Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography

Author(s): Mike Tyson

Biography

A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world--and a legend both in and out of the ring.
 
Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon--Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most thrilling and ferocious boxers of all time--and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior. Years of hard partying, violent fights, and criminal proceedings took their toll: by 2003, Tyson had hit rock bottom, a convicted felon, completely broke, the punch line to a thousand bad late-night jokes. Yet he fought his way back; the man who once admitted being addicted "to everything" regained his success, his dignity, and the love of his family. With a triumphant one-man stage show, his unforgettable performances in the Hangover films, and his newfound happiness and stability as a father and husband, Tyson's story is an inspiring American original.
Brutally honest, raw, and often hilarious, Tyson chronicles his tumultuous highs and lows in the same sincere, straightforward manner we have come to expect from this legendary athlete. A singular journey from Brooklyn's ghettos to worldwide fame to notoriety, and, finally, to a tranquil wisdom, Undisputed Truth is not only a great sports memoir but an autobiography for the ages.

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'Might be the most soul-baring book of its genre ever written' Washington Post 'Savagely compelling... A voyage through the great American underbelly' Telegraph 'Sensational... Fascinating... An epic tale' Daily Mail 'Completely riveting' Janice Turner, The Times 'A fallen hero mauled by excess' Evening Standard 'A gripping and indecently enthralling autobiography ... Tyson's life reads like an Elmore Leonard thriller' Telegraph 'Undisputed Truth, is the American dream writ large in raw detail: think Citizen Kane scripted by the writing team of The Wire' New Statesman 'Utterly gripping' Janet Street-Porter, Independent 'Addictive' Geoff Dyer, Observer 'Extraordinary' Sunday Times

Mike Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, with 12 of them occurring in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to individually unify them. Larry Sloman is the author of bestselling collaborative books with Bob Dylan, Howard Stern, and the critically acclaimed 'Scar Tissue' with Anthony Kiedis.

General Fields

  • : 9780007502530
  • : HarperCollins Publishers
  • : HarperCollins GB
  • : 0.436
  • : May 2014
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : June 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mike Tyson
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 796.83092 B
  • : (2x8pp plates)