Perhaps because of uneven editing, the book’s more compelling sections are intercut with repetitious mea culpas and perfunctory inventories of drug and sex binges. (At one point, Mr. Tyson claims he was "juggling at least 20" girlfriends.) Passages devoted to particularly notorious aspects of his life — like his tumultuous marriage to the actress Robin Givens, his 1992 conviction for the rape of a beauty pageant contestant, and his 1997 biting of Evander Holyfield’s ear — are among the more predictable parts of the volume: They tend to feel like recitations of stories Mr. Tyson has told many times before.

Tyson, however, acknowledged that he was once again battling substance abuse problems the following year. In August 2013, he revealed in an interview with Today host Matt Lauer that "When I start drinking and I relapse, I think of dying. When I'm in a real dark mood, I think of dying. And I don't want to be around no more. I won't survive unless I get help." This revelation came while Tyson was reinventing himself as a boxing promoter. He also told Lauer that he had only been sober for 12 days at the time of the interview.

Tyson has stayed in the limelight by promoting various websites and companies. In the past Tyson had shunned endorsements, accusing other athletes of putting on a false front to obtain them. Tyson has held entertainment boxing shows at a casino in Las Vegas and started a tour of exhibition bouts to pay off his numerous debts.

Lakiha Spicer, often recognized for her marital association with legendary boxer Mike Tyson, exhibits a range of interests and activities that reflect her socialite status. Serena Williams figures among the prominent personalities that Spicer admires, perhaps influenced by her affinity for sports and her close relationship with the boxing world.

On June 27, 1988, Tyson faced Michael Spinks. Spinks, who had taken the heavyweight championship from Larry Holmes via fifteen-round decision in 1985, had not lost his title in the ring but was not recognized as champion by the major boxing organizations. Holmes had previously given up all but the IBF title, and that was eventually stripped from Spinks after he elected to fight Gerry Cooney (winning by TKO in the fifth round) rather than IBF Number 1 Contender Tony Tucker, as the Cooney fight provided him a larger purse. However, Spinks did become the lineal champion by beating Holmes and many (including Ring magazine) considered him to have a legitimate claim to being the true heavyweight champion. The bout was, at the time, the richest fight in history and expectations were very high. Boxing pundits were predicting a titanic battle of styles, with Tyson's aggressive infighting conflicting with Spinks's skillful out-boxing and footwork. The fight ended after 91 seconds when Tyson knocked Spinks out in the first round; many consider this to be the pinnacle of Tyson's fame and boxing ability.

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From what I know, this exercise carries the boxer’s name because he was a big fan of calisthenic workouts, not because he invented this exercise. Some say Tyson used to do 500 push-ups daily in his prime, but those probably weren’t the "Mike Tyson" push-ups.

In July 1991, Tyson was accused of raping Desiree Washington, a Miss Black American contestant. On March 26, 1992, after nearly a year of trial proceedings, Tyson was found guilty on one count of rape and two counts of deviant sexual conduct. Because of Indiana state laws, Tyson was ordered to serve six years in prison, effective immediately.

Tyson would, of course, take on the real grandmaster in the form of Steven Segal in 2017's "China Salesman," while Yen is set to join Keanu Reeves in 2023's "John Wick: Chapter 4." But Tyson might well maintain the title of Yen's most formidable opponent, with the actor expanding on his experience during promotion for "Ip Man 3." He recalled feeling as though the fight was "life-threatening" and being worried that Tyson wouldn't hold back, saying to himself "'Wow, what if he doesn't remember the choreography. What if he comes in and instead of 1, 2, 3 he goes 2, 3, 1.' So it was enjoyable but at the same time it was truly life-threatening." As it turns out, Tyson was the one who actually got hurt, stating in an interview post-shooting that he "broke finger."