Product Details

• Actors: Mike Tyson
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 26, 2005
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009HMTG2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,869 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

He came from the streets of Brooklyn to dominate the heavyweight world like no one since Muhammad Ali. But the rage that served him in the ring proved his downfall. Mike Tyson's life has all the marks of tragedy, much of it self-inflicted. BIOGRAPHY interviews childhood friends, members of his camp and sports journalists to create a picture of a man whose battles with personal demons have dealt him the defeats he dealt out in the ring. See footage of the young fighter before he was famous, and follow his career to the heavyweight championship of the world. Trace his tumultuous life out of the ring, from the street fight with Mitch "Blood" Green and his troubled marriage to Robin Givens to the rape conviction that destroyed all that he had. And explore the fallen champ's attempts to put his life back together. BIOGRAPHY presents the tragic saga of a fighter whose downfall was inevitable to all those who knew him.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice but could be better, February 24, 2007

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Michael Williams Jr. (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biography - Mike Tyson (A&E DVD Archives) (DVD)

Anyone considering buying this DVD should note that it was done in 1994. This DVD gives a cursory review of Mike Tyson and does NOT include his professional and personal battles after prison. The interviews are good and keeps a steady pace, but more could have been said.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant But Self Destructive Boxer!!, January 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Biography - Mike Tyson [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a fascinating A&E Biography of the reknowned and brilliant boxer Mike Tysonwith an unfortunate self-destructive mean streak!!It's an excellent video!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality DVD, March 9, 2007

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Phil S. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biography - Mike Tyson (A&E DVD Archives) (DVD)

You don't have to be a boxing fan or historian to enjoy this product. It is carefully assembled from rare footage and well-conducted and edited interviews with friends and co-workers. The subject is a great athlete of with high aspiration; his scientific physical and mental preparation, including an intellectual study of his occupation, bespeak a remarkably disciplined man in his worklife, but the antithesis in his private life. In that light, he should be taken very seriously as a cultural enigma. The reported menacing behavior is also well-documented and intolerable, though it seems that his complexity has been misunderstood by many.
This DVD concludes in the mid-'90s when he was living as a convict, when a future "comeback", or return at some level was just shakey speculation. His re-emergence, including more violence and confusion, of course is not covered. A very impressive production, nonetheless.