1 00:00:13,527 --> 00:00:15,740 [match bell clangs] 2 00:00:15,740 --> 00:00:17,953 - Sorry, Mike. - You gotta fight back, baby. 3 00:00:17,953 --> 00:00:19,413 Fight back! CUT MAN: Settle down. 4 00:00:19,413 --> 00:00:21,877 I know, he's a bum, champ. 5 00:00:21,877 --> 00:00:23,421 MIKE: No fighter in the history of boxing 6 00:00:23,421 --> 00:00:25,885 ever got back on top after three years away. 7 00:00:25,885 --> 00:00:28,724 What made everyone think that I'd be the one? 8 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:31,855 "He must be an animal. Mike the fucking cannibal." 9 00:00:31,855 --> 00:00:33,943 I know this is what you're here for, right? 10 00:00:33,943 --> 00:00:36,072 The ear bite heard 'round the world. 11 00:00:36,072 --> 00:00:37,534 So why'd I do it? 12 00:00:37,534 --> 00:00:39,453 What was going through my fucking head? 13 00:00:41,834 --> 00:00:43,420 My first press conference after prison, 14 00:00:43,420 --> 00:00:46,510 I was fucking terrified to face you. 15 00:00:46,510 --> 00:00:49,223 Good afternoon. 16 00:00:49,223 --> 00:00:52,229 I'd like to make a st--um. 17 00:00:52,229 --> 00:00:54,233 Uh, excuse me. 18 00:00:54,233 --> 00:00:58,199 I'd like to make a statement about my future. 19 00:00:58,199 --> 00:01:01,247 There's been a lot of speculation about my plans. 20 00:01:01,247 --> 00:01:03,168 Here they are. 21 00:01:03,168 --> 00:01:04,755 I will fight again. 22 00:01:04,755 --> 00:01:07,384 I look forward to seeing you all very soon. 23 00:01:07,384 --> 00:01:09,138 May Allah bless you all. 24 00:01:09,138 --> 00:01:10,516 [rising chatter] 25 00:01:10,516 --> 00:01:11,935 REPORTER: How does it feel to be a free man, Mike? 26 00:01:11,935 --> 00:01:13,271 REPORTER: Mike! Over here, Mike. 27 00:01:13,271 --> 00:01:15,526 REPORTER: How does it feel to be out of prison? 28 00:01:15,526 --> 00:01:18,114 REPORTER: Mike! Mike! 29 00:01:18,114 --> 00:01:19,701 Listen, Mike. 30 00:01:19,701 --> 00:01:21,162 If you want to delay this, 31 00:01:21,162 --> 00:01:24,168 take some time for yourself, you can. 32 00:01:24,168 --> 00:01:26,047 You are in charge. 33 00:01:26,047 --> 00:01:29,470 Not Don. Not the press. Not me. 34 00:01:31,349 --> 00:01:32,434 You are. 35 00:01:32,434 --> 00:01:33,896 MIKE: Monica Turner. 36 00:01:33,896 --> 00:01:36,317 She was a beautiful woman inside and out. 37 00:01:36,317 --> 00:01:37,987 You didn't wanna fuck with her. 38 00:01:37,987 --> 00:01:40,033 She was a tough cookie. Always was. 39 00:01:40,033 --> 00:01:41,662 From the first time I met her. 40 00:01:41,662 --> 00:01:44,166 Mm. The data is clear. 41 00:01:44,166 --> 00:01:47,381 You have to acknowledge this is a legitimate crisis. 42 00:01:47,381 --> 00:01:49,886 Urban kids are severely undereducated, 43 00:01:49,886 --> 00:01:52,307 which perpetuates the cycle. 44 00:01:52,307 --> 00:01:53,853 You know? 45 00:01:53,853 --> 00:01:56,357 Well, in my experience... 46 00:01:56,357 --> 00:01:58,361 the education system would rather incarcerate 47 00:01:58,361 --> 00:02:00,282 than educate young Black kids. 48 00:02:00,282 --> 00:02:02,954 At least you got out. 49 00:02:02,954 --> 00:02:06,377 Not everyone can become world champion at 22. 50 00:02:06,377 --> 00:02:08,089 [Elmore James' "No Love in My Heart"] 51 00:02:08,089 --> 00:02:10,302 20. 52 00:02:10,302 --> 00:02:11,722 The youngest ever. 53 00:02:13,099 --> 00:02:15,103 You know, I, um... 54 00:02:15,103 --> 00:02:16,940 I like the way you think. 55 00:02:16,940 --> 00:02:18,569 We should get outta here. 56 00:02:18,569 --> 00:02:20,447 Talk in private. 57 00:02:20,447 --> 00:02:23,244 As flattering as that sounds, 58 00:02:23,244 --> 00:02:26,042 I'm not the type to throw themselves at boxers. 59 00:02:26,042 --> 00:02:27,461 Then what type are you? 60 00:02:27,461 --> 00:02:29,800 ELMORE: ♪ I'm gonna get me another woman ♪ 61 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,181 I'm the type that only cares about becoming a doctor. 62 00:02:33,181 --> 00:02:35,352 ELMORE: ♪ Oh, no love ♪ 63 00:02:35,352 --> 00:02:37,356 Nothing else. 64 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:41,698 MIKE: Oh, she saw right through all my bullshit. 65 00:02:43,536 --> 00:02:45,121 I liked her already. 66 00:02:45,121 --> 00:02:47,125 Took a little longer to get her to like me, though. 