Mike Tyson

El boxeo, para Tyson, fue siempre una cuestión de vida o muerte. Creció sin un padre, rodeado por personas que le expresaban su amor con golpes y en un entorno callejero en el que era el blanco de las burlas de los chicos mayores. Pero pudo encontrar, gracias al boxeo, la via de escape que le permitio ser, con solo veinte años, campeon mundial de peso pesado y evitar convertirse en un delincuente juvenil. Pero el exito le trajo, con el tiempo, problemas. Tantos, que Tyson termino yendo a la carcel, de donde salio con un unico deseo: el de escribir sus memorias.Un relato alucinante.Julia Guillamon,Culturas La VanguardiaUna pieza maestra. Estas memorias soncomo visitar una calle de Dickens y terminaren un viaje narcotico de Hunter S. Thompson.Hector Tobar,Los Angeles TimesAdictivo.The ObserverEl relato epico de un hombre que lucha contra sus miedos.Spike Lee

A veces me odio. Detesto mi vida y siento que no merezco nada. Nunca quise ser Iron Mike. Odiaba a ese hombre. Pero es el hombre en el que tuve que convertirme para sobrevivir.El boxeo, para Tyson, fue siempre una cuestion de vida o muerte. Crecio sin un padre, rodeado por personas que le expresaban su amor con golpes y en un entorno callejero en el que era blanco de las burlas de los chicos mayores. Pero pudo encontrar, gracias al boxeo, la via de escape que le permitio ser, con solo veinte años, campeon mundial de peso pesado y no, en cambio, un delincuente juvenil. Pero ser campeon le trajo, con el tiempo, problemas. Tantos, que Tyson termino yendo a la carcel, de donde salio con un unico deseo: el de escribir sus memorias y dar forma a una biografia marcada no solo por la miseria y el boxeo, sino tambien por la fama, por el dinero, por las drogas y las mujeres, todo eso que constituye la trayectoria de Tyson, la biografia de un hombre, de una leyenda dentro y fuera del ring.

In this, his first, autobiography, ''Iron'' Mike Tyson pulls no punches and lays bare the story of his remarkable life and career. Co-written with Larry Sloman, author of Antony Keidis''s best-selling memoir ''Scar Tissue'', this is a visceral, and unputdown-able story of a man born and raised to brutality, who reached the heights of stardom before falling to crime, substance abuse and infamy.Full of all the controversy and complexity that you would expect from a man who delighted as much as he shocked, this is a book that will surprise people and reveal a fascinating character beneath the exterior of violence. If you think you know all about Mike Tyson, read this book and think again.

Love him or loathe him, Iron Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of our time. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back againIn this, his first, autobiography, Iron Mike Tyson pulls no punches and lays bare the story of his remarkable life and career. Co-written with Larry Sloman, author of Antony Keidiss best-selling memoir Scar Tissue, this is a visceral, and unputdown-able story of a man born and raised to brutality, who reached the heights of stardom before falling to crime, substance abuse and infamy.Full of all the controversy and complexity that you would expect from a man who delighted as much as he shocked, this is a book that will surprise people and reveal a fascinating character beneath the exterior of violence.If you think you know all about Mike Tyson, read this book and think again.

«Tras Open de Agassi, otras memorias inolvidables.» The New York TimesEl boxeo, para Tyson, fue siempre una cuestión de vida o muerte. Creció sin un padre, rodeado por personas que le expresaban su a

The story of the relationship between the most devastating heavyweight boxer in history and the mentor who made him.When legendary boxing trainer Cus DAmato saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed Thats the heavyweight champion of the world. DAmato played a huge role in Tysons formative years, legally adopting him at age sixteen, and shaping him both physically and mentally after years of living in poverty. He would train the young boxer for several years, dying just months before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history.In Iron Ambition, Tyson shares the life lessons that DAmato passed down to him and reflects on how the trainers words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cuss courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than weve ever know about this singular cultural figure.

One of the most talked-about and bestselling books of last year, this is the no-holds-barred autobiography of a sporting legend driven to the brink of self-destructionThe autobiography of one of sport''s most notorious personalities. In this, his first, autobiography, ''Iron'' Mike Tyson pulls no punches and lays bare the story of his remarkable life and career. Co-written with Larry Sloman, author of Antony Keidis''s best-selling memoir SCAR TISSUE, this is a visceral, and unputdown-able story of a man born and raised to brutality, who reached the heights of stardom before falling to crime, substance abuse and infamy.Full of all the controversy and complexity that you would expect from a man who delighted as much as he shocked, this is a book that will surprise people and reveal a fascinating character beneath the exterior of violence. If you think you know all about Mike Tyson, read this book and think again.