Tyson's lawsuit against King,
861
00:34:23,687 --> 00:34:25,605
filed here in New York
Federal Court,
862
00:34:25,605 --> 00:34:28,275
is really an attempt
by the 31-year-old boxer
863
00:34:28,275 --> 00:34:29,985
to seize control of his career.
864
00:34:29,985 --> 00:34:31,486
That's something that Tyson,
865
00:34:31,486 --> 00:34:33,822
once considered
the baddest man on the planet,
866
00:34:33,822 --> 00:34:37,325
has seemed neither interested in
nor capable of in the past.
867
00:34:37,325 --> 00:34:40,495
-Mike felt alone.
He felt a little bit abandoned.
868
00:34:40,495 --> 00:34:43,164
And all of a sudden, the people
that he thought loved him
869
00:34:43,164 --> 00:34:47,168
and cared for him and would
be there for him were gone.
870
00:34:47,168 --> 00:34:49,921
-With no one in his corner
and desperate for cash,
871
00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:52,340
Tyson turns the perception
he's out of control
872
00:34:52,340 --> 00:34:54,843
into a WWF storyline,
873
00:34:54,843 --> 00:34:57,554
playing the enforcer
at WrestleMania XIV.
874
00:34:57,554 --> 00:34:59,681
-Whoa!
[ Shouting ]
875
00:34:59,681 --> 00:35:01,558
Whoa! Here we go!
-Here we go!
876
00:35:01,558 --> 00:35:04,269
-Luckily for Tyson,
boxing is quick to forget
877
00:35:04,269 --> 00:35:07,188
when there's a quick buck
in doing so.
878
00:35:07,188 --> 00:35:10,025
-The business is trying
to maximize
879
00:35:10,025 --> 00:35:13,320
and fatten their pockets
at the expense
880
00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,864
and through the utilization
of the labor
881
00:35:15,864 --> 00:35:18,366
and the work of a boxer
like Mike Tyson.
882
00:35:18,366 --> 00:35:20,827
-Just over a year
after "The Bite Fight,"
883
00:35:20,827 --> 00:35:24,748
the state of Nevada reinstates
Tyson's boxing license.
884
00:35:24,748 --> 00:35:28,168
ESPN airs his weigh-in
with opponent Francois Botha
885
00:35:28,168 --> 00:35:30,295
and wonders
if Tyson's mentally stable
886
00:35:30,295 --> 00:35:32,088
enough to make a comeback.
887
00:35:32,088 --> 00:35:34,633
-You know, Cus D'Amato prepared
Tyson to deal with all kinds
888
00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:36,343
of pressure
when he was a young fighter.
889
00:35:36,343 --> 00:35:38,845
Tyson has fallen down
on some of those lessons.
890
00:35:38,845 --> 00:35:40,764
-And Cus would likely
have disapproved
891
00:35:40,764 --> 00:35:44,643
of the disrespectful way Tyson
speaks to reporter Russ Salzberg
892
00:35:44,643 --> 00:35:46,186
about his upcoming fight.
893
00:35:46,186 --> 00:35:49,731
-You take into the ring
a lot of rage.
894
00:35:49,731 --> 00:35:53,276
Does that work for you, or does
it work against you at times?
895
00:35:53,276 --> 00:35:55,320
-Well, [bleep] it.
It's a fight.
896
00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:56,905
So, whatever happens happens.
897
00:35:56,905 --> 00:35:59,199
-Mike, why do you have
to talk like that?
898
00:35:59,199 --> 00:36:02,202
-Well, I'm talking to you
the way I want to talk to you.
899
00:36:02,202 --> 00:36:04,621
You have a problem.
Turn off your station.
900
00:36:04,621 --> 00:36:06,206
-You know what,
I think, we'll end
901
00:36:06,206 --> 00:36:07,665
the discussion right now.
902
00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:09,125
-Then, we could [bleep].
903
00:36:09,125 --> 00:36:12,045
-You got it.
Have a nice fight, Mike.
904
00:36:12,045 --> 00:36:14,047
-[Bleep] off.
905
00:36:14,047 --> 00:36:15,548
-It's not a nice fight.
