1 00:00:07,257 --> 00:00:09,967 CUS: This is all about immortality, 2 00:00:09,968 --> 00:00:13,508 about your name being known till the end of time. 3 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:18,143 {\an8}We have to wait for our moment like crocodiles in the mud. 4 00:00:18,143 --> 00:00:20,653 {\an8}No one knows when the drought will come 5 00:00:20,729 --> 00:00:23,729 {\an8}and the animals will have to migrate across the Sahara. 6 00:00:23,732 --> 00:00:25,782 {\an8}But we will be waiting. 7 00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:28,069 {\an8}Months. Years. 8 00:00:28,153 --> 00:00:30,573 {\an8}And the gazelles and the wildebeests 9 00:00:30,572 --> 00:00:31,992 {\an8}will cross the water. 10 00:00:31,990 --> 00:00:35,450 {\an8}And when they come, we will bite them. 11 00:00:35,452 --> 00:00:37,002 {\an8}You hear me, son? 12 00:00:36,995 --> 00:00:41,365 {\an8}We will bite them so hard that when they scream, 13 00:00:41,458 --> 00:00:43,538 {\an8}the whole world is gonna hear them. 14 00:00:43,543 --> 00:00:45,713 {\an8}You will supersede everyone. 15 00:00:45,712 --> 00:00:47,552 {\an8}You are a giant. 16 00:00:47,547 --> 00:00:50,377 {\an8}You are a colossus amongst men. 17 00:00:50,467 --> 00:00:52,757 {\an8}If you listen... 18 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:55,221 {\an8}you will one day reign like the gods. 19 00:00:55,305 --> 00:00:57,675 {\an8}(upbeat rock music) 20 00:00:57,766 --> 00:00:59,976 {\an8}I didn't know what the fuck a gazelle was. 21 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:02,400 {\an8}But I never heard anyone say anything good about me. 22 00:01:02,479 --> 00:01:04,059 {\an8}I wanted to hear more. 23 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:05,484 {\an8}CUS: Boxing is entertainment. 24 00:01:05,482 --> 00:01:08,992 {\an8}So to be successful, a fighter must not only win, 25 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:11,109 {\an8}but he must win in an exciting manner. 26 00:01:11,196 --> 00:01:12,856 {\an8}♪ ♪ 27 00:01:12,864 --> 00:01:14,454 {\an8}SINGER: ♪ You got to ♪ 28 00:01:14,449 --> 00:01:17,039 {\an8}He must throw punches with bad intentions. 29 00:01:17,035 --> 00:01:18,445 {\an8}You hear me, Mike? 30 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:20,293 {\an8}With the speed of the devil. 31 00:01:20,372 --> 00:01:21,792 {\an8}Your mind is not your friend. 32 00:01:21,790 --> 00:01:23,290 {\an8}I hope you know that, Mike. 33 00:01:23,375 --> 00:01:25,495 {\an8}You have to fight your mind. Control it. 34 00:01:25,502 --> 00:01:27,132 {\an8}Block your feelings. 35 00:01:27,212 --> 00:01:29,882 {\an8}Fatigue is 90% psychological. 36 00:01:29,881 --> 00:01:31,551 {\an8}- Three, four, five. - CUS: To be a great fighter, 37 00:01:31,633 --> 00:01:33,133 {\an8}you have to get out of your head. 38 00:01:33,218 --> 00:01:35,218 {\an8}Keep your emotions shut off. 39 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:36,890 {\an8}A gladiator. 40 00:01:36,888 --> 00:01:39,968 A gladiator focuses on his objective 41 00:01:40,058 --> 00:01:41,938 and blocks everything else out. 42 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:44,435 MIKE: Mind control shit? I didn't care. 43 00:01:44,521 --> 00:01:47,191 I never had anyone interested in me before. 44 00:01:47,190 --> 00:01:48,570 I ate that shit up. 45 00:01:48,650 --> 00:01:50,740 I'm the best fighter in the world. 46 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:52,649 I'd train with Cus three times a week 47 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:54,454 and go back to Tryon at night. 48 00:01:54,531 --> 00:01:56,621 Best fighter in the world. No one can beat me. 49 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:59,540 ♪ ♪ 50 00:01:59,536 --> 00:02:00,746 TEDDY: We gotta talk about Mike. 51 00:02:00,829 --> 00:02:03,619 For crying out loud, Teddy. 52 00:02:03,707 --> 00:02:05,247 He didn't steal your money. 53 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:06,290 TEDDY: He did steal my money. 54 00:02:06,376 --> 00:02:07,456 That's not what we gotta talk about. 55 00:02:07,544 --> 00:02:09,344 It wasn't Mike. 56 00:02:09,421 --> 00:02:10,761 TEDDY: He's gonna be paroled soon. 57 00:02:10,839 --> 00:02:11,799 (whispering) It was me. 58 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:13,298 CUS: So? That's a good thing. 59 00:02:13,383 --> 00:02:15,263 Back to Brooklyn, where he'll go do something stupid 60 00:02:15,260 --> 00:02:17,260 and get killed, get locked up again. 61 00:02:17,262 --> 00:02:18,432 Shit. 62 00:02:22,058 --> 00:02:24,228 My mother always said you go to a person's house 63 00:02:24,227 --> 00:02:25,767 for the first time... 64 00:02:25,854 --> 00:02:27,154 you bring a gift. 65 00:02:33,653 --> 00:02:35,703 Those are some cheap-ass chocolates. 66 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:40,577 No, thank you. 67 00:02:42,037 --> 00:02:43,497 You wanna take him? 68 00:02:43,580 --> 00:02:44,910 Not take. 69 00:02:46,958 --> 00:02:48,628 You'll see him anytime. 70 00:02:49,502 --> 00:02:51,052 LORNA MAE: You think that you'll do a better job 71 00:02:51,046 --> 00:02:52,876 than me? 72 00:02:52,881 --> 00:02:55,591 He know right from wrong, but he don't care. 73 00:02:55,592 --> 00:02:57,392 CUS: I'll see he stays out of trouble. 74 00:02:57,469 --> 00:02:59,349 (Lorna Mae scoffs) 75 00:02:59,346 --> 00:03:01,256 I don't know how many times they come to me 76 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:03,138 telling me he's arrested. 