Netflix releases four-part Mike Tyson docuseries

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Netflix has released a four-part docuseries in which the 60-year-old boxing legend Mike Tyson discusses his life.

Netflix has released Tyson, a four-part docuseries directed by Floyd Russ and executive produced by Bill Simmons, in which Mike Tyson reflects extensively on his life. Now 60 years old, Tyson discusses everything from his childhood in Brownsville, Brooklyn, where he witnessed violence and learned to fight for self-defence, to his boxing career that began when he was trained by legendary mentor Cus D'Amato.

The series documents how D'Amato saw Tyson as the boxer who could break Floyd Patterson's record as the youngest heavyweight champion. Tyson trained intensively at D'Amato's academy in Catskill, New York, during what he describes as the happiest period of his life. At age 19, Tyson turned professional and quickly rose through the ranks, knocking out numerous opponents. In November 1986, the 20-year-old captured the WBC heavyweight title by TKO over Trevor Berbick, fulfilling D'Amato's vision.

The Guardian suggests that whilst the docuseries showcases Tyson's frankness and self-reflection, it demonstrates an unwillingness to take accountability for his darkest moments. The publication notes his six-year prison sentence for rape, his tumultuous relationship with actor Robin Givens, and other troubled episodes from his past remain central to public fascination with him.

How it is being reported

• Netflix’s Mike Tyson docuseries offers an incomplete portrait of a troubling figureThe once heroic boxer showcases a frankness in this compelling new series but also an unwillingness to take accountability for his darkest moments Mike Tyson never envisioned old age. And yet here he still is, having outlived his parents, Brooklynites of ill repute who died when he was a teenager, and the Brownsville tough guys who teased him for being scrawny and having a lisp. Here he is after doing hard time for rape in his prime, winning and losing great fortunes and battling addiction to drink, drugs and fame. Here he still is, 60 years old and a grandfather now, mixing it up with Jake…The Guardian · 14 Oct, 10:00
• Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Tyson’ On Netflix, A Docuseries Where The Boxing Legend Opens Up About His Volatile LifeNow 60, Tyson reflects on everything that's happened in his life in his usual raw, emotional way.New York Post · 13 Oct, 20:30

In this story: Mike Tyson · Cus D'Amato · Floyd Patterson · Trevor Berbick · Netflix · Brownsville · Brooklyn

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