67 00:02:47,125 --> 00:02:49,548 [phone rings] We kept in touch. 68 00:02:51,927 --> 00:02:53,346 Mike? 69 00:02:57,647 --> 00:02:58,983 What are you doing? 70 00:02:58,983 --> 00:03:00,443 Got your letter. 71 00:03:00,443 --> 00:03:01,530 Nice photo. 72 00:03:03,199 --> 00:03:04,703 I wasn't sure if-- 73 00:03:04,703 --> 00:03:06,289 I didn't hear back, so I thought-- 74 00:03:06,289 --> 00:03:07,792 I'm calling now. 75 00:03:07,792 --> 00:03:11,340 Well, so how are you doing with everything? 76 00:03:11,340 --> 00:03:14,138 You know, I've been reading up about the upcoming trial. 77 00:03:14,138 --> 00:03:16,727 I don't know how you keep that smile on your face. 78 00:03:18,021 --> 00:03:20,025 It's all I got. 79 00:03:20,025 --> 00:03:21,528 They don't care whether I did it or not. 80 00:03:21,528 --> 00:03:23,657 They just want to lock me up and throw away the key. 81 00:03:23,657 --> 00:03:27,915 Yeah, the system has a way of doing that to Black men. 82 00:03:27,915 --> 00:03:29,335 Is there anything I can do? 83 00:03:29,335 --> 00:03:31,757 You can open up and let me inside so we can hang out. 84 00:03:31,757 --> 00:03:32,884 [chuckles] 85 00:03:32,884 --> 00:03:36,850 Mike, no. I am studying. 86 00:03:36,850 --> 00:03:38,937 Can I have a kiss at least? 87 00:03:38,937 --> 00:03:42,570 ♪ ♪ 88 00:03:42,570 --> 00:03:45,618 ELMORE: ♪ Oh, bye ♪ 89 00:03:45,618 --> 00:03:49,041 ♪ Bye, bye ♪ 90 00:03:49,041 --> 00:03:51,295 Just one. 91 00:03:51,295 --> 00:03:52,840 No tongue. 92 00:03:54,636 --> 00:03:57,600 ELMORE: ♪ Oh, bye ♪ 93 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,521 MIKE: It was just one kiss. 94 00:03:59,521 --> 00:04:01,733 But I shit you not, after that, she visited me, 95 00:04:01,733 --> 00:04:03,612 like, every two weeks while I was in jail. 96 00:04:03,612 --> 00:04:06,075 So yeah, we fell in love. She was my tigress. 97 00:04:06,075 --> 00:04:08,622 You think tigers get depressed? 98 00:04:08,622 --> 00:04:10,375 I do. 99 00:04:10,375 --> 00:04:13,172 Especially ones that are locked up in a cage. 100 00:04:13,172 --> 00:04:14,341 [chuckles] 101 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,182 I feel like a tiger. 102 00:04:19,936 --> 00:04:21,105 I know. 103 00:04:22,817 --> 00:04:25,740 And we both know who's making you feel that way. 104 00:04:25,740 --> 00:04:29,079 But what do you want, Mike? 105 00:04:29,079 --> 00:04:31,292 Hmm? 106 00:04:31,292 --> 00:04:33,463 I just wanna have the peace I had when I was inside. 107 00:04:36,385 --> 00:04:38,724 You said you wanted to fire Don. 108 00:04:40,143 --> 00:04:41,187 Yeah. 109 00:04:41,187 --> 00:04:44,193 He doesn't give a damn about you. 110 00:04:44,193 --> 00:04:47,617 The only way he stays up is by keeping you down. 111 00:04:49,913 --> 00:04:51,917 He's using you, Mike. 112 00:04:51,917 --> 00:04:53,629 And he's always gonna use you. 113 00:04:53,629 --> 00:04:56,467 [percussive music] 114 00:04:56,467 --> 00:04:59,014 MIKE: In prison, I became a new man. 115 00:04:59,014 --> 00:05:00,893 But Don was still the slimy fuck 116 00:05:00,893 --> 00:05:02,270 he'd always been. 117 00:05:02,270 --> 00:05:04,108 Iron Mike, the man. 118 00:05:04,108 --> 00:05:05,945 We got over 200 journalists coming in tomorrow 119 00:05:05,945 --> 00:05:07,322 from all over the world. 120 00:05:07,322 --> 00:05:10,495 I'm not doing the fucking press conference, Don. 121 00:05:10,495 --> 00:05:12,583 Okay, no problem. We can reschedule. 122 00:05:12,583 --> 00:05:14,253 No, I'm done with you. 123 00:05:14,253 --> 00:05:15,714 We're fucking done. 124 00:05:15,714 --> 00:05:17,092 Mike, you can't just come in here 125 00:05:17,092 --> 00:05:18,929 and drop something like that without talking about it. 126 00:05:18,929 --> 00:05:20,975 We got contracts. 127 00:05:20,975 --> 00:05:22,603 Don't do to me what these white devils do to me 128 00:05:22,603 --> 00:05:24,022 all the time, Mike. 129 00:05:24,022 --> 00:05:25,358 We on the same side. 130 00:05:25,358 --> 00:05:27,947 You're on your own fucking side, Don. 131 00:05:27,947 --> 00:05:29,324 [growls] DON: Okay. 132 00:05:30,953 --> 00:05:32,707 You the boss, you can fire me now. 133 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:34,376 - Yeah. - Or... 134 00:05:38,259 --> 00:05:40,931 You can take these two briefcases with you, 135 00:05:40,931 --> 00:05:42,727 and we'll just call it a day. 136 00:05:44,898 --> 00:05:46,150 You could just say it's an advance 137 00:05:46,150 --> 00:05:47,277 on the McNeeley fight. 