77 00:03:03,141 --> 00:03:05,731 I gotta take care of three kids 78 00:03:05,727 --> 00:03:07,397 without no help from anybody. 79 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:08,899 CUS: Lorna Mae, 80 00:03:08,897 --> 00:03:11,397 Mike's got a potential. 81 00:03:11,483 --> 00:03:14,113 He's got a real serious talent. 82 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:16,114 I know I could bring it out in him. 83 00:03:17,489 --> 00:03:19,449 What's in it for you? 84 00:03:19,449 --> 00:03:21,079 I've been doing this all my life. 85 00:03:21,076 --> 00:03:24,656 Believe me when I tell you he could go the distance. 86 00:03:24,746 --> 00:03:27,206 If he can't box no more, 87 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:28,417 you still keep him? 88 00:03:31,878 --> 00:03:33,758 That's what I thought. 89 00:03:36,299 --> 00:03:38,969 What's in it for you, motherfucker? 90 00:03:39,969 --> 00:03:41,969 Well, I'll be his manager. 91 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:48,685 You rather go live with him? 92 00:03:55,985 --> 00:03:56,985 Yeah. 93 00:04:05,912 --> 00:04:07,002 Take him. 94 00:04:07,872 --> 00:04:09,752 He only gonna disappoint you. 95 00:04:20,176 --> 00:04:22,886 You forgot your fucking chocolates. 96 00:04:26,891 --> 00:04:29,891 (mellow music) 97 00:04:29,978 --> 00:04:34,818 ♪ ♪ 98 00:04:34,816 --> 00:04:36,856 (children chattering) 99 00:04:36,860 --> 00:04:40,530 SINGER: ♪ It seems I've abandoned my dreams ♪ 100 00:04:40,530 --> 00:04:45,200 ♪ I'm on the run, sinkin' with the sun ♪ 101 00:04:45,285 --> 00:04:46,995 ♪ ♪ 102 00:04:46,995 --> 00:04:48,405 ♪ Lost in them pale blue eyes ♪ 103 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:49,663 I don't know why you think 104 00:04:49,748 --> 00:04:51,458 that extra gravy's so necessary, Mike. 105 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:53,838 You're gonna spend all morning tomorrow running it off. 106 00:04:53,835 --> 00:04:57,705 ♪ ♪ 107 00:04:57,714 --> 00:05:01,054 Cus, this is the best cheese I ever had. 108 00:05:01,051 --> 00:05:02,681 What kind of cheese is this? 109 00:05:02,761 --> 00:05:04,681 What the fuck? 110 00:05:04,763 --> 00:05:05,933 You're eating butter. 111 00:05:06,014 --> 00:05:08,934 (laughter) 112 00:05:10,268 --> 00:05:12,098 All right, all right. 113 00:05:17,609 --> 00:05:18,989 It was round. 114 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:22,106 I never seen round butter. 115 00:05:22,197 --> 00:05:24,317 It's European. Camille likes it. 116 00:05:26,117 --> 00:05:29,367 When people hear my accent... 117 00:05:29,371 --> 00:05:31,541 they know I'm a guy from the streets. 118 00:05:33,208 --> 00:05:35,338 They underestimate me. 119 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:38,205 They'll underestimate you, too, 'cause you're Black. 120 00:05:39,464 --> 00:05:40,804 Let 'em. 121 00:05:40,799 --> 00:05:42,589 We'll use it to our advantage. 122 00:05:43,885 --> 00:05:45,635 Here's the plan. 123 00:05:45,637 --> 00:05:48,637 Junior Olympics, our warm-up. 124 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,480 Then real Olympic gold at 18. 125 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:52,766 Then we turn pro, 126 00:05:52,769 --> 00:05:55,059 and we go for the title and we grab it. 127 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:58,113 The world championship. 128 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:01,357 Why do you think I can be that? 129 00:06:01,361 --> 00:06:03,821 Because you can. 130 00:06:03,822 --> 00:06:06,032 Don't you wanna change your life? 131 00:06:06,116 --> 00:06:08,446 You don't even know what European butter is. 132 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:11,711 (jazzy music) 133 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:15,125 AUDIENCE: Aww! 134 00:06:15,125 --> 00:06:16,995 At this point, Cus was kind of down and out 135 00:06:17,002 --> 00:06:18,382 in his career. 136 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:20,048 All his hopes were on me. 137 00:06:21,297 --> 00:06:22,877 He really needed a win. 138 00:06:22,966 --> 00:06:25,426 ♪ ♪ 139 00:06:25,427 --> 00:06:27,757 It's kind of a lot for a 13-year-old. 140 00:06:27,846 --> 00:06:30,716 These two messed-up guys met, and they made history. 141 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:32,484 Now, Cus was kind of a-- he was kind of a quirky 142 00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:34,809 kind of a character kind of guy, right? 143 00:06:34,811 --> 00:06:36,311 All his coat pockets were sewn shut 144 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,106 so nobody could plant drugs on him. 145 00:06:39,190 --> 00:06:40,730 He wouldn't drink in public because he assumed 146 00:06:40,734 --> 00:06:43,114 someone would slip him a Mickey. 147 00:06:43,111 --> 00:06:45,161 And his room? Off-limits. 148 00:06:45,155 --> 00:06:46,565 Every day, he'd slip matches in the door 149 00:06:46,573 --> 00:06:48,243 to see if anyone had been inside. 150 00:06:49,325 --> 00:06:50,405 He was a progressive. 151 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:52,290 Loved Martin Luther King and Che Guevara. 