906
00:36:15,548 --> 00:36:17,759
While Tyson doesn't
gnaw on his opponent,
907
00:36:17,759 --> 00:36:19,678
he seems to try
and break his arm
908
00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:21,054
after the bell,
909
00:36:21,054 --> 00:36:23,932
Tyson's corner rushes in
to stop him.
910
00:36:23,932 --> 00:36:29,521
-So, you start to see
this sort of chaos and calamity
911
00:36:29,521 --> 00:36:32,190
surrounding Mike Tyson fights.
912
00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:35,402
-But Tyson's next clash
will send him back to jail
913
00:36:35,402 --> 00:36:36,861
when he's found guilty
of assault
914
00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:39,155
during a road rage incident.
915
00:36:39,155 --> 00:36:43,118
-For many, it confirmed that
Mike Tyson was out of control,
916
00:36:43,118 --> 00:36:44,619
that Mike Tyson was a monster,
917
00:36:44,619 --> 00:36:46,663
that Mike Tyson was a savage.
918
00:36:46,663 --> 00:36:49,082
-This time, there's no
TV prison specials
919
00:36:49,082 --> 00:36:51,334
or celebs lining up to visit.
920
00:36:51,334 --> 00:36:56,339
-By that time, his reputation
had taken a really serious hit.
921
00:36:56,339 --> 00:37:00,677
There was just a stain to him
at that particular time.
922
00:37:00,677 --> 00:37:02,095
-When he came out the prison,
923
00:37:02,095 --> 00:37:04,597
you know,
the tool of the dungeon
924
00:37:04,597 --> 00:37:07,517
is to break somebody's spirit.
[ Jail cell closes ]
925
00:37:07,517 --> 00:37:09,978
People are never the same
once they go to jail
926
00:37:09,978 --> 00:37:11,855
and they come out.
927
00:37:11,855 --> 00:37:13,690
-And Mike's no different.
928
00:37:13,690 --> 00:37:15,525
His interviews are so unhinged.
929
00:37:15,525 --> 00:37:17,402
They come with trigger warnings.
930
00:37:17,402 --> 00:37:20,029
-You guys try to label me.
You label me a schizoid.
931
00:37:20,029 --> 00:37:23,783
You label me a manic depressive.
You label me a crazy [bleep].
932
00:37:23,783 --> 00:37:25,827
I'm probably more schizoid
than I am anything.
933
00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:27,579
But you label me
so many things.
934
00:37:27,579 --> 00:37:30,248
You drive a [bleep] insane.
935
00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:31,916
-From my viewpoint,
936
00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:34,627
Mike Tyson looked at it upon,
the media and stuff
937
00:37:34,627 --> 00:37:37,046
were bullying him.
938
00:37:37,046 --> 00:37:40,675
And Mike Tyson starts
lashing back at 'em.
939
00:37:40,675 --> 00:37:42,218
-And then,
at the press conference
940
00:37:42,218 --> 00:37:44,512
for his upcoming fight
with Lennox Lewis,
941
00:37:44,512 --> 00:37:46,514
Mike doesn't use
his words at all.
942
00:37:46,514 --> 00:37:49,142
-Mike physically
attacks Lennox.
943
00:37:49,142 --> 00:37:51,853
There's this big brawl
at the press conference,
944
00:37:51,853 --> 00:37:54,814
and Mike winds up biting him
on the leg.
945
00:37:54,814 --> 00:37:57,358
-Ring Magazine rewards
Tyson's bad behavior
946
00:37:57,358 --> 00:38:01,404
by naming "The Brawl"
event of the year in 2002.
947
00:38:01,404 --> 00:38:03,573
And Tyson is not done yet.
948
00:38:03,573 --> 00:38:05,241
-I wish one of your guys
had children
949
00:38:05,241 --> 00:38:06,826
if I could kick them
in the [bleep] head,
950
00:38:06,826 --> 00:38:08,411
or stomp on their testicles.
951
00:38:08,411 --> 00:38:10,205
So, you can feel my pain,
because that's the pain
952
00:38:10,205 --> 00:38:11,998
I have waking up every day.