138 00:05:50,116 --> 00:05:52,120 MIKE: Don knew I thought I was a piece of shit. 139 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,124 Money said I was worth something. 140 00:05:54,124 --> 00:05:57,047 Fuck it. It's $2 million. 141 00:05:57,047 --> 00:05:59,426 It's stupendously staggering. 142 00:05:59,426 --> 00:06:01,055 Three billion people-- 143 00:06:01,055 --> 00:06:04,520 India, Indonesia, the Soviet Union, 144 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,398 Ireland, all the little leprechauns 145 00:06:06,398 --> 00:06:07,777 dancing in the field-- 146 00:06:07,777 --> 00:06:10,574 are all here to witness Mike Tyson 147 00:06:10,574 --> 00:06:13,287 and his return after three years 148 00:06:13,287 --> 00:06:15,834 against Hurricane Peter McNeeley. 149 00:06:15,834 --> 00:06:19,216 There he is, our future, our future. 150 00:06:19,216 --> 00:06:20,594 Iron Mike Tyson. 151 00:06:21,596 --> 00:06:23,934 Iron Mike Tyson. 152 00:06:23,934 --> 00:06:25,854 The true champion, after three years, 153 00:06:25,854 --> 00:06:27,440 ready to take on the world. 154 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:28,986 He ain't playing no games. 155 00:06:30,196 --> 00:06:32,200 MIKE: The problem was, I was ready to take the money, 156 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,833 but I sure as shit wasn't ready for the first fight. 157 00:06:35,833 --> 00:06:37,085 My timing was shit. 158 00:06:37,085 --> 00:06:39,381 I was off-balance and paranoid as fuck. 159 00:06:42,053 --> 00:06:44,308 Stop. Come on, champ. 160 00:06:44,308 --> 00:06:46,813 You're better than this. Let's go. Reset. 161 00:06:46,813 --> 00:06:49,109 Mike look like he's still on that fucking Lithium. 162 00:06:49,109 --> 00:06:50,571 CROCODILE: Here we go, champ! 163 00:06:50,571 --> 00:06:52,490 MIKE: I needed help, and I needed it fast. 164 00:06:52,490 --> 00:06:54,537 [screaming] What is this? 165 00:06:54,537 --> 00:06:55,748 A funeral? 166 00:06:55,748 --> 00:06:56,958 Wake the fuck... 167 00:06:56,958 --> 00:06:58,754 MIKE: Steven "Crocodile" Finch. 168 00:06:58,754 --> 00:07:00,507 He was my spark. - Up! 169 00:07:00,507 --> 00:07:01,634 You don't fall asleep 170 00:07:01,634 --> 00:07:03,054 when the Crocodile around, baby, 171 00:07:03,054 --> 00:07:05,768 because I'ma bite all day long! 172 00:07:05,768 --> 00:07:07,103 Mike, you an icon... 173 00:07:07,103 --> 00:07:08,982 MIKE: See, now, that's a fucking hype man. 174 00:07:08,982 --> 00:07:10,276 I needed someone from the street 175 00:07:10,276 --> 00:07:12,740 to remind me who I am-- who I was. 176 00:07:12,740 --> 00:07:14,451 CROCODILE: Let me see it! 177 00:07:14,451 --> 00:07:16,371 Icon and a phenom! 178 00:07:16,371 --> 00:07:18,334 [grunting] 179 00:07:18,334 --> 00:07:19,419 [both scream] 180 00:07:19,419 --> 00:07:22,258 Loved by few, hated by many, 181 00:07:22,258 --> 00:07:24,597 but respected by all! 182 00:07:27,603 --> 00:07:29,524 Time to put on a show! 183 00:07:29,524 --> 00:07:30,859 MIKE: It was my first fight out of prison, 184 00:07:30,859 --> 00:07:33,657 and my heart was beating out of my chest. 185 00:07:33,657 --> 00:07:34,909 I used to knock these fucks out 186 00:07:34,909 --> 00:07:36,871 in ten seconds. 187 00:07:36,871 --> 00:07:38,374 I was invincible. 188 00:07:38,374 --> 00:07:40,086 I was a monster. 189 00:07:40,086 --> 00:07:43,217 But now, I just didn't know... 190 00:07:43,217 --> 00:07:44,595 until I saw his face. 191 00:07:44,595 --> 00:07:46,223 He couldn't even look at me. 192 00:07:46,223 --> 00:07:47,768 I knew I had him. 193 00:07:49,772 --> 00:07:51,024 ANNOUNCER: They threw in the towel! 194 00:07:51,024 --> 00:07:52,695 CROCODILE: You're back, baby! You're back! 195 00:07:52,695 --> 00:07:54,615 ANNOUNCER: It's all over in the first round! 