152 00:06:52,287 --> 00:06:53,707 If you wanted to get a rise out of him, 153 00:06:53,705 --> 00:06:55,285 all you would have to say is... 154 00:06:55,290 --> 00:06:58,000 I don't see how socialism could work. 155 00:06:58,001 --> 00:06:59,461 Money's useless 156 00:06:59,461 --> 00:07:02,261 unless you're helping people with it. 157 00:07:02,339 --> 00:07:05,179 MIKE: And don't get him started on Ronald Reagan. 158 00:07:05,175 --> 00:07:08,965 Bum, liar, snake, phony! 159 00:07:09,054 --> 00:07:11,564 He refused to pay taxes to Republican administrations. 160 00:07:11,556 --> 00:07:13,306 Instead he declared bankruptcy. 161 00:07:13,308 --> 00:07:15,978 ♪ ♪ 162 00:07:16,061 --> 00:07:19,021 And this is the guy I had to put all my faith in. 163 00:07:19,022 --> 00:07:21,782 Except I didn't know how to believe what Cus saw in me. 164 00:07:21,775 --> 00:07:23,525 I'd still go back to see my mom. 165 00:07:24,527 --> 00:07:26,987 But I started to feel like I didn't belong there either. 166 00:07:28,323 --> 00:07:30,663 Yo, man, what they teaching you upstate? 167 00:07:30,742 --> 00:07:31,912 You need to share that shit. 168 00:07:31,910 --> 00:07:32,990 LORNA MAE: Michael. 169 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:37,666 You smoking drugs in my house? 170 00:07:38,541 --> 00:07:39,711 Just Barkim is. 171 00:07:39,793 --> 00:07:40,963 LORNA MAE: Mm-hmm. 172 00:07:41,044 --> 00:07:42,304 Give me that shit. 173 00:07:42,379 --> 00:07:43,669 I send you away to do better 174 00:07:43,672 --> 00:07:45,012 and come back doing drugs? 175 00:07:45,090 --> 00:07:46,590 Don't do drugs. 176 00:07:47,717 --> 00:07:49,297 I keep talking, but you ain't listening. 177 00:07:49,386 --> 00:07:50,966 I didn't do anything. We didn't do anything. 178 00:07:51,054 --> 00:07:52,354 LORNA MAE: I raised my kids better than that. 179 00:07:52,347 --> 00:07:54,517 All except you. 180 00:07:54,516 --> 00:07:56,016 Drugs are bullshit. 181 00:07:56,101 --> 00:07:57,061 (laughter) 182 00:07:57,060 --> 00:07:58,310 I don't want you to end up 183 00:07:58,395 --> 00:07:59,555 a pimp like your father. 184 00:07:59,646 --> 00:08:01,356 MIKE: Maybe I'll end up a deacon like my father. 185 00:08:01,356 --> 00:08:04,396 (laughs) My father was a pimp and a deacon. 186 00:08:04,401 --> 00:08:06,241 -(laughter) - You ain't never gonna be 187 00:08:06,236 --> 00:08:07,646 no deacon, Mike. 188 00:08:07,654 --> 00:08:08,824 Never be no deacon. 189 00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:10,662 (laughs) 190 00:08:10,657 --> 00:08:12,027 (sighs) 191 00:08:12,117 --> 00:08:14,037 What are those people you living with like? 192 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:18,745 Your family take you back, you know. 193 00:08:21,626 --> 00:08:23,916 I just gotta be with that old guy. 194 00:08:25,755 --> 00:08:26,965 Mm-hmm. 195 00:08:26,965 --> 00:08:29,755 (light music) 196 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:32,853 (laughter) 197 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:36,176 (indistinct chatter) 198 00:08:36,266 --> 00:08:38,386 CUS: Punchers are born, not made. 199 00:08:38,393 --> 00:08:40,943 And you got power in both fists, son. 200 00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:43,193 I'm not telling you to make you believe 201 00:08:43,273 --> 00:08:44,823 you're something you're not. 202 00:08:44,816 --> 00:08:47,646 This is what you were born to do. 203 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:49,736 I wanna get him into a smoker. 204 00:08:49,738 --> 00:08:51,738 You can't put a boy in a smoker. 205 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:53,450 What he needs is experience. 206 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:55,490 No one's gonna fight a kid who just turned 14. 207 00:08:55,577 --> 00:08:57,537 I mean, you're not gonna find an opponent. 208 00:08:57,537 --> 00:08:59,287 Of course I'm not gonna find an opponent. 209 00:08:59,289 --> 00:09:01,459 You are. That's your fucking job. 210 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:04,495 Anyway, look at him. 211 00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:06,376 Who's gonna believe he's 14? 212 00:09:08,173 --> 00:09:09,843 Cus, he's a kid. 213 00:09:09,841 --> 00:09:11,381 I'll get arrested. 214 00:09:11,468 --> 00:09:14,888 ♪ ♪ 215 00:09:14,888 --> 00:09:17,888 (crowd cheering) 216 00:09:20,435 --> 00:09:21,935 Get the fuck out of here, Teddy. 217 00:09:22,020 --> 00:09:23,100 You gonna look me in the eye and tell me 218 00:09:23,188 --> 00:09:24,518 that this guy is 14? 219 00:09:24,606 --> 00:09:25,566 Hand to God. 220 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:26,815 Where do you get the balls? 221 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:27,940 TEDDY: What do you want me to say? 222 00:09:28,026 --> 00:09:29,276 The kid just turned 14. 223 00:09:29,361 --> 00:09:31,241 Nah, get out of my gym. 224 00:09:31,321 --> 00:09:32,611 Fine. 225 00:09:32,614 --> 00:09:33,744 He's 18. 226 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:35,080 NELSON: There it is. 227 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:36,735 You know something, Teddy? 228 00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:38,833 Sometimes I think you lie worse than we do. 229 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:41,832 (crowd yelling) 230 00:09:43,124 --> 00:09:44,584 How you doing, Mike? 231 00:09:46,086 --> 00:09:47,376 I was a baby. 232 00:09:47,379 --> 00:09:48,879 What I wanted to say was, "Get me out of here. 233 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:50,340 I'm a fucking kid." 234 00:09:50,340 --> 00:09:52,180 Instead I said... 235 00:09:52,175 --> 00:09:53,715 I'm gonna get something from the grocery store 236 00:09:53,802 --> 00:09:55,432 down the street. 