Mike Tyson's boxing career
is still on the ropes.
He is temporarily suspended,
and his $30 million purse has been frozen because
he bit Evander Holyfield in last weekend's fight.
A lifetime ban from boxing is still on the table.
I saw this on the newswire
as I was coming out here earlier today.
Mike Tyson whispered an apology
into Evander Holyfield's ear.
Yeah.
Yeah, he had it with him in his hotel room.
Even from the president
of the United States.
And I was horrified by it,
and I think the American people are.
The punches he threw after the fight--
Monster, cannibal, loser.
I know another word for "nigga" when I hear it.
All this stuff Cus said I had to be
in order to be "Iron Mike" was not a joke.
Cus said people would love me,
that I would be the king.
Instead, I became the most hated man in the world.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission
will decide next week how to punish Mike Tyson
for biting Evander Holyfield.
Until then, Tyson is suspended--
This isn't the first act of violence for Tyson.
Five years ago,
he was convicted and jailed for rape.
Our team traveled to Rhode Island
to get a statement from his victim, Desiree Washington.
Desiree, do you have a comment on the latest
Mike Tyson situation? - No, no comment.
Well, do you consider this latest display
of Mike Tyson's violence proof to those
who still don't believe your rape allegations?
Mike Tyson bites a man,
and now the media is outraged?
Now people are horrified?
Where was this indignation
when he assaulted a 18-year-old girl--
when he raped my friend?
You know what I see when I'm forced to watch those clips?
I see everybody that paid to see him.
I see the people who scream
even though they know who he is and what he is.
Excuse us.
After the Holyfield fight,
I was banned from boxing for 15 months.
Maybe this wasn't the best response to all that,
but fuck, it was a shitstorm out there.
By the time I got back in the ring,
I went on a tear.
I kept winning, and you kept watching.
I was doing coke like I was on the Olympic coke team.
I should've been in a psych ward.
But I wanted my title back.
That's all I knew.
And there was only one person in my way.
I'm definitely not afraid of Mike Tyson.
I'm the best in the world.
Lennox motherfuckin' Lewis.
I'm Mike Tyson. I'll take his fuckin' life.
That's what I'll do. He can't stop me.
Fuck him.
He's scared, champ. Don't even wanna come out.
I was so coked up and angry,
I didn't even need a fucking ring.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - Hey, hey, hey!
He fucking bit me!
Get off me!
Put him in a straitjacket!
Put your mother in a straitjacket,
you punk-ass white boy. Come here and tell me that.
I'll fuck you in your ass, you punk-ass white boy.
You can't touch me. You not man enough.
I'll eat your ass cold off you, bitch.
Lookit, he's scared now, scared of the real man.
Scared, little white pussy.
I'll eat your asshole alive, you fucka.
I'll fuck you till you love me, bitch.
Yeah, not my best moment.
16 years ago, Mike Tyson became
the youngest heavyweight champion ever.
Since then, his early career accolades
have turned into late career fiascos.
Can this be the night of his boxing redemption,
or is this the comeuppance
boxing fans are waiting to see?
I was so fucking angry.
I finally had my chance.
I was ready to destroy this mothafucka.
He wasn't gonna know what hit him.
One, two, three,
four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine--
All my boxing gods,
the ones I worshipped as a kid,
it's like they deserted me.
I couldn't get any lower.
Nah, I could get a lot lower.
Fuck you mean I'm broke?
- Mike, Mike-- - Please, Mr. Tyson, just--
- Maybe bankruptcy
is an option we can consider.
I made $300,000,000.
Where's my fucking money? Where's my fucking money?
Where's my money?
Where's my fucking money?
Ask Don King.
Where he at? Don in there?
Hold on, champ. You don't wanna do this.
You gon' shoot me, you fucking piece of shit?
Get your fucking hands off me. Iron Mike,
everybody needs to make an appointment to see Mr. King,
including you. This nigga takes
all my money, and I gotta make a fucking appointment?
I hope the devil fucks your mother in the ass
in the bowels of hell one day, you fucking pussy.
There he is.
The champ returns.
Don wanted to meet him up in Florida.
I wanted to fire him in person,
face-to-face, no drama.
My friend Jackie insisted on coming with me.
But she was nervous. - Want me to hold that for you?
I got it. My goody box, you know.
Don't you think you had enough?
I said I got it.
She knew how angry I was with Don.
Nice car, mo'fucka.
She also saw how much coke I had done on the plane.
Hey, you know me.
Only the best for you, champ.
Man, it's good to have you down here in Florida.
You gonna love the Delano. It's a beautiful hotel.
I swear it's like a sinner died, took a glimpse of heaven,
came back and built what he saw right on the beach.
- That sounds nice.
Doesn't that sound nice, champ? - Yeah...