196 00:07:54,615 --> 00:07:56,953 But I wasn't back. Not yet. 197 00:07:56,953 --> 00:07:59,291 [upbeat hip-hop music] 198 00:07:59,291 --> 00:08:00,586 Y'all wasn't gonna let me feel like me 199 00:08:00,586 --> 00:08:02,548 till I got that title back. 200 00:08:02,548 --> 00:08:04,176 REPORTER: Mike, Mike, after paying top dollar, 201 00:08:04,176 --> 00:08:05,846 people were disappointed when the McNeely fight 202 00:08:05,846 --> 00:08:07,683 didn't last past the opening bell. 203 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,647 [both grunting] 204 00:08:10,647 --> 00:08:12,233 [crowd cheering, match bell clangs] 205 00:08:12,233 --> 00:08:13,653 I let you hit the third round this time. 206 00:08:13,653 --> 00:08:15,741 You happy? 207 00:08:15,741 --> 00:08:18,454 I was winning, making money. 208 00:08:18,454 --> 00:08:20,291 I was trying to let Monica love me, 209 00:08:20,291 --> 00:08:22,420 and I was trying to let myself love her. 210 00:08:22,420 --> 00:08:24,007 AUDIENCE: Aww. [applause] 211 00:08:24,007 --> 00:08:26,386 Monica and I had this beautiful baby girl, 212 00:08:26,386 --> 00:08:28,057 Rayna Tyson. 213 00:08:30,311 --> 00:08:31,522 I already had my firstborn, 214 00:08:31,522 --> 00:08:34,194 Mikey Lorna, with a woman from New York. 215 00:08:34,194 --> 00:08:36,532 They used to visit me in prison. 216 00:08:36,532 --> 00:08:40,081 But now I had a chance to be a more present father for Rayna. 217 00:08:40,081 --> 00:08:42,753 I wanted to be a hero for both of my girls. 218 00:08:42,753 --> 00:08:45,216 I told myself I had to keep winning no matter what. 219 00:08:45,216 --> 00:08:46,636 [match bell rings] 220 00:08:46,636 --> 00:08:49,642 [both grunting] 221 00:08:49,642 --> 00:08:53,107 [triumphant music] 222 00:08:53,107 --> 00:08:56,113 [cheers and applause] 223 00:08:56,113 --> 00:09:01,541 ♪ ♪ 224 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:03,628 I got the WBC belt back. 225 00:09:03,628 --> 00:09:04,922 Check. 226 00:09:04,922 --> 00:09:07,803 [both grunting] 227 00:09:07,803 --> 00:09:09,974 [crowd cheers and jeers] 228 00:09:09,974 --> 00:09:12,020 I won the WBA Heavyweight title. 229 00:09:12,020 --> 00:09:13,898 Check. 230 00:09:13,898 --> 00:09:17,113 I won two belts and earned $80 million. 231 00:09:17,113 --> 00:09:18,867 I was world champion again 232 00:09:18,867 --> 00:09:21,581 in a house with a moat next to Wayne Newton 233 00:09:21,581 --> 00:09:23,500 and a fucking tiger. 234 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:25,881 But all those goodies didn't do shit. 235 00:09:25,881 --> 00:09:28,052 'Cause I hated Mike Tyson, and I kept telling myself 236 00:09:28,052 --> 00:09:29,387 I didn't give a fuck. 237 00:09:29,387 --> 00:09:30,849 But I do. 238 00:09:30,849 --> 00:09:33,020 Jesus, the fuck is wrong with me? 239 00:09:33,020 --> 00:09:34,565 [Pop Smoke's "Got It on Me"] 240 00:09:34,565 --> 00:09:37,863 I had a future, but I didn't think I deserved it. 241 00:09:37,863 --> 00:09:39,742 I didn't deserve a mansion. 242 00:09:39,742 --> 00:09:42,246 I should've been getting ready for my first Holyfield fight, 243 00:09:42,246 --> 00:09:44,250 getting ready to destroy him. 244 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:48,175 Instead, I wanted to blow all this shit up. 245 00:09:48,175 --> 00:09:49,469 Give me the bag. 246 00:09:49,469 --> 00:09:51,473 SINGER: ♪ Have mercy on my soul ♪ 247 00:09:51,473 --> 00:09:53,603 ♪ Don't let my heart turn cold ♪ 248 00:09:53,603 --> 00:09:57,026 ♪ Have mercy on me, have mercy on my soul ♪ 249 00:09:57,026 --> 00:09:58,905 ♪ Don't let my heart turn cold ♪ 250 00:09:58,905 --> 00:10:01,619 ♪ Have mercy on, many men ♪ 251 00:10:01,619 --> 00:10:04,290 ♪ Many, many, many, many men ♪ 252 00:10:04,290 --> 00:10:05,669 ♪ Wish death 'pon me ♪ 253 00:10:05,669 --> 00:10:07,714 ♪ Yeah, I don't cry no more ♪ 254 00:10:07,714 --> 00:10:09,510 ♪ I don't look to the sky no more ♪ 255 00:10:09,510 --> 00:10:10,971 [radio crackles] MONICA: Mike. 256 00:10:10,971 --> 00:10:14,645 [indistinct chatter on TV] 257 00:10:14,645 --> 00:10:16,481 Mike, I need you to come down. 258 00:10:18,945 --> 00:10:21,784 You promised you'd keep yourself in check. 