953
00:38:16,336 --> 00:38:19,047
-Boxing fans are holding on
tight when Mike Tyson
954
00:38:19,047 --> 00:38:23,218
versus Lennox Lewis
kicks off on June 8th, 2002.
955
00:38:23,218 --> 00:38:26,262
And thanks to Tyson's
crazed shit talking,
956
00:38:26,262 --> 00:38:29,724
they even have extra
safety precautions in place.
957
00:38:29,724 --> 00:38:32,685
-There's this line of security
between the two fighters.
958
00:38:32,685 --> 00:38:34,729
-It's a first for boxing.
959
00:38:34,729 --> 00:38:36,814
-He was the boogeyman.
960
00:38:36,814 --> 00:38:39,651
He was the spectacle
that people were afraid of,
961
00:38:39,651 --> 00:38:41,319
but also intrigued by.
962
00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,029
[ Bell rings, cheering ]
963
00:38:43,029 --> 00:38:47,075
-But it turns out
Tyson can't walk the walk.
964
00:38:47,075 --> 00:38:49,744
-Lewis online
with another right uppercut!
965
00:38:49,744 --> 00:38:51,371
-I think, he just talked
a good game
966
00:38:51,371 --> 00:38:53,081
to build up the fight,
967
00:38:53,081 --> 00:38:55,333
and then, he went in there
and tried to knockout Lewis
968
00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:56,960
in the first couple of rounds,
969
00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,546
and when that didn't happen,
he was done.
970
00:38:59,546 --> 00:39:00,839
-He's gonna take that hook.
971
00:39:00,839 --> 00:39:03,508
-Big right hand from Lewis!
972
00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:05,218
Lennox Lewis!
-Lewis scores a knockout,
973
00:39:05,218 --> 00:39:07,637
but Tyson thinks
he's the big winner.
974
00:39:07,637 --> 00:39:09,472
He earns 17.5 million
975
00:39:09,472 --> 00:39:11,641
and listening to
the post-fight interview --
976
00:39:11,641 --> 00:39:14,060
That might be all
he cares about.
977
00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:15,979
-I'm happy for him
to give me a fight.
978
00:39:15,979 --> 00:39:18,815
The payday was wonderful.
I really appreciate it.
979
00:39:18,815 --> 00:39:21,860
-You can tell that he
was just done with fighting.
980
00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:24,195
He was only showing up
to get a payday.
981
00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:25,572
-But it's not the last time
982
00:39:25,572 --> 00:39:27,866
he'll need to get
beat up to get paid.
983
00:39:27,866 --> 00:39:29,784
-Mike Tyson's
made a lot of news lately.
984
00:39:29,784 --> 00:39:30,827
None of it good.
985
00:39:30,827 --> 00:39:32,620
Now comes word, he's broke.
986
00:39:32,620 --> 00:39:34,747
"Iron" Mike filed
for bankruptcy here,
987
00:39:34,747 --> 00:39:37,250
claiming he's in mega debt.
-Hey, Mike!
988
00:39:37,250 --> 00:39:39,669
-Tyson, now sporting
a face tattoo,
989
00:39:39,669 --> 00:39:41,129
agrees to get back in the ring
990
00:39:41,129 --> 00:39:43,923
to fight Kevin McBride.
[ Bell rings ]
991
00:39:43,923 --> 00:39:45,884
Despite McBride
being 8 inches taller,
992
00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:49,137
almost 40 pounds heavier
and 6 years younger,
993
00:39:49,137 --> 00:39:53,600
Tyson's doing it
for the 5.5 million payout.
994
00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,602
-He really didn't care
if he won or not.
995
00:39:55,602 --> 00:39:59,647
He would go in there, throw some
hard punches in the first round,
996
00:39:59,647 --> 00:40:02,567
and if he didn't knock
the guy out, he was done.
997
00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:04,360
-At the end of the sixth round,
998
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,863
Tyson says, "No mas."
999
00:40:06,863 --> 00:40:09,490
-He just gave up
and quit on his stool.
1000
00:40:09,490 --> 00:40:11,451
He didn't want to be
there anymore.
