Overview
Facing Tyson gives a ringside view of the world’s most dangerous and notorious boxer. Brutal, controversial, and always newsworthy both inside and outside the ring, Mike Tyson remains a cultural icon to this day. Despite the personal, legal, and mental problems that have overshadowed his celebrated boxing career, he continues to make headlines as a fascinating, yet extremely flawed character. Several of the era’s biggest names in boxing, including Pinklon Thomas, Tyrell Biggs, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis were interviewed by author Ted A. Kluck specifically for Facing Tyson. Each opponent gives his account of what it was like to face the most feared and loathed boxer at different stages of his career. .
Full Product Details
Author: Ted Kluck
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: The Lyons Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.032kg
ISBN: 9781592289196
ISBN 10: 1592289193
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 January 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Current and retired boxers tell tales of stepping into the ring with Iron Mike. At one time, there was no man more feared-and perhaps no athlete more popular-on the planet. With his unrivaled combination of speed and power, Mike Tyson escaped poverty and become a multimillionaire, appealing to even the most disinterested and jaded fans in the process. Tyson's world came crashing down, however, when he was convicted of rape and sent to prison in 1992. After being released, his outrageous antics and questionable financial decisions turned him into more of a punch line than a puncher. Boxing journalist Kluck attempts to provide insight into the cultural icon Tyson was and the man he has become, through interviews with a number of his opponents, including Mitch Blood Green, James Bonecrusher Smith and Evander Holyfield, who famously had part of his ear bitten off by Tyson in a 1997 bout. The author had more than a little difficulty persuading some of his subjects to agree to interviews that would net them nothing in return. He also had trouble tracking many of them down, as several are doing time in prison or have squandered their fortunes on drugs and sex. While some fighters provide honest commentary on the former champ, few know him well enough to offer anything more insightful than the fact that he seemed like a nice guy or that they felt sorry for him. Tyson remains an enigma, but what becomes distressingly clear is the way boxing uses promising young men for profit, then spits them out when they begin to fade.Delivers some wake-up shots to the boxing community. (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
Ted A. Kluck has written for ESPN The Magazine, Sports Spectrum Magazine, Cyberboxingzone.com, and several small literary journals.