259 00:10:21,784 --> 00:10:24,456 SINGER: ♪ Have mercy on my soul ♪ 260 00:10:24,456 --> 00:10:25,959 Hey-- MONICA: Mike. 261 00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:28,882 SINGER: ♪ Have mercy on me, have mercy on my soul ♪ 262 00:10:28,882 --> 00:10:32,681 [Mike muttering obscenities] 263 00:10:32,681 --> 00:10:33,892 Fucking fuck! 264 00:10:33,892 --> 00:10:36,647 [muttering, sobbing] 265 00:10:36,647 --> 00:10:38,860 Mike, get your ass down here, now. 266 00:10:40,154 --> 00:10:42,116 Shut the fuck up! 267 00:10:42,116 --> 00:10:44,872 SINGER: ♪ 'Cause I got it on me ♪ 268 00:10:44,872 --> 00:10:46,291 ♪ I got it on me ♪ 269 00:10:46,291 --> 00:10:48,922 MIKE: Wish I could go back and say I'm sorry. 270 00:10:48,922 --> 00:10:50,759 I wish I could have treated her better. 271 00:10:50,759 --> 00:10:52,846 I wish I knew how to love somebody. 272 00:10:52,846 --> 00:10:55,644 SINGER: ♪ Have mercy on, many men ♪ 273 00:10:55,644 --> 00:10:58,148 ♪ Many, many, many, many men ♪ 274 00:10:58,148 --> 00:10:59,652 ♪ Wish death 'pon me ♪ 275 00:10:59,652 --> 00:11:01,363 ♪ Yeah, I don't cry no more ♪ 276 00:11:01,363 --> 00:11:03,450 MIKE: Tennessee Williams wrote something like, 277 00:11:03,450 --> 00:11:05,872 "We're all living in a house on fire, 278 00:11:05,872 --> 00:11:07,250 "and we're looking out the window 279 00:11:07,250 --> 00:11:09,713 "while the fire burns it all down 280 00:11:09,713 --> 00:11:11,091 with us trapped in it." 281 00:11:11,091 --> 00:11:14,515 Guess my house is burning. 282 00:11:14,515 --> 00:11:15,850 [match bell clangs] SINGER: ♪ Have mercy on me ♪ 283 00:11:15,850 --> 00:11:17,854 ♪ Have mercy on my soul ♪ 284 00:11:17,854 --> 00:11:20,234 ♪ Don't let my heart turn cold ♪ 285 00:11:20,234 --> 00:11:21,571 MIKE: You know, people forget that there were 286 00:11:21,571 --> 00:11:23,115 two Holyfield fights. 287 00:11:23,115 --> 00:11:25,745 Everyone wanted to see murderous Iron Mike again. 288 00:11:25,745 --> 00:11:28,208 Why did I bite him? [laughs] 289 00:11:28,208 --> 00:11:29,628 Not yet. 290 00:11:29,628 --> 00:11:32,300 [groggily] What round did I knock him out in? 291 00:11:32,300 --> 00:11:34,012 CROCODILE: You don't remember what happened? 292 00:11:35,264 --> 00:11:37,059 I think I started off good, but after the second round, 293 00:11:37,059 --> 00:11:39,188 I kinda blacked out. 294 00:11:39,188 --> 00:11:40,525 He caught you with his head, Mike. 295 00:11:40,525 --> 00:11:41,819 They cheated us. 296 00:11:43,071 --> 00:11:44,617 I lost the title? 297 00:11:46,537 --> 00:11:47,998 Yeah, Mike. 298 00:11:47,998 --> 00:11:50,837 [somber violin music] 299 00:11:50,837 --> 00:11:52,089 MIKE: Holyfield didn't beat me. 300 00:11:52,089 --> 00:11:53,509 I beat myself. 301 00:11:56,306 --> 00:11:59,020 Yeah, I was fucked up back then. 302 00:11:59,020 --> 00:12:00,397 Hella angry. 303 00:12:00,397 --> 00:12:01,609 REPORTER: [over TV] You take into the ring 304 00:12:01,609 --> 00:12:02,819 a lot of rage. 305 00:12:02,819 --> 00:12:05,157 Does it work for you or against you? 306 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:06,577 Who cares. We're in a fight anyway. 307 00:12:06,577 --> 00:12:07,579 What's it matter? 308 00:12:07,579 --> 00:12:08,998 REPORTER: Well, for example, 309 00:12:08,998 --> 00:12:11,002 it worked against you in the Holyfield fight. 310 00:12:11,002 --> 00:12:12,171 Well, fuck it. It's a fight. 311 00:12:12,171 --> 00:12:13,841 Whatever happens, happens. 312 00:12:13,841 --> 00:12:15,637 REPORTER: Mike, why do you have to talk like that? 313 00:12:15,637 --> 00:12:16,973 I'm talking the way I want to talk to you. 314 00:12:16,973 --> 00:12:19,060 You got a problem, you can turn off your station. 315 00:12:19,060 --> 00:12:20,479 REPORTER: You know what? 316 00:12:20,479 --> 00:12:22,191 I think we'll end this discussion right now. 317 00:12:22,191 --> 00:12:23,528 We could, asshole. 318 00:12:23,528 --> 00:12:24,613 REPORTER: Yeah, real nice, Mike. 319 00:12:24,613 --> 00:12:25,865 Fuck off. 320 00:12:25,865 --> 00:12:27,201 Coke-fueled self-hatred 321 00:12:27,201 --> 00:12:29,205 doesn't really work as well in the ring 322 00:12:29,205 --> 00:12:31,042 or at home. 323 00:12:31,042 --> 00:12:33,046 Get the fuck off me! Get the fuck outta here! 324 00:12:33,046 --> 00:12:35,217 - Mike! Mike! - [screams] 325 00:12:35,217 --> 00:12:39,475 - Mike, wake up! Wake up! - [whimpering] 326 00:12:39,475 --> 00:12:41,021 What the fuck is wrong with you? 327 00:12:41,021 --> 00:12:42,733 [incomprehensible muttering] 328 00:12:42,733 --> 00:12:45,404 Calm down, Mike. There's nobody there. 