1001
00:40:11,451 --> 00:40:13,703
And so, he announced
his retirement.
1002
00:40:13,703 --> 00:40:15,496
-It's just not
in my heart anymore.
1003
00:40:15,496 --> 00:40:17,040
You know, it's hard
for me to fight.
1004
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:18,958
You know, me starting out.
You have to understand.
1005
00:40:18,958 --> 00:40:21,252
I'm from Brownsville, Brooklyn.
I had nothing. You have to look.
1006
00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:23,963
I have wealthy children.
Now -- Now, I'm broke.
1007
00:40:23,963 --> 00:40:25,965
But my children are wealthy,
and they have a great life.
1008
00:40:25,965 --> 00:40:27,925
It's just --
It's very difficult to fight
1009
00:40:27,925 --> 00:40:29,928
when you're
in that kind of situation.
1010
00:40:29,928 --> 00:40:32,472
-And so, it's --
it's very hard to see a boxer
1011
00:40:32,472 --> 00:40:34,182
go out in that way.
1012
00:40:34,182 --> 00:40:37,310
The romance story is
that a boxer goes out
1013
00:40:37,310 --> 00:40:39,062
in their farewell show.
1014
00:40:39,062 --> 00:40:41,898
Win or lose,
the crowd is cheering you on.
1015
00:40:41,898 --> 00:40:44,359
Sort of like Rocky does
in "Rocky Balboa."
1016
00:40:44,359 --> 00:40:47,111
[ Cheers and applause ]
1017
00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:48,905
For Tyson, it was --
1018
00:40:48,905 --> 00:40:50,281
it was the opposite.
1019
00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:56,663
And it's brutal,
because it has everything
1020
00:40:56,663 --> 00:40:58,873
to do with a man's dignity.
1021
00:40:58,873 --> 00:41:01,167
-And Tyson's dignity
is at least for rent.
1022
00:41:01,167 --> 00:41:02,251
-Mike Tyson.
1023
00:41:02,251 --> 00:41:04,003
-He accepts $100,000
1024
00:41:04,003 --> 00:41:06,881
to appear in the hit movie,
"The Hangover."
1025
00:41:06,881 --> 00:41:08,007
-Oh, geez.
1026
00:41:08,007 --> 00:41:09,008
-According to Mike,
1027
00:41:09,008 --> 00:41:11,135
he's high for the entire shoot.
1028
00:41:11,135 --> 00:41:13,554
-He obviously had a lot
of problems with drugs
1029
00:41:13,554 --> 00:41:14,973
and doing a lot of cocaine,
1030
00:41:14,973 --> 00:41:17,308
and I don't think he was
very happy at the time.
1031
00:41:19,519 --> 00:41:22,021
-Tyson's been dealing
with a crushing blow.
1032
00:41:22,021 --> 00:41:25,233
In 2009, his 4-year-old
daughter Exodus
1033
00:41:25,233 --> 00:41:26,943
is accidentally
strangled to death
1034
00:41:26,943 --> 00:41:28,695
by the cord on a treadmill.
1035
00:41:30,988 --> 00:41:34,200
Tyson tells HBO's "Real Sports"
how he dealt with it
1036
00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:35,952
in what will be called
his strangest
1037
00:41:35,952 --> 00:41:38,162
and most chilling interview.
1038
00:41:38,162 --> 00:41:41,499
-[Inhales sharply] You know,
I did some cocaine for a week.
1039
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:43,084
I had to get high.
1040
00:41:43,084 --> 00:41:46,379
I had to back then.
I had to get high.
1041
00:41:46,379 --> 00:41:48,715
Um, I couldn't handle it at all.
1042
00:41:48,715 --> 00:41:50,758
[ Solemn music playing ]
1043
00:41:53,261 --> 00:41:56,723
You have to go now.
You understand? Right?
1044
00:41:56,723 --> 00:41:58,391
Thank you.
1045
00:41:58,391 --> 00:42:00,226
Thank you very much.
