Tyson (2008)

Tyson: Directed by James Toback. With Mills Lane, Mike Tyson, Trevor Berbick, Cus D’Amato. A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.

“I was fortunate (?) to have been in the Catskill (later Cus Du0026#39;Amato) Boxing club with Mike in the early to mid 80u0026#39;s and as such got to see him just as he was starting to get the acclaim that would later get ridiculous. I remember that he was still like a little kid in a lot of ways—pushing his friendu0026#39;s motorcycle on Main Street in Catskill for him to pop start it, walking around with a NY paperu0026#39;s cartoon showing a drawing of him holding the world in his hands, and exclaiming to anyone who would listen u0026quot;This is so fly!u0026quot; And much more. He was happy, healthy, and on a course for greatness. Then Cus died, and after an incredible series of fights that left him with all the belts, Mike threw it all away. He doesnu0026#39;t shy away from telling the world how foolish he was, and it is heartbreaking to see him on the verge of tears as he seems to relive it in his memory. Director Toback does a brilliant job in letting his subject do all the talking, and it is riveting. One star off for not making it clearer why he let Don King take over and basically destroy his career. While he does acknowledge the piece of crap that King is, he needed to go a little further, since King was sort of the anti-Cus, if you will. I know Mike knew that he was always welcome to come back to Catskill, where Cusu0026#39;s knowledge is still being imparted even today.”