237 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:58,560 Hurry back. 238 00:09:59,766 --> 00:10:02,766 (car alarms blaring, dogs barking) 239 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:08,231 (child crying, indistinct chatter) 240 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:10,693 (glass shatters) 241 00:10:10,694 --> 00:10:14,204 (indistinct chatter) 242 00:10:16,408 --> 00:10:19,408 (siren wailing) 243 00:10:21,705 --> 00:10:24,415 (funky music) 244 00:10:24,416 --> 00:10:26,326 MIKE: People went after Cus for exposing a young kid 245 00:10:26,418 --> 00:10:29,168 to a place like that and making him fight. 246 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,674 But that filthy place, it represented hope. 247 00:10:31,673 --> 00:10:33,303 It was my way out. 248 00:10:33,383 --> 00:10:35,513 It made me become who I needed to become. 249 00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:38,010 Oh, and I knocked that motherfucker out. 250 00:10:38,013 --> 00:10:39,853 SINGER: ♪ Hold on ♪ 251 00:10:39,848 --> 00:10:41,518 ♪ ♪ 252 00:10:41,516 --> 00:10:44,596 (singing indistinctly) 253 00:10:44,686 --> 00:10:46,306 ♪ Hold on ♪ 254 00:10:46,396 --> 00:10:48,606 Yes, Michael! 255 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:50,980 I won my very first fight. 256 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:53,154 Knocked that motherfucker out cold. 257 00:10:53,153 --> 00:10:55,203 Whoo! 258 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:56,490 Yeah! 259 00:10:56,573 --> 00:10:57,743 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 260 00:10:57,741 --> 00:10:58,951 Whoo! 261 00:10:59,034 --> 00:11:02,084 Yeah! Yes, yes, whoo! 262 00:11:02,162 --> 00:11:04,252 That's when the legend of Mike Tyson began. 263 00:11:04,247 --> 00:11:06,327 Yes! Whoo! 264 00:11:06,416 --> 00:11:07,786 (yells) 265 00:11:07,876 --> 00:11:09,706 (breathing heavily) 266 00:11:11,796 --> 00:11:13,296 The path is clear, son. 267 00:11:13,298 --> 00:11:15,218 Junior Olympics. 268 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:16,470 A warm-up. 269 00:11:16,468 --> 00:11:20,058 Then real Olympic gold at 18. 270 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:22,635 Uh, then we go pro... 271 00:11:22,724 --> 00:11:24,604 and grab the title. 272 00:11:24,601 --> 00:11:27,231 But I don't want you acting so excited 273 00:11:27,312 --> 00:11:29,152 when you win a fight. 274 00:11:29,147 --> 00:11:30,937 I want you arrogant. 275 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:33,324 You act like you're surprised you won. 276 00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:38,201 Are you crying? 277 00:11:39,908 --> 00:11:41,578 What's wrong with you? 278 00:11:42,452 --> 00:11:44,202 I won't ever get bullied no more. 279 00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:45,754 CUS: No. 280 00:11:45,747 --> 00:11:48,877 Your superiority is... 281 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:50,705 undeniable. 282 00:11:50,794 --> 00:11:54,214 They'll love you as much as they fear you. 283 00:11:54,214 --> 00:11:58,094 But the fight starts before you enter the ring. 284 00:11:58,093 --> 00:12:00,353 You gotta be the meanest fighter 285 00:12:00,345 --> 00:12:01,675 God ever created. 286 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:03,640 No more crying. 287 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,850 Intimidation. 288 00:12:05,934 --> 00:12:08,984 You need to embrace your villainy. 289 00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:11,902 {\an8}(dramatic music) 290 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:14,858 {\an8}(cheers and applause) 291 00:12:14,943 --> 00:12:16,743 MIKE: Junior Olympics, I won every fight 292 00:12:16,820 --> 00:12:19,030 by knockouts in the first round. 293 00:12:19,114 --> 00:12:21,034 I got gold in eight seconds. 294 00:12:21,116 --> 00:12:24,366 I was this local hero with a gold medal at 14. 295 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:27,619 And half my friends back home were already dead. 296 00:12:27,706 --> 00:12:29,116 I loved Cus so much, if he would've told me I could fly, 297 00:12:29,124 --> 00:12:30,504 I would've believed him. 298 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,090 Only I kept going back to Brownsville, 299 00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:34,545 getting fucked up and shit. 300 00:12:34,546 --> 00:12:36,546 Oh, you guys are gonna see me really fucked up in this show. 301 00:12:36,548 --> 00:12:39,128 (laughter) 302 00:12:39,134 --> 00:12:41,514 You know, um... 303 00:12:41,511 --> 00:12:44,511 back then, I was living in two worlds at the same time. 304 00:12:44,514 --> 00:12:45,934 Or I was trying to. 305 00:12:46,016 --> 00:12:49,056 ♪ ♪ 306 00:12:49,144 --> 00:12:51,814 I've been doing that my whole life. 307 00:12:51,813 --> 00:12:56,283 ♪ ♪ 308 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:57,896 It's the gold medal. 309 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:00,700 Read this. 310 00:13:11,374 --> 00:13:12,674 You Muhammad Ali now? 311 00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:17,843 I'm gonna be the youngest heavyweight champion 312 00:13:17,839 --> 00:13:18,879 in the world. 