The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight

The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight

by McNeil, William F.

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Covering Mike Tyson''s rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a 12 year old criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D''Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the art and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D''Amato and his surrogate mother Camille Ewald, and …

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  • Full title :The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight.

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Covering Mike Tyson''s rise through the amateur and professional boxing ranks, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a 12 year old criminal in Brownsville to his 1988 heavyweight unification match with Michael Spinks. The book focuses on the Catskill Boxing Club--where boxing guru Cus D''Amato trained the 210-pound teenager in the finer points of the art and developed his impregnable defense--and on his home life with D''Amato and his surrogate mother Camille Ewald, and the other young fighters who shared the house with him. Tyson''s boxing education began in the unauth.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (253 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781476618029, 147661802X
  • oclc:ocn890981745
  • LC Classification:GV1132 .T97
  • Dewey Decimal:796.83092

Table of Contents

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Prologue; 1. From Brownsville to Johnstown; 2. The Man-Cus D'Amato; 3. The Birth of a Boxer-1980-1981; 4. The Quest Begins-1982; 5. A Taste of Glory-1983; 6. The Fall and Rise of Mike Tyson-1984; 7. Assault on the Professional Ranks-1985; 8. The Road to the Championship-1986; 9. Everest Conquered-November 22, 1986; 10. The Unification and Beyond-1987; 11. The People's Champion-June 27, 1988; Epilogue; Appendix: The Complete Amateur and Professional Boxing Record to June 27, 1988; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Subjects

African American boxers African American boxers -- Biography Biographies Boxers (Sports) Boxers (Sports) -- Biography. -- United… Boxeurs -- Biographies. -- États-Unis Boxeurs noirs américains -- Biographies GAMES -- Gambling SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays SPORTS & RECREATION -- History SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference TRAVEL -- Special Interest Tyson, Mike United States

Writers

McNeil, William F.

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