Tyson shows his softer side in a one-man show in Vegas about reliving his darkest moments—and how he faced down his stage fright.
Mike Tyson has avoided the waters of oblivion and remains one of the most recognizable figures on the planet.
Now he is taking his penchant for theater to the theater.
Tyson's one-man theatrical production, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” opens in Las Vegas on April 13 at the MGM Grand’s Hollywood Theater.
Tyson rehearsing some of the memories he will bring to the stage:
“Cus loved tough guys, and was always thinking about violence. In time, I knew he would kill for me and I felt the same for him.” Tyson laughed softly.
“That was the measure of love for me back then. He was the first person I ever trusted."
“Cus loved tough guys, and was always thinking about violence. In time, I knew he would kill for me and I felt the same for him.” Tyson laughed softly.
“That was the measure of love for me back then. He was the first person I ever trusted."
The strange duo would read books together like 'The Art of War' and 'Zen and the Art of Archery'.
Everything was about mastering the fighting arts knowing “the way you fight is the way you live.” s
One time Tyson told Cus, ''I’m a coward. I don’t have it in me to be like these guys. Look how many fights they had—all together something like 1,400. They would lose and come back. I can’t do that.'’
Cus responded, ‘You see, those fighters are so great they even intimidate you from the grave.
Everything was about mastering the fighting arts knowing “the way you fight is the way you live.” s
One time Tyson told Cus, ''I’m a coward. I don’t have it in me to be like these guys. Look how many fights they had—all together something like 1,400. They would lose and come back. I can’t do that.'’
Cus responded, ‘You see, those fighters are so great they even intimidate you from the grave.
That is real intimidation—intimidation from the grave.’ ”
D’Amato coached about fear—how to bottle, control, and use it.
Together, they worked at the art of freezing opponents in terror.
Tyson before fights exuded a dark destructive energy. Many of the men he defeated could have been counted out long before they stepped through the ropes.
About taking a showbiz risk with his one man show:
“Cus used to say that to accomplish anything great you have to take risks. Everybody knows that, but then Cus would go on to say that the risk has to be of absolute, complete humiliation. It’s that fear of humiliation that makes you prepare, that gives you that edge.”
Iron Mike is a survivor
of abject poverty, divorces, incarceration, suspension from boxing, hundreds of millions come and gone, addiction, the death of a child—
he has been through it all and he is still stepping forward.
Iron Mike is a survivor
of abject poverty, divorces, incarceration, suspension from boxing, hundreds of millions come and gone, addiction, the death of a child—
he has been through it all and he is still stepping forward.
Writer:
Gordon Marino is a professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. He is also a boxing trainer who has written widely on the sweet science.
You can follow him on Twitter at @GordonMarino.
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