329 00:12:45,404 --> 00:12:47,491 Jesus! 330 00:12:47,491 --> 00:12:50,164 You have got to stop with the drugs 331 00:12:50,164 --> 00:12:52,084 and the partying, Mike. You're fucking losing it. 332 00:12:52,084 --> 00:12:53,378 [crying] 333 00:12:53,378 --> 00:12:55,967 Nobody is trying to stab you, 334 00:12:55,967 --> 00:12:58,765 but I can't keep living like this, okay? 335 00:12:58,765 --> 00:13:00,142 [baby cries in background] 336 00:13:00,142 --> 00:13:02,229 Oh, shit. 337 00:13:02,229 --> 00:13:04,358 Rayna's up. 338 00:13:04,358 --> 00:13:06,321 You have got to get your shit together. 339 00:13:08,366 --> 00:13:10,663 [baby crying in distance] 340 00:13:10,663 --> 00:13:13,669 [panting] 341 00:13:20,642 --> 00:13:23,480 [baby coos] 342 00:13:27,363 --> 00:13:29,075 Are you okay? 343 00:13:29,075 --> 00:13:31,622 Oh, I sincerely doubt it. 344 00:13:31,622 --> 00:13:35,129 [baby cooing] 345 00:13:40,723 --> 00:13:42,434 I'm pregnant. 346 00:13:43,604 --> 00:13:44,606 Yeah? 347 00:13:51,286 --> 00:13:55,545 It's hard enough having to navigate work 348 00:13:55,545 --> 00:13:57,172 and try to be a good parent. 349 00:13:59,051 --> 00:14:01,389 But now we're gonna have another one. 350 00:14:01,389 --> 00:14:03,811 Let's get hitched. 351 00:14:03,811 --> 00:14:05,272 - What? - Let's get hitched. 352 00:14:05,272 --> 00:14:08,153 No. No. You're missing the point. 353 00:14:08,153 --> 00:14:09,405 We're having two babies together-- 354 00:14:09,405 --> 00:14:11,326 I didn't tell you this so you'd marry me. 355 00:14:11,326 --> 00:14:12,787 I'll make an honest woman out of you. 356 00:14:12,787 --> 00:14:15,000 I don't need you to make me honest. 357 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,089 I need you to be more present in our lives. 358 00:14:19,801 --> 00:14:22,348 C'mon, baby. I love you. 359 00:14:23,726 --> 00:14:25,145 I love you. 360 00:14:31,825 --> 00:14:34,998 If I say yes... 361 00:14:34,998 --> 00:14:36,543 will you commit to us? 362 00:14:36,543 --> 00:14:38,088 - Yeah. - To me? 363 00:14:38,088 --> 00:14:39,173 Yeah. 364 00:14:39,173 --> 00:14:42,262 Really commit. 365 00:14:42,262 --> 00:14:44,475 Marry me. 366 00:14:44,475 --> 00:14:45,895 Please. 367 00:14:53,536 --> 00:14:54,997 SIDDIQ: Before Allah, 368 00:14:54,997 --> 00:14:57,794 are you ready to pledge yourselves to one another? 369 00:14:57,794 --> 00:14:59,673 BOTH: Inshallah. 370 00:14:59,673 --> 00:15:01,719 In accordance with Islamic law and Allah's will, 371 00:15:01,719 --> 00:15:03,597 I pronounce you husband and wife. 372 00:15:03,597 --> 00:15:05,893 [applause] 373 00:15:05,893 --> 00:15:07,731 MIKE: So she got to marry me. 374 00:15:07,731 --> 00:15:10,611 [upbeat music] 375 00:15:10,611 --> 00:15:12,322 And my demons. 376 00:15:12,322 --> 00:15:16,790 ♪ ♪ 377 00:15:16,790 --> 00:15:18,586 Speaking of demons, 378 00:15:18,586 --> 00:15:20,506 he was the one vice I couldn't quit. 379 00:15:20,506 --> 00:15:22,719 Congratulations on a soaring, 380 00:15:22,719 --> 00:15:25,140 spectacular achievement of love. 381 00:15:25,140 --> 00:15:26,894 [laughs] 382 00:15:26,894 --> 00:15:29,941 I hope it goes the distance. - Me too. 383 00:15:29,941 --> 00:15:32,822 [chuckling] 384 00:15:32,822 --> 00:15:34,910 I just wanted to let you know 385 00:15:34,910 --> 00:15:36,747 that the deal closed. 386 00:15:36,747 --> 00:15:39,376 Holyfield verse Tyson II. 387 00:15:42,049 --> 00:15:44,095 I thought you wanted to do this right away? 388 00:15:44,095 --> 00:15:45,807 I thought we agreed to take some time off, 389 00:15:45,807 --> 00:15:47,769 see how things shake out. - Mike, this isn't just a fight 390 00:15:47,769 --> 00:15:49,313 for some belt. 391 00:15:49,313 --> 00:15:52,654 This is a must-win for your legacy. 392 00:15:52,654 --> 00:15:54,323 You never had a chance to meet a fighter 393 00:15:54,323 --> 00:15:56,537 for the second time that beat you. 394 00:15:56,537 --> 00:15:58,081 Douglas turned out to be a joke, 395 00:15:58,081 --> 00:16:00,753 and Holyfield headbutted you till you blacked out. 396 00:16:01,797 --> 00:16:03,801 You want history to remember you that way? 397 00:16:05,220 --> 00:16:08,184 You're getting up in age. 398 00:16:08,184 --> 00:16:11,440 And the spotlight at some point goes dark on everyone. 