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alleged wife abuser, convicted rapist, disgraced pugilist.
That is the public persona of Mike Tyson over the past 25 years. But, once you've seen this documentary--- which really is a lengthy interview illuminated by period video--- it is hard to think of him simply as a thug and an animal.
By exposing-- through difficult questions which Tyson bravely confronts-- the ex-champion's innermost fears and feelings director James Toback has fashioned a fascinating look at a complex, human, and mysterious celebrity.
I recently read a critic that opined the finest films being made at the moment were documentaries. "Tyson" and "Anvil: The Story of Anvil," give credence to that. Both show the price which some are willing to pay to achieve stardom: the sacrifices and the price of both attaining success and the attendant depths which failure occasion.
"Tyson" is a frightening film not because of the scariness of that bull-like figure but that we recognize far more similarities than differences between him and us.
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..but look forward to it. He's a fascinating character, deserving, even, of a measure of sympathy. Not a bad actor, as demonstrated in Black and White.I'm not frightened by the "far more similarities" you presume. I think that's a pretty dramatic over generalization. That we are related as human beings doesn't mean we will make the same choices under similar circumstance, taking us down that same tragic path.
If I were to be frightened it would be of the criminal other, not of any criminal potential in me.
Edits: 06/20/09
it makes me queasy just to think about watching it...
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Just being next to him was almost frightening, knowing the power and ferocity that exists. His hands are massive and seemingly made of reinforced concrete..anyone who ever said "I get in the ring with him for that kind of money.." blah blah blah..never met the man.
Baba-Booey to you all!
...he is also a comedian.
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Seriously though, I've been boxing since I was a kid and you are right in stating Joe Public doesn't realise just how destructive even a good heavyweight can punch, never mind a World class heaveyweight, never mind one of THE most destructive World champions ever.
Still, for £1,000,000 I'd serve up a slice off my ear on a platter, with a glass of Ciante.....
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
your insides? Your jawbone? Your nose (remember Mike's comment, "I want to smash his nose till the bone is driven into the brain")?
I read that the one right that MIke floored him with has caused Mike Spinks continuing neck problems. From the replays, I'd say Spinks is lucky he still has a neck....
Sure, for the right amount of loot. Enter a ring with Mike Tyson..? Never, not for ANY amount of money. I'm quite convinced that the damage inflicted in only a matter of seconds would be fatal.
I trained in kick-boxing for a bit, more for fitness/confidence than anything else. The most valuable thing that I learned was getting over the shock of being hit in the head/face and realizing that I am in fact OK. Most people never learn that, but being on the wrong end of a true boxer is something very different..and Tyson? No way.
Baba-Booey to you all!
Prisoners,
You are absolutely correct.
" The shock of being hit..."
I trained and taught Karate for 14 years, so I know a little about getting hit, and hitting.
But when I was younger, I only knew how to "street fight ".
When I met my girlfriend's ( now my wife) Uncle , I found out what a boxer could do.
Her Uncle was a Professional Boxer in the late 1930's. He had to stop because of injuries he suffered in WW 2. He was a personal friend of Jack Dempsey, he always chersished the signed picture he had.
When I met him, I think he was around 60. I was 5'7, 150 lbs at the time, in great shape, as I was a delivery truck driver in New York City.
Fooling around one evening,at my girlfriends house, he was showing me the proper way to punch.
I think he fought as a lightweight. His name was Nicky Gerard, and I believe he was rated pretty high, until he got hurt.
Anyway, he hit me with a punch, so hard, so direct, that I remember it to this day. No one, No one, ever hit that hard. Good thing he hit me in the upper chest, as he didn't want to hurt me.
I can't imagine the damage Tyson would do.
I'd guess "unkie" was sending you a not-too-subtle message.
..still with her after 33 years.
Uncle Nicky passed away a few years ago.
Great old school Italian guy, from Queens NY. but I believe he was born in Italy. He used to fight at the Old Sunnysdie Gardens. Little known fact that Dennis James ( of TV Game show fame ) was the announcer at some of his fights.
"...Tyson? No way."
Yep, the trouble with Tyson in particular was that he didn't just want to win fights like most heavyweights, he wanted to inflict pain and damage and enjoyed doing so.
Always remember him belittling Biggs after the fight, mimicking the 'girly' noises Biggs made when being hit in the ribs.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
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