All I could think about was how Don had played me
from the moment that we met, making me think
that he would be the Black daddy in my life
that would finally take care of me.
He played me for stupid
every single day that I knew him.
Oh!
- What? No!
Mothafucka!
Champ, where you going?
Crazy nigga, you're crazy! What the?
This motherfucka!
Mike, stop it!
Crazy mothafucka! Look at you!
Motha!
Stop, Mike!
Mike!
♪ Things are not goin' right ♪
♪ My head's just spinnin' day and night ♪
♪ Things are not goin' right ♪ Tired.
Tired of these niggas.
The King is done.
I tried my best to do whatever I could for my people,
and this is the thanks I get?
Psh.
After Don, I needed some quick money,
so he set up a fight.
But I never should've been in the ring.
I was missing wildly.
I was standing still.
I couldn't stomach it.
I had loved my sport since 1990.
Oh, hey, hey, hey! What was I doing?
Go to your corner!
I was lettin' everybody down.
I know this wasn't the outcome
you were looking here for tonight.
Do you think you could've continued in this fight?
I just wanna say I'm most likely not gonna fight no more.
I'm done.
I'm not gonna disrespect the sport
by losing to this caliber of fighters.
Are you saying what it sounds like, Mike?
Iron Mike is retiring?
I just don't think I have it no more.
I've been doing this for 20 years.
I'm basically just fightin' to pay my bills.
Have no heart no more.
I'm done.
Well, you have it.
Mike Tyson appears to be walking away from boxing.
After I retired, I was fucked up for a long time.
All those managers and the people
that had a fucking hold on me,
they were all gone.
Everyone had abandoned me.
Everyone except her.
Hey, Mike.
Hey, Kiki.
I'm sorry I haven't been calling.
I've just been busy.
That never stopped you before.
In fact, nothing had never stopped you before--
not a wife or a fight, nothin'.
Anyway, when you didn't answer my calls, I got worried,
so I wanted to check up on you.
I know what you're thinking.
"Not another woman, Mike.
Didn't I already see that show?"
This is Lakiha Spicer. Keep watching.
When I first met Kiki, she was 18 years old.
I was introduced to her by her father,
who was a devout Muslim who worked
with my promotional team at the time.
Michael, this is my daughter.
As-salamu alaykum. My name's Lakiha.
Wa 'alaykumu s-salam. Nice to meet you, Lakiha.
Nice to meet you as well.
My friends call me "Kiki."
Can I call you "Kiki"?
We're not friends. I just met you.
I know I was dating Monica back then,
but what can I say?
I had a big heart.
♪ Take the good with the bad ♪
♪ All the air be innocent ♪
How was that?
That was fine.
♪ Don't you forget ♪
That's all that happened, for real.
That was some new shit to me.
You know, honestly, I think I loved her from day one.
We dated on and off for the next few years
despite the fact that I was married--there was that--
and insane--that too.
I kept messing things up 'cause that's just
what I was about back then.
You fucking bitch!
But she hung in there with me,
and believe me when I tell you,
she was full of surprises.
Jesus Christ, Mike, this is such a mess.
Just so you know, I'm probably going to jail soon, so...
What?
Yeah, my mother too.
Turned out her dad was caught up
in some fake businesses,
running phony schools and stuff--
you know, the same shit people get away with
out in Washington D.C.
They needed Kiki to set up a dummy account
so his money could look legit.
They all went to jail together, like a good family should.
I'm not gonna lie, Kiki,
you goin' to jail kinda turnin' me on.
What the fuck, Mike?
I mean, I hate to see you go, but I mean, think about it.
I've been to jail. You're goin' to jail.
I could throw a punch.
You stab a bitch to next Tuesday.
- I'm a mess, you're a mess? - Yeah.
Every pot has its lid.
We're kinda like a fucked-up Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie.
- You've Got Mail ? - Oh, yeah.
Except for we're goin' to jail.
Shit, I thought the only reason women liked me
was 'cause of my money,
but Kiki knew I was bankrupt by then
and really fucked up.
I had to borrow money for groceries and shit,
but she stayed.
♪ From the Lord ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ She give me what I'm askin' for ♪
♪ Ah, ah, she makes me say ♪
♪ Amen ♪
♪ Good God, Almighty ♪ ♪ Amen ♪
But first, she had to do her time...
Which meant I was left alone to my worst devices
while I waited for her to finish her stint.
♪ Amen ♪
♪ Thank you, Lord, now ♪
But at least this time, since I was
madly in love with Kiki, I tried to get better.
Mike...
Here we go.
Lakiha, it's time to push!
I'm right there, baby. I'm right there with you, baby.
The day our daughter, Milan, was born
holds an extra special place in my heart.
She was born on the same day as my mother.
Aw...
♪ Good God, Almighty ♪ - Yeah.
I took that as a sign that I needed
to get my shit together--
for real this time.
