Facing Tyson: Fifteen Fighters, Fifteen Stories

Facing Tyson: Fifteen Fighters, Fifteen Stories

by TedA.Kluck (Author)

Synopsis

'It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters [Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson], but I've proved since my career I've surpassed them as far as my popularity. I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register' - Mike Tyson on boxing. 'My main objective is to be professional but to kill him' - Mike Tyson on Lennox Lewis. Mike Tyson is one of the most famous and controversial sportsmen in history. Despised and adored, he has been world heavyweight champion, armchair philosopher and convicted rapist. In "Facing Tyson", sportswriter Ted A. Kluck finds out what it was like to step into the ring with Iron Mike. Through a series of compelling interviews with the man himself and with opponents including Lennox Lewis, Kevin McBride and Evander Holyfield, he reveals what it was like to come face to face with the 'Baddest Man on the Planet'.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Published: 04 Jan 2007

ISBN 10: 1845962117
ISBN 13: 9781845962111
Book Overview: What is it like to step into the ring with boxing's most devastating fighter? Find out from the men who faced him as Tyson rose ... and he fell

Media Reviews
Ted A. Kluck has worked hard to track down Tyson's former opponents (Book of the Week) Independent on Sunday It is just long enough and the contests are nicely spaced along the arc of Tyson's career Daily Telegraph Delivers some wake-up shots to the boxing community Kirkus Reviews Gives a rare insight into facing the craziest man on the planet Sport These 15 fascinating stories capture the Tyson era far more than any self-serving autobiography could Irish Sunday Business Post
Author Bio
Ted A. Kluck is a freelance writer whose work regularly appears on ESPN.com and in the pages of SportsSpectrum.com, where his column Pro and Con received a national award in 2003. He lives in Lansing, Michigan, with his wife and son.