American Legends: The Life of Mike Tyson

# Read * American Legends: The Life of Mike Tyson by Charles River Editors ó eBook or Kindle ePUB. American Legends: The Life of Mike Tyson In February 1990, Tyson was knocked out by Buster Douglas in one of boxing’s greatest upsets. Taunted for his now instantly recognizable high voice and lisp, Tyson was quick to fight and a petty criminal who became orphaned upon his mother’s death when he was 16. Today Tyson is nostalgically remembered as one of boxing’s great heavyweights, but that shares the pedestal with his controversial quotes and antics. He had another stint in jail before the end of the ‘90s, and h

Author	:	Charles River Editors
Rating	:	4.57 (759 Votes)
Asin	:	B008V5EUDE
Format Type	:
Number of Pages	:	560 Pages
Publish Date	:	2014-08-31
Language	:	English

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In February 1990, Tyson was knocked out by Buster Douglas in one of boxing’s greatest upsets. Taunted for his now instantly recognizable high voice and lisp, Tyson was quick to fight and a petty criminal who became orphaned upon his mother’s death when he was 16. Today Tyson is nostalgically remembered as one of boxing’s great heavyweights, but that shares the pedestal with his controversial quotes and antics. He had another stint in jail before the end of the ‘90s, and his odd comments before his loss to Lennox Lewis ensured that the man once billed as an all time great was now more of a one ma