1046
00:42:00,226 --> 00:42:02,478
-Calling it one of the scariest
moments of his life,
1047
00:42:02,478 --> 00:42:04,397
reporter Bernie Goldberg
and his crew
1048
00:42:04,397 --> 00:42:07,150
do what Tyson asks and leaves.
1049
00:42:08,609 --> 00:42:12,321
-Mike Tyson hit rock bottom.
1050
00:42:12,321 --> 00:42:15,158
-And he stays there until 2013,
1051
00:42:15,158 --> 00:42:19,954
when ESPN cameras catch Tyson
making amends with Teddy Atlas.
1052
00:42:19,954 --> 00:42:22,540
Teddy's the former trainer
who pulled a gun on Tyson
1053
00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:25,460
and accused him
of being a sexual predator,
1054
00:42:25,460 --> 00:42:29,172
but as Tyson tells the press,
he's the one making amends.
1055
00:42:29,172 --> 00:42:31,674
-I'm a motherf--
I'm a bad guy, sometimes.
1056
00:42:31,674 --> 00:42:33,593
And I used -- And I-I did
a lot of bad things.
1057
00:42:33,593 --> 00:42:36,053
And I wanted to be forgiven.
1058
00:42:36,053 --> 00:42:38,139
-From vicious to vulnerable,
1059
00:42:38,139 --> 00:42:40,850
Mike Tyson starts his
healing journey surrounded
1060
00:42:40,850 --> 00:42:44,020
by his remaining children
and third wife, Kiki.
1061
00:42:45,313 --> 00:42:47,106
He even makes up with Holyfield,
1062
00:42:47,106 --> 00:42:50,234
who helps Tyson sell his
ear-shaped cannabis gummies.
1063
00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:52,487
-What is this?
-I got you your ear.
1064
00:42:52,487 --> 00:42:54,572
-No, it's not.
This ain't my ear.
1065
00:42:54,572 --> 00:42:57,158
-Yes, it is.
Cherry pie punch flavor.
1066
00:42:58,367 --> 00:43:01,370
-He's also podcasting
these days.
1067
00:43:01,370 --> 00:43:04,332
And just watching
him host his podcast,
1068
00:43:04,332 --> 00:43:08,169
"Hotboxin' With Mike Tyson"
and his new third act.
1069
00:43:08,169 --> 00:43:11,547
-It's on the podcast with
Sugar Ray Leonard as his guest
1070
00:43:11,547 --> 00:43:13,883
that Tyson reflects
on the toxic grooming
1071
00:43:13,883 --> 00:43:16,886
and the monster
boxing turned him into.
1072
00:43:16,886 --> 00:43:19,222
-I'm working on being
the art of humbleness.
1073
00:43:19,222 --> 00:43:21,224
Can you believe me? That's
the reason why I'm crying.
1074
00:43:21,224 --> 00:43:22,683
'Cause I'm not
that person no more.
1075
00:43:22,683 --> 00:43:24,435
-He breaks down in tears.
1076
00:43:24,435 --> 00:43:28,523
A grown black man wearing
his emotions publicly
1077
00:43:28,523 --> 00:43:30,316
like that is powerful.
1078
00:43:30,316 --> 00:43:32,568
-And I like to think of
people as Russian dolls.
1079
00:43:32,568 --> 00:43:34,320
There's the young Mike Tyson
1080
00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:36,364
that's experienced
all this childhood trauma.
1081
00:43:36,364 --> 00:43:39,826
There's "Iron" Mike, the baddest
man on the planet's in there.
1082
00:43:39,826 --> 00:43:41,536
The guy that had the fall
from grace,
1083
00:43:41,536 --> 00:43:43,079
the guy that was in prison
is in there.
1084
00:43:43,079 --> 00:43:45,164
All these people
are still there.
1085
00:43:45,164 --> 00:43:47,959
They're just parts
of this whole.
1086
00:43:47,959 --> 00:43:51,796
This bigger person
that he is today.
1087
00:43:51,796 --> 00:43:54,465
Reminds me that we have
to give people the capacity
1088
00:43:54,465 --> 00:43:55,800
and space to grow.
1089
00:43:55,800 --> 00:44:02,223
♪♪