313 00:13:20,717 --> 00:13:21,717 Me. 314 00:13:23,094 --> 00:13:24,684 I am that someone. 315 00:13:27,891 --> 00:13:30,811 I'm used to you smelling like drink and reefer. 316 00:13:30,894 --> 00:13:31,904 Look at you now. 317 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:37,027 (laughs) 318 00:13:37,025 --> 00:13:39,645 You better keep on winning. 319 00:13:39,736 --> 00:13:41,236 'Cause the second you lose, 320 00:13:41,321 --> 00:13:43,571 that man's throwing your ass out. 321 00:13:45,450 --> 00:13:46,530 He don't love you. 322 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:48,950 He's using you. 323 00:13:50,914 --> 00:13:53,174 He's got his own reasons for teaching you. 324 00:13:57,087 --> 00:13:59,007 He's teaching me to be somebody. 325 00:14:00,799 --> 00:14:02,469 Opposite of what you ever did. 326 00:14:04,552 --> 00:14:05,932 I'm going to Barkim's. 327 00:14:07,889 --> 00:14:09,309 Don't rob any houses, now, you hear? 328 00:14:13,603 --> 00:14:15,363 I don't do that shit no more. 329 00:14:16,523 --> 00:14:17,773 Look at me. 330 00:14:19,442 --> 00:14:20,782 Look. 331 00:14:22,404 --> 00:14:24,664 I am disciplined now. 332 00:14:24,656 --> 00:14:27,446 I'm not that piece of shit you said I was anymore. 333 00:14:30,620 --> 00:14:32,080 I have pride. 334 00:14:39,129 --> 00:14:40,169 (door slams) 335 00:14:40,255 --> 00:14:42,045 (glass shatters) 336 00:14:42,132 --> 00:14:43,762 Aah, come on, come on. 337 00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:45,842 Hurry up, bitch, before somebody sees you. 338 00:14:45,844 --> 00:14:47,434 Shit. 339 00:14:47,429 --> 00:14:48,509 BARKIM: TV! 340 00:14:48,513 --> 00:14:50,103 (laughter) 341 00:14:50,098 --> 00:14:51,638 Then my boy Calvin start yelling like, 342 00:14:51,725 --> 00:14:54,515 "Yo, this is Mike. 343 00:14:54,519 --> 00:14:56,519 - He on the TV!" -(laughs) 344 00:14:56,521 --> 00:14:58,901 So I'm thinking I'm 'bout to see police drag your ass off 345 00:14:58,982 --> 00:15:00,032 or some shit. 346 00:15:01,693 --> 00:15:04,863 Instead you in there fucking some white boy up. 347 00:15:04,863 --> 00:15:08,453 And you got fucking white people cheering for you. 348 00:15:08,450 --> 00:15:10,580 Shit. 349 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:12,867 I'm thinking like, "Damn. 350 00:15:12,871 --> 00:15:14,711 - Am I high already?" -(laughs) 351 00:15:14,706 --> 00:15:16,456 BARKIM: 'Cause I know that shit ain't right, man. 352 00:15:16,458 --> 00:15:19,458 (laughs) That's crazy, right? 353 00:15:19,461 --> 00:15:21,711 That's some motherfucking Twilight Zone shit 354 00:15:21,713 --> 00:15:23,723 right there, Mike. 355 00:15:23,715 --> 00:15:25,965 See, that's what the fuck it is. 356 00:15:27,302 --> 00:15:29,222 Fuck is you doing here with me, man? 357 00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:33,016 What you doing robbing people and shit like that for, man? 358 00:15:35,435 --> 00:15:38,015 You got motherfucking white people 359 00:15:38,021 --> 00:15:39,941 that love your ass, Mike. 360 00:15:40,023 --> 00:15:41,273 Shit. 361 00:15:41,358 --> 00:15:43,898 I wish I had white people that knew my Black ass. 362 00:15:52,118 --> 00:15:53,868 I'ma die here, man. 363 00:15:55,705 --> 00:15:57,415 You hear me? 364 00:15:57,499 --> 00:15:58,539 You hear me, man? 365 00:16:00,919 --> 00:16:03,339 That ain't your life. 366 00:16:03,338 --> 00:16:05,378 Look around. 367 00:16:05,382 --> 00:16:07,592 Ain't nothing here for you. 368 00:16:08,802 --> 00:16:09,892 Shit. 369 00:16:11,388 --> 00:16:13,558 You gotta get the fuck out of here 370 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,600 so I can tell people one day, like, "Yo, 371 00:16:16,685 --> 00:16:19,305 I used to hang with that motherfucker, man." 372 00:16:19,396 --> 00:16:20,896 Shit. (laughs) 373 00:16:20,897 --> 00:16:23,897 (dramatic music) 374 00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:30,620 ♪ ♪ 375 00:16:30,699 --> 00:16:32,869 I didn't hang with him no more. 376 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,790 That night was the last time I saw him. 377 00:16:36,788 --> 00:16:38,748 Three months later... 378 00:16:38,832 --> 00:16:39,832 (gunshot) 379 00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:42,673 (crowd yelling) 380 00:16:42,669 --> 00:16:45,089 MIKE: Oh, man. That kind of pain? 381 00:16:45,088 --> 00:16:47,758 That shit doesn't know how to express itself. 382 00:16:47,841 --> 00:16:49,931 It hits hard. 383 00:16:50,010 --> 00:16:51,090 ♪ ♪ 384 00:16:51,094 --> 00:16:55,564 SINGER: ♪ I'm beggin' and pleadin' ♪ 385 00:16:55,557 --> 00:16:57,767 SINGERS: ♪ Beggin' and pleadin' ♪ 386 00:16:57,851 --> 00:16:59,601 SINGER: ♪ Don't you leave me ♪ 387 00:16:59,686 --> 00:17:03,266 ♪ Don't you walk out that door ♪ 388 00:17:03,273 --> 00:17:05,943 SINGERS: ♪ Don't you walk out that door ♪ 389 00:17:06,026 --> 00:17:09,526 SINGER: ♪ I'm beggin' and pleadin' ♪ 390 00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:11,489 MIKE: My mom died around that time too. 391 00:17:11,573 --> 00:17:13,163 SINGERS: ♪ Beggin' and pleadin' ♪ 392 00:17:13,158 --> 00:17:14,658 MIKE: Cancer. 393 00:17:14,743 --> 00:17:16,203 SINGER: ♪ It won't be the same ♪ 394 00:17:16,286 --> 00:17:17,996 MIKE: It was a one-two punch. 395 00:17:17,996 --> 00:17:20,706 SINGERS: ♪ Won't be the same anymore ♪ 396 00:17:20,707 --> 00:17:25,997 ♪ ♪ 397 00:17:26,004 --> 00:17:28,674 Well, shit. 398 00:17:34,554 --> 00:17:37,974 When my father died, I remember him moaning. 