399 00:16:13,153 --> 00:16:14,865 I want what's best for you. 400 00:16:14,865 --> 00:16:16,577 [chuckles] 401 00:16:16,577 --> 00:16:20,125 You got a new, beautiful wife and kids. 402 00:16:20,125 --> 00:16:21,920 Beat Holyfield. 403 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,551 This is a $30 million guaranteed payday. 404 00:16:27,306 --> 00:16:29,519 I don't know how many of those you got left. 405 00:16:31,230 --> 00:16:34,571 Go out Heavyweight Champion of the World, son. 406 00:16:36,365 --> 00:16:38,621 Otherwise, what are you? 407 00:16:40,917 --> 00:16:42,629 [chuckles] 408 00:16:44,633 --> 00:16:47,012 MIKE: I had two fucking months. 409 00:16:47,012 --> 00:16:49,433 I had just gotten clean. 410 00:16:49,433 --> 00:16:51,647 I had the shakes. 411 00:16:51,647 --> 00:16:54,276 I was out of shape. 412 00:16:54,276 --> 00:16:56,657 But fuck... 413 00:16:56,657 --> 00:16:58,827 it was $30 million. 414 00:17:02,376 --> 00:17:06,092 [exciting electronic music] 415 00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:09,098 MIKE: So here it is. What you paid your money for. 416 00:17:09,098 --> 00:17:11,770 97 countries tuned in to watch the fight. 417 00:17:11,770 --> 00:17:13,899 I didn't even know there were 97 countries. 418 00:17:13,899 --> 00:17:18,241 18,000 people in the stands. Millions paid to watch it. 419 00:17:18,241 --> 00:17:19,661 ANNOUNCER: The waiting is over. 420 00:17:19,661 --> 00:17:22,875 The talking is done. The rematch is here. 421 00:17:25,088 --> 00:17:27,050 Look at the look on Tyson's face 422 00:17:27,050 --> 00:17:29,556 as he goes eye to eye with Holyfield. 423 00:17:29,556 --> 00:17:32,603 The sense of anticipation as before the first fight 424 00:17:32,603 --> 00:17:34,398 is almost palpable. 425 00:17:34,398 --> 00:17:36,695 MIKE: Don said this is my legacy, 426 00:17:36,695 --> 00:17:39,743 and I was not about to let this fucker take it from me. 427 00:17:39,743 --> 00:17:41,245 It's now or never. 428 00:17:41,245 --> 00:17:42,414 [match bell clangs] ANNOUNCER: Here we go! 429 00:17:42,414 --> 00:17:44,878 Fight two, round one. 430 00:17:44,878 --> 00:17:48,176 A ferocious Mike Tyson bobbing and weaving. 431 00:17:48,176 --> 00:17:50,931 [impact thumps] [muffled cheering] 432 00:17:50,931 --> 00:17:53,061 MIKE: That motherfucker headbutted me. 433 00:17:53,061 --> 00:17:55,190 ANNOUNCER: What a first round. 434 00:17:55,190 --> 00:17:57,277 MIKE: And he fucking did it again. 435 00:17:57,277 --> 00:17:59,239 ANNOUNCER: Looks over to the referee. 436 00:17:59,239 --> 00:18:01,995 That's a cut around the right eye of Mike Tyson 437 00:18:01,995 --> 00:18:03,456 from a clash of hands, I believe. 438 00:18:03,456 --> 00:18:05,210 That's a time out. That's a butt. 439 00:18:05,210 --> 00:18:06,963 - What the fuck? - It's a butt. 440 00:18:06,963 --> 00:18:08,550 MIKE: There was no way I was gonna let this motherfucker 441 00:18:08,550 --> 00:18:09,803 take me out like that again. 442 00:18:09,803 --> 00:18:12,182 I wasn't gonna lose. He wants to fight dirty? 443 00:18:12,182 --> 00:18:13,560 Then we're gonna fight fucking dirty. 444 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,940 [match bell clangs] 445 00:18:15,940 --> 00:18:18,361 There it is again. Motherfucker. 446 00:18:22,537 --> 00:18:24,916 [crowd exclaiming] 447 00:18:24,916 --> 00:18:28,047 ANNOUNCER: Tyson is biting Holyfield in the ear! 448 00:18:28,047 --> 00:18:30,970 Oh, my goodness! He's got a bloody right ear. 449 00:18:30,970 --> 00:18:32,765 Holyfield, look out! 450 00:18:32,765 --> 00:18:34,769 He's pushed right here above us. 451 00:18:34,769 --> 00:18:36,940 Mike Tyson. [crowd chanting "Tyson!"] 452 00:18:36,940 --> 00:18:39,696 Listen. They're yelling, "Tyson." 453 00:18:39,696 --> 00:18:41,616 REFEREE: You bit his ear. - He butted! 454 00:18:41,616 --> 00:18:44,622 Bullshit. I'm taking two points. 455 00:18:44,622 --> 00:18:46,208 ANNOUNCER: Listen. 456 00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:49,173 Holyfield bit by a dirty Mike Tyson. 457 00:18:49,173 --> 00:18:52,179 [muffled, distorted audio] 458 00:18:54,141 --> 00:18:55,393 MIKE: In that moment, I believed he was 459 00:18:55,393 --> 00:18:57,105 headbutting me on purpose. 