Undisputed truth mike tyson book review

Former Heavy Weight Champion Mike Tyson came to be thought of as an animal; a ruthless fighting machine. Yet his autobiography Undisputed Truth reveals that in fact Tyson is a thoughtful man.

The villainous image that he cut in the media was a kind of character that he cultivated, rather than a reflection of his true self.

Undisputed truth mike tyson book review

The Cus Relationship

The former heavyweight champion’s relationship with his mentor Cus D’Amato is both touching and endearing.  Perhaps it’s that they are different races, that this unlikely pair came together, which makes it all the more extraordinary.

Tyson, who bowed to no one, was attached to Cus to such an extent that he felt rudderless once Cus passed.  

Cus himself was a strange man with strange passions.

Yet Tyson continued to hear Cus’s voice in his head long after Cus passed, giving himself pep-talks–and self-criticisms in the voice of Cus: 

It wasn’t as though Cus wante