399 00:17:38,058 --> 00:17:40,268 Maybe in pain. 400 00:17:40,352 --> 00:17:41,642 Maybe anger. 401 00:17:42,812 --> 00:17:44,112 I'll never know. 402 00:17:46,024 --> 00:17:50,534 Worst part was, there was nothing I could do. 403 00:17:53,114 --> 00:17:54,744 I should've done better. 404 00:17:55,950 --> 00:17:57,620 She was never proud of me. 405 00:17:59,037 --> 00:18:00,997 She thought I was a piece of shit. 406 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:04,075 Mothers can be wrong. 407 00:18:04,084 --> 00:18:06,004 I can never fix it now. 408 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:09,170 This is just gonna be my story. 409 00:18:09,172 --> 00:18:10,472 CUS: No. 410 00:18:11,633 --> 00:18:15,303 This is one tiny part of-- 411 00:18:15,387 --> 00:18:17,057 of a great big story. 412 00:18:17,055 --> 00:18:19,765 You might have done bad things. 413 00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:21,846 But you got a good heart. 414 00:18:22,977 --> 00:18:25,107 I know your heart, Mike. 415 00:18:26,314 --> 00:18:27,864 I know that. 416 00:18:30,443 --> 00:18:33,033 I'll tell you a secret that maybe I shouldn't. 417 00:18:36,074 --> 00:18:38,204 Ever since I met you, 418 00:18:38,201 --> 00:18:40,371 my biggest fear has been that someday, 419 00:18:40,370 --> 00:18:42,910 someone'd come along, give you money, 420 00:18:42,914 --> 00:18:44,504 and you'd leave me. 421 00:18:44,499 --> 00:18:47,499 Fighters have done that to me all my life. 422 00:18:47,502 --> 00:18:49,502 But I know you're not going. 423 00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:52,877 We're family. 424 00:18:54,217 --> 00:18:56,337 The fact that you work so hard, 425 00:18:56,428 --> 00:18:58,468 listen, believe in me, 426 00:18:58,555 --> 00:19:00,385 it gives me motivation to stay alive. 427 00:19:00,390 --> 00:19:02,560 I don't know what I'd do without you. 428 00:19:05,562 --> 00:19:10,072 I promise I won't leave until I see you succeed. 429 00:19:10,150 --> 00:19:11,440 You hear me? 430 00:19:15,030 --> 00:19:16,530 Hey, let's make this official. 431 00:19:16,531 --> 00:19:18,411 Camille, 432 00:19:18,408 --> 00:19:20,288 get the adoption papers done. 433 00:19:21,411 --> 00:19:23,081 Be a family. 434 00:19:23,163 --> 00:19:25,793 Hey, what do you think of your new son here, Camille? 435 00:19:25,874 --> 00:19:28,544 (John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom") 436 00:19:28,543 --> 00:19:30,383 And they said I didn't have it in me. 437 00:19:30,462 --> 00:19:33,172 JOHN: ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ 438 00:19:33,173 --> 00:19:36,343 ♪ I'm gonna shoot you right down ♪ 439 00:19:36,343 --> 00:19:37,803 ♪ Right off your feet ♪ 440 00:19:37,886 --> 00:19:41,216 MIKE: After that, Cus became my family. 441 00:19:41,306 --> 00:19:42,516 ♪ ♪ 442 00:19:42,599 --> 00:19:44,019 JOHN: ♪ Put you in my house ♪ 443 00:19:44,017 --> 00:19:45,977 MIKE: I lived at their house with he and Camille. 444 00:19:46,061 --> 00:19:47,481 JOHN: ♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪ 445 00:19:47,479 --> 00:19:49,109 ♪ ♪ 446 00:19:49,189 --> 00:19:51,019 MIKE: And then every day, 447 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:53,824 I'd train with Cus at that gym. 448 00:19:53,902 --> 00:19:55,782 JOHN: ♪ Walk that walk ♪ 449 00:19:55,779 --> 00:19:58,239 MIKE: That was my life for the next three years. 450 00:19:58,323 --> 00:20:02,703 ♪ ♪ 451 00:20:02,786 --> 00:20:04,576 I wanted him to love me. 452 00:20:04,579 --> 00:20:06,459 ♪ ♪ 453 00:20:06,456 --> 00:20:08,326 But I was terrified of disappointing him. 454 00:20:08,333 --> 00:20:10,383 ♪ ♪ 455 00:20:10,377 --> 00:20:12,087 The reason I knocked everyone out so fast 456 00:20:12,087 --> 00:20:13,837 in those early fights was because I was so terrified 457 00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:15,472 of disappointing Cus. 458 00:20:16,841 --> 00:20:19,641 If I wasn't winning, what good was I to him? 459 00:20:19,636 --> 00:20:20,716 All right. 460 00:20:20,804 --> 00:20:22,264 Nice, Mike, nice. 461 00:20:23,682 --> 00:20:26,352 {\an8}MIKE: We were ready to shock the world. 462 00:20:26,351 --> 00:20:28,061 {\an8}(crowd booing) 463 00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:30,481 Except it didn't happen that way. 464 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,020 Fucking judges. 465 00:20:34,317 --> 00:20:35,567 I let Cus down. 466 00:20:35,652 --> 00:20:37,782 All that time he put into me. 467 00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:39,449 The dream was over. 468 00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:42,120 I knew Cus wouldn't love me no more. 469 00:20:42,117 --> 00:20:44,447 And I couldn't take it. 470 00:20:44,536 --> 00:20:46,076 You know, honestly, I'd rather kill myself 471 00:20:46,079 --> 00:20:47,749 than have Cus not love me no more. 472 00:20:50,709 --> 00:20:52,879 - Cus... - Don't say anything. 473 00:20:52,961 --> 00:20:54,421 Take it like a man. 474 00:20:56,631 --> 00:20:59,761 A gold would've greased the wheels, 475 00:20:59,843 --> 00:21:00,893 but we don't need it. 476 00:21:00,969 --> 00:21:02,719 We're turning pro sooner, that's all. 477 00:21:02,721 --> 00:21:04,311 They thought we were murderous before? 478 00:21:04,389 --> 00:21:06,469 You're gonna be a demon, Mike. 479 00:21:06,558 --> 00:21:08,518 I want them afraid for their lives 480 00:21:08,518 --> 00:21:09,638 when they face us. 481 00:21:10,645 --> 00:21:12,355 Revenge'll be sweet, son. 482 00:21:13,314 --> 00:21:15,194 They stole our Olympic glory. 