Kiki said I had to do something new
if I expected a new outcome.
So I let her talk me into something crazy.
I went back to therapy
and let this old-ass white lady kick my ass.
Actually, she changed my life.
My mother told me I was shit. That's why I hate myself.
She fucking did this to me. I hate her.
You've done horrible things.
Should people hate you?
They do hate me... a lot.
That wasn't the question.
I asked, "Should they hate you?"
You know what I love about boys
from rough neighborhoods who do well?
They tell everybody
they're gonna take care of their mother one day.
They brag they're gonna buy their mother a house.
I ain't buy my mother a house.
Sure you did.
You exhumed her body and gave her a new, grand resting place
befitting a queen.
That's what a son who loves his mother does,
not a son who hates her,
and if I had to guess, you honored her
because you appreciate what Lorna Mae did for you.
She didn't do shit for me.
She didn't do what you wanted,
but she did what you needed.
She let you go, Mike,
because that's the best she could do for you at that time,
and in her own way,
she admitted her shortcomings and let you become you.
That's why you gave her a new home,
even in death.
So let's talk about what you're running away from.
I ain't running away from nothin'.
Bullshit.
Everybody's running from something.
You said your mother's a bad mother,
yet she made the ultimate sacrifice for you.
Can't say that about your fathers.
My father. I said what I meant.
And I meant what I said-- fathers, plural.
Cus was the only real father I had,
the only person that cared about me.
He loved me.
He also told you to be a monster.
When I was in the ring, not in real life.
Does your life look like
you really understood that?
You were 14 when he drove that into you.
Fuck you, Marilyn.
Bitch.
See you next week, Mike.
Fuck that shit.
There was a lot of shit I was dealing with,
and then this happened.
My daughter Exodus.
She left us on May 26, 2009.
Her mother's soul was distraught.
She was playing on the treadmill
and somehow got tangled up in the cord.
It was an accident.
That's all it was.
It was an accident.
That pain, it was too much for me.
You're not supposed to outlive your kids.
Mike.
Mike, come on. You can do this.
I don't know why Kiki stuck around.
But she did. - I got you.
She never gave up on me.
Baby, go away.
Why?
Just please go away.
Why?
She was just a innocent, little girl.
Any bad things isn't supposed to happen.
I've done bad things too.
I've been to prison, but I'm a good Muslim.
We're not just one thing.
Listen, you did not deserve this.
But no one does.
Your kids are downstairs, Mike...
Waiting to see you.
Mikey Lorna is gonna be dropped off soon.
Rayna, Amir, and Miguel are already downstairs.
They came to see you.
Do you want to hold Milan?
You ain't hardly held her since she came home.
I can't, babe.
I'm just too fucked up right now.
Then when?
Yo, this shit owns you, Mike.
Are you gonna punk out like that?
You love me?
Yes, I love you.
We all do.
Get rid of this for me, baby.
That right there?
That was the last time I did coke.
For real.
Monsters aren't supposed to get the girl
or the happy ending,
but two weeks later, we got married.
18 months after that,
our second child, Morocco, was born.
♪ Where are you gonna run to? ♪
♪ All on them day ♪
I didn't want to think she pity-married me,
so six months after Morocco was born,
Kiki and me renewed our vows.
We got married again.
Now I know I won the lottery just by being here.
I finally got better-- got a second chance,
or really like a second, and a second,
and a second, and a second.
♪ I ain't gonna hunt you down ♪
At 13, I'm already arrested 37 times.
♪ I said run, what's the matter with you? ♪
At 20, I'm world champion.
I couldn't handle that. You couldn't handle it.
That's a sucker punch right there.
I could tell you who I am, but you're gonna decide
for yourself.
Only, I'm not just one thing.
It's much more complicated than that.
Listen, when I was insane,
everything I thought was important wasn't,
and it fucked me up.
I was insane for a long time in front of you.
I didn't know how to ask for help.
I was a fighter,
a gladiator.
I walked into situations prepared to fight.
That's all I knew.
That's how I survived.
♪ He was waiting and ran to the devil ♪
Now I walk into situations prepared to love.
Do that.
Watch how every fucking thing changes.
Me? I'm the American dream, man.
Red state and blue.
♪ Oh, power ♪
From nothing to something.
I'm the good and the bad, just like you.
♪ Power ♪
Before, I'd look at my opponent
and know that I was gonna brutalize them,
but now,
I wonder if they got kids they love too.
Fuck, I've-- I've talked too much.
Just never thought I'd live this long.
Neither did you. Admit it.
But that's my story.
It's fucked up. It's crazy.
It's violent. It's wild.
It's tragic. It's unbelievable.
It's mean. It's unfair.
It's lucky.
It's one of a kind.
It's Mike.
♪ Power ♪
♪ Go down ♪
♪ Sing down ♪