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Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D'Amato Paperback – May 22, 2018
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"[Iron Ambition] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch." – Wall Street Journal
When Cus D’Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed, “That’s the heavyweight champion of the world.” D’Amato, who had previously managed the careers of world champions Floyd Patterson and José Torres, would go on to train the young Tyson and raise him as a son. D'Amato died a year before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
In Tyson’s bestselling memoir Undisputed Truth, he recounted the role D’Amato played in his formative years, adopting him at age sixteen after his mother died and shaping him both physically and mentally after Tyson had spent years living in fear and poverty. In Iron Ambition, Tyson elaborates on the life lessons that D’Amato passed down to him, and reflects on how the trainer’s words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cus’s courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we’ve ever known about this singular cultural figure.
- Print length496 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBlue Rider Press
- Publication dateMay 22, 2018
- Dimensions6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10052553363X
- ISBN-13978-0525533634
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—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The boxing champion, infamous for biting and beating, reveals his soft side in this memoir of his longtime mentor and trainer.... [Tyson] writes respectfully and affectionately [about Constantine 'Cus' D'Amato], though some of the old toughness hangs on.... A belated but welcome homage to a boxing legend who died shortly before Tyson's career took off. Fans of the sweet science will want to have a look."
—Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Larry “Ratso” Sloman is best known as Howard Stern’s collaborator on Private Parts and Miss America. Sloman’s recent collaborations include Mysterious Stranger, with magician David Blaine; Scar Tissue, the memoir of Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis; and Undisputed Truth with Mike Tyson. His biography of Houdini, The Secret Life of Houdini, is soon to be a major motion picture for Lionsgate.
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- Publisher : Blue Rider Press; Reprint edition (May 22, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 496 pages
- ISBN-10 : 052553363X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0525533634
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #89,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #8 in Boxer Biographies
- #35 in Boxing (Books)
- #4,020 in Memoirs (Books)
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His stories with Mike are captivating while the stories surrounding his battles with the Mob feel dragged out. Unfortunately, a big chunk of the middle of the book is dedicated to this.
Regardless, Cus is a legend and one of the most influential figures in all of boxing history. He drops gems left, right and center. My favorite line of his being "A man who is able to do what needs to be done, no matter how he feels within, is a professional". Great read even if the middle feels cluttered.
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