483 00:21:15,275 --> 00:21:17,565 We're gonna make them fucking pay. 484 00:21:17,569 --> 00:21:19,569 We should be thanking them for this decision, 485 00:21:19,571 --> 00:21:21,321 them cocksuckers. 486 00:21:22,657 --> 00:21:25,237 Just like that, Iron Mike was born. 487 00:21:25,243 --> 00:21:28,123 I won every single fight for the next six years. 488 00:21:28,121 --> 00:21:30,711 {\an8}(crowd yelling) 489 00:21:30,707 --> 00:21:33,457 {\an8}(upbeat music) 490 00:21:33,460 --> 00:21:35,960 {\an8}♪ ♪ 491 00:21:36,046 --> 00:21:37,836 As soon as I started winning in the ring... 492 00:21:37,839 --> 00:21:39,219 All right. Cus set me up with two 493 00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:41,219 of the best managers in the business... 494 00:21:41,301 --> 00:21:42,801 I think our next move is television. 495 00:21:42,886 --> 00:21:44,426 - MIKE: Jimmy Jacobs... - But we gotta talk about 496 00:21:44,429 --> 00:21:45,679 the image we wanna project. 497 00:21:45,764 --> 00:21:47,644 BILL: So try these on. 498 00:21:47,724 --> 00:21:48,894 MIKE: And Bill Cayton. 499 00:21:48,892 --> 00:21:52,652 This is what Bill Cosby wears on his show, 500 00:21:52,729 --> 00:21:55,769 and everyone feels safe with Bill Cosby. 501 00:21:55,774 --> 00:21:57,284 MIKE: But Cus was still in charge. 502 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,279 Hold on. Fuck safe. 503 00:22:00,362 --> 00:22:02,572 I want his opponents to take the shit of their life 504 00:22:02,572 --> 00:22:04,032 when they see Mike coming. 505 00:22:04,032 --> 00:22:07,082 Cus, you hired us to promote his image. 506 00:22:07,077 --> 00:22:08,617 Audiences have to feel comfortable with Mike. 507 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:10,000 CUS: Bullshit. 508 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:11,960 You're not turning him into Gorgeous George. 509 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:13,580 He's not gonna look like Gorgeous George, 510 00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:14,667 for Christ's sake. 511 00:22:14,668 --> 00:22:16,458 He's a scourge, a monster. 512 00:22:16,461 --> 00:22:18,131 That's what I made him. 513 00:22:18,213 --> 00:22:21,013 Over my dead body. Come on, Mike. 514 00:22:21,091 --> 00:22:22,801 I thought I looked fly. 515 00:22:22,801 --> 00:22:24,341 CUS: Come on, come on. Jesus. 516 00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:26,144 - MIKE: He called all the shots. - Cus. 517 00:22:26,221 --> 00:22:28,221 Your hips. 518 00:22:28,223 --> 00:22:29,473 Relax your hips. 519 00:22:29,474 --> 00:22:31,064 MIKE: He even took me to a hypnotist. 520 00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:32,479 Relax your legs. 521 00:22:33,812 --> 00:22:35,692 Relax your feet. 522 00:22:35,689 --> 00:22:38,859 You have a wonderful right hand. 523 00:22:39,943 --> 00:22:43,113 You haven't really believed in it. 524 00:22:43,113 --> 00:22:45,123 But you will now. 525 00:22:45,115 --> 00:22:46,615 MIKE: I actually think it helped. 526 00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:53,580 ♪ ♪ 527 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:06,433 (crowd cheering) 528 00:23:06,428 --> 00:23:08,388 Oh, man. 529 00:23:08,388 --> 00:23:10,388 I was starting to get known. 530 00:23:10,390 --> 00:23:13,140 I was 18, and I was sitting at the same table as De Niro, 531 00:23:13,143 --> 00:23:16,103 David Bowie, Joe Piscopo. 532 00:23:16,104 --> 00:23:18,234 But with women, man, I-- 533 00:23:18,231 --> 00:23:19,611 I just--honestly, I had no game at all. 534 00:23:19,691 --> 00:23:21,481 Hi, you wanna fuck? 535 00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:24,276 Yeah, no? 536 00:23:24,279 --> 00:23:25,569 SINGER: ♪ You are the man ♪ 537 00:23:25,572 --> 00:23:27,662 See? No game. 538 00:23:27,741 --> 00:23:28,951 Oh, man. 539 00:23:29,034 --> 00:23:30,244 {\an8}SINGER: ♪ You are the man ♪ 540 00:23:30,243 --> 00:23:33,123 {\an8}MIKE: Cus never taught me about winning. 541 00:23:33,121 --> 00:23:35,331 {\an8}He only ever taught me about boxing. 542 00:23:35,415 --> 00:23:38,835 {\an8}♪ ♪ 543 00:23:38,835 --> 00:23:41,915 {\an8}He was always there for me with the boxing... 544 00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:43,665 {\an8}no matter what. 545 00:23:43,757 --> 00:23:46,627 {\an8}♪ ♪ 546 00:23:46,718 --> 00:23:49,008 {\an8}Until one day... 547 00:23:49,012 --> 00:23:52,562 SINGER: ♪ 'Cause every time I need you, baby ♪ 548 00:23:52,557 --> 00:23:53,637 ♪ ♪ 549 00:23:53,725 --> 00:23:57,305 ♪ You're right there on time ♪ 550 00:23:57,312 --> 00:24:00,482 SINGERS: ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 551 00:24:00,482 --> 00:24:03,572 (indistinct chatter) 552 00:24:07,155 --> 00:24:08,695 You messing with the nurses? 553 00:24:09,783 --> 00:24:11,623 Well, bless your heart for thinking that's... 554 00:24:11,618 --> 00:24:14,288 (inhales shallowly) Even an option. 555 00:24:15,538 --> 00:24:16,708 Sit down. 556 00:24:19,417 --> 00:24:20,537 MIKE: How long you gotta be in here? 557 00:24:20,627 --> 00:24:21,797 (Cus grunts) 558 00:24:24,881 --> 00:24:26,421 You're getting better. 559 00:24:27,759 --> 00:24:29,089 (breathing shallowly) 560 00:24:29,094 --> 00:24:31,394 Fucking pneumonia. 561 00:24:33,723 --> 00:24:35,933 I want you to do me a favor. 