After a month in the shadows following his loss to Jake Paul on Nov. 15, Mike Tyson has re-emerged with aplomb.
Tyson‘s return to the ring was highly-anticipated, but 70,000 fans at AT&T Stadium — not to mention millions more watching at home on a constantly-buffering Netflix stream — will have been disappointed by Iron Mike‘s display. Despite a bright start, the 58-year-old Tyson struggled to match the 27-year-old Paul‘s energy and activity and landed far fewer blows — which led to a unanimous victory for Paul. A month on, Tyson has had the opportunity to recover in advance of a surprise announcement.
Tyson’s new series…on Netflix
In response to the relative broadcast success of the fight with Paul, Netflix has commissioned a new series centered on Tyson’s 1980s rise and his 1990s fall from grace after becoming heavyweight champion.
“Having an opportunity to share my story through the reflective lens of my growth and maturity in a multi-part documentary on Netflix will be a challenging journey, yet a very welcoming one,” Tyson said in a statement about the upcoming three-part docuseries.
It appears that the new docuseries will take a critical look at Tyson’s life and career, which spiraled out of control in the early 1990s and led to a 1992 rape conviction that put him in prison for three years. But before then, Tyson was the dominant force in boxing; he became a heavyweight champion in 1986, at 20 years of age, and won the first 37 fights of his career.
“Most people are too scared to look at their lives objectively, wanting to paint themselves as the hero of their own story,” Tyson’s statement continued. “But if we are truly objective, we know we can never be the hero in our own story. We have to be able to face the man in the mirror, taking the good with the bad to give a full account of our contributions in this life. Netflix is the perfect platform to tell my story because of their global reach.”
In the meantime, Tyson was recently spotted in South Africa, travelling to promote his line of cannabis products known as “Tyson 2.0”. Through one ambitious venture or another, Iron Mike is ensuring he stays in the spotlight and keeps the cash flowing after years of financial issues.
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