460 00:18:57,105 --> 00:19:00,571 In the first fight, the refs called headbutting accidental. 461 00:19:02,783 --> 00:19:06,290 Bull-fucking-shit. 462 00:19:06,290 --> 00:19:08,127 Can you walk us through your mindset? 463 00:19:08,127 --> 00:19:09,672 Listen, he butted me in the first round, 464 00:19:09,672 --> 00:19:11,050 and he butted me in the second round. 465 00:19:11,050 --> 00:19:13,137 No one warned him. No one took any points away. 466 00:19:13,137 --> 00:19:14,682 This is my career. What am I supposed to do? 467 00:19:14,682 --> 00:19:15,851 I got kids to raise. 468 00:19:15,851 --> 00:19:17,395 He butted me, I had to retaliate. 469 00:19:17,395 --> 00:19:19,274 When you bit him, was that a retaliation for the eye? 470 00:19:19,274 --> 00:19:20,318 Regardless of what I did, 471 00:19:20,318 --> 00:19:21,530 he was butting me for two fights. 472 00:19:21,530 --> 00:19:22,907 But you gotta address it, Mike. 473 00:19:22,907 --> 00:19:24,577 I did address it! I addressed it in the ring. 474 00:19:24,577 --> 00:19:25,704 Why'd you do that, though, Mike? 475 00:19:25,704 --> 00:19:26,998 Look at me. I got one eye. 476 00:19:26,998 --> 00:19:29,671 He got two ears. Look at me. How am I-- 477 00:19:29,671 --> 00:19:30,756 REPORTER: What are you gonna do now 478 00:19:30,756 --> 00:19:33,135 in terms of your career, Mike? 479 00:19:33,135 --> 00:19:34,556 The thing I was worried about most 480 00:19:34,556 --> 00:19:37,102 was that my kids were gonna be scared of me. 481 00:19:37,102 --> 00:19:40,108 [somber music] 482 00:19:40,108 --> 00:19:43,991 ♪ ♪ 483 00:19:43,991 --> 00:19:45,619 I don't know why I did that. 484 00:19:45,619 --> 00:19:47,582 You probably think I'm a monster. 485 00:19:51,548 --> 00:19:52,800 No. 486 00:20:00,189 --> 00:20:02,110 Do you want to tell me what happened? 487 00:20:04,824 --> 00:20:06,452 I'm a mess, baby. 488 00:20:11,170 --> 00:20:14,134 I don't know why I do the things I do. 489 00:20:14,134 --> 00:20:16,013 Even with you. 490 00:20:16,013 --> 00:20:17,516 I hurt you, and I know I'm doing it, 491 00:20:17,516 --> 00:20:18,894 and I still do it. 492 00:20:23,152 --> 00:20:25,281 I know. 493 00:20:25,281 --> 00:20:27,954 [somber blues music] 494 00:20:27,954 --> 00:20:29,916 I love you, 495 00:20:29,916 --> 00:20:31,544 but I know. 496 00:20:31,544 --> 00:20:37,263 ♪ ♪ 497 00:20:37,263 --> 00:20:39,519 MIKE: Monica really did love me, 498 00:20:39,519 --> 00:20:42,357 but I felt like I didn't deserve her love, 499 00:20:42,357 --> 00:20:45,321 so I pushed her away. 500 00:20:45,321 --> 00:20:46,700 All this time, I convinced myself 501 00:20:46,700 --> 00:20:48,411 that everyone was out to hurt me. 502 00:20:48,411 --> 00:20:51,668 But that's not what I should've been worried about. 503 00:20:51,668 --> 00:20:55,007 I didn't know how to change it. So why did I do it? 504 00:20:55,007 --> 00:20:57,137 Maybe that's who I really am. 505 00:20:57,137 --> 00:20:59,349 I was just showing the worst side of me. 506 00:20:59,349 --> 00:21:02,188 Maybe I was reacting to what Holyfield was doing to me. 507 00:21:02,188 --> 00:21:04,443 Maybe I was just putting on a show. 508 00:21:04,443 --> 00:21:06,030 Or maybe I was just trying to kill that demon 509 00:21:06,030 --> 00:21:07,490 once and for all. 510 00:21:07,490 --> 00:21:08,744 Maybe I was just trying to fix it 511 00:21:08,744 --> 00:21:10,581 so Mike Tyson would disappear. 512 00:21:10,581 --> 00:21:14,421 'Cause the truth is, by 2003, I hated Mike Tyson so much... 513 00:21:14,421 --> 00:21:16,634 I didn't want to see his fucking face no more. 514 00:21:16,634 --> 00:21:18,513 [buzzing] 515 00:21:18,513 --> 00:21:23,732 SINGER: ♪ On mountains and rivers ♪ 516 00:21:23,732 --> 00:21:26,445 ♪ Of crimson black ♪ 517 00:21:26,445 --> 00:21:30,119 ♪ And brown ♪ 518 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,123 ♪ ♪ 519 00:21:32,123 --> 00:21:38,512 ♪ White satin dresses ♪ 520 00:21:38,512 --> 00:21:45,024 ♪ White golden pearls ♪ 521 00:21:45,024 --> 00:21:51,119 ♪ Bright shiny diamonds ♪ 522 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:57,842 ♪ On debutante girls ♪ 523 00:21:57,842 --> 00:22:04,104 ♪ Meanwhile, in the cities ♪ 524 00:22:04,104 --> 00:22:10,241 ♪ The blues are crushing down ♪ 525 00:22:10,241 --> 00:22:14,166 ♪ On bruised, broken bodies ♪