562 00:24:37,894 --> 00:24:40,564 Look after Camille for me. 563 00:24:42,941 --> 00:24:45,031 Listen to me. 564 00:24:45,110 --> 00:24:48,410 You are going to be champion of the world. 565 00:24:49,531 --> 00:24:51,781 I don't give a shit about any of it without you, Cus. 566 00:24:51,783 --> 00:24:53,413 Can't do it without you. 567 00:24:53,410 --> 00:24:56,160 CUS: Will you promise me... 568 00:24:56,246 --> 00:24:58,786 you'll look after Camille? 569 00:24:58,790 --> 00:25:00,920 - You promised. - CUS: I know. 570 00:25:01,751 --> 00:25:03,501 It's all fucked up. 571 00:25:05,296 --> 00:25:07,506 But you'll still get there without me. 572 00:25:08,466 --> 00:25:10,426 - No. - CUS: Listen to me. 573 00:25:10,427 --> 00:25:13,967 You succeed when you become champion. 574 00:25:13,972 --> 00:25:16,732 I only succeed when you don't need me anymore. 575 00:25:16,725 --> 00:25:19,345 I do need you, Cus. 576 00:25:19,436 --> 00:25:20,646 I do. 577 00:25:20,729 --> 00:25:21,979 I love you, Cus. 578 00:25:24,149 --> 00:25:25,979 (sighs) 579 00:25:25,984 --> 00:25:27,574 (sniffles) 580 00:25:31,948 --> 00:25:33,278 You-- 581 00:25:34,909 --> 00:25:39,039 You were always, always 582 00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:41,369 easy to love, Mike. 583 00:25:51,718 --> 00:25:53,428 So I finally get a dad, right? 584 00:25:53,428 --> 00:25:55,718 And I have to bury him. 585 00:25:55,722 --> 00:25:58,022 To me, it was like I lost my whole life. 586 00:25:58,016 --> 00:25:59,266 I just kept saying to myself, 587 00:25:59,351 --> 00:26:01,771 "I don't have my friend no more." 588 00:26:01,770 --> 00:26:04,520 He never told me that he wouldn't be there. 589 00:26:04,606 --> 00:26:07,606 Then Cus' friends came to get a piece of me. 590 00:26:07,609 --> 00:26:09,109 Not even a week after the funeral, 591 00:26:09,194 --> 00:26:11,114 they had me back in the ring. 592 00:26:11,196 --> 00:26:13,736 (P.P. Arnold's "The First Cut Is the Deepest") 593 00:26:13,740 --> 00:26:16,870 COMMENTATOR: A Tyson fight is a ticking bomb. 594 00:26:16,868 --> 00:26:19,658 This guy is a barbarian. 595 00:26:19,746 --> 00:26:21,746 12 fights. 12 knockouts. 596 00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:24,328 And consider this: he's just 19 597 00:26:24,334 --> 00:26:27,554 and knocked out the last six in the first round. 598 00:26:27,629 --> 00:26:31,379 And when they go down, they don't ask for a rematch. 599 00:26:31,383 --> 00:26:34,723 Tyson is fighting on the average every two weeks. 600 00:26:34,803 --> 00:26:36,303 Isn't that a lot? 601 00:26:36,388 --> 00:26:38,258 Cus D'Amato, who died recently, 602 00:26:38,348 --> 00:26:42,388 uh, he was Mike's mentor, teacher, legal guardian, 603 00:26:42,394 --> 00:26:44,734 and--and Cus felt that to be a good fighter, 604 00:26:44,813 --> 00:26:46,563 you have to fight frequently and often. 605 00:26:46,648 --> 00:26:50,238 And so we have Mike fight as often as is safe. 606 00:26:50,235 --> 00:26:51,645 P.P.: ♪ Baby, I know ♪ 607 00:26:51,653 --> 00:26:53,153 COMMENTATOR: Mike Tyson is the terror 608 00:26:53,238 --> 00:26:55,658 of the heavyweight division, an animal. 609 00:26:55,657 --> 00:26:59,157 With his record now 20 and 0 with 19 knockouts, 610 00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:01,624 Tyson is considered one of the hardest punchers 611 00:27:01,705 --> 00:27:02,865 in the division. 612 00:27:02,956 --> 00:27:04,576 His manager, Jimmy Jacobs. 613 00:27:04,666 --> 00:27:06,206 Tyson is one of the hardest hitters 614 00:27:06,209 --> 00:27:08,039 - in his division. - What's that? 615 00:27:08,128 --> 00:27:10,628 - Tyson, he hits damn hard. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 616 00:27:10,714 --> 00:27:12,424 He--he--he punches everybody 617 00:27:12,424 --> 00:27:15,264 like they stole something from him. 618 00:27:15,260 --> 00:27:18,510 His post-fight interviews last longer than the fights. 619 00:27:18,513 --> 00:27:19,813 (laughs) 620 00:27:19,806 --> 00:27:24,266 ♪ ♪ 621 00:27:24,269 --> 00:27:26,439 MIKE: I miss Cus terribly. 622 00:27:26,438 --> 00:27:28,978 I'm always looking for someone who's not there. 623 00:27:28,982 --> 00:27:31,942 I have intelligence, discipline, 624 00:27:32,027 --> 00:27:34,147 extremely honed skills. 625 00:27:34,154 --> 00:27:35,954 But people just see an animal. 626 00:27:36,031 --> 00:27:37,661 ♪ ♪ 627 00:27:37,741 --> 00:27:39,831 They call me a savage. 628 00:27:39,826 --> 00:27:41,406 (applause) 629 00:27:41,411 --> 00:27:43,661 JOAN: Now, how many knockouts do you have? 630 00:27:43,747 --> 00:27:45,707 Well, Joan, out of 27 fights, 631 00:27:45,707 --> 00:27:48,287 27 wins, I got 25 knockouts. 632 00:27:48,293 --> 00:27:50,093 -(cheers and applause) - Unbelievable. 633 00:27:50,170 --> 00:27:51,840 Were you a--a rough kid? 634 00:27:51,838 --> 00:27:53,168 Yeah. 635 00:27:53,173 --> 00:27:54,513 A lot of people think I was a rough kid, 636 00:27:54,591 --> 00:27:56,181 got in a lot of fights growing up, 637 00:27:56,176 --> 00:27:58,546 beat up a lot of people, but it's not true. 638 00:27:58,553 --> 00:27:59,893 I got beat up all the time. 639 00:27:59,888 --> 00:28:01,468 - AUDIENCE: Oh. - I can't believe it. 640 00:28:01,473 --> 00:28:02,723 Please. Would I lie to you? 641 00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:03,934 (laughter) 642 00:28:04,017 --> 00:28:05,767 All right, you're just 20 years old. 643 00:28:05,769 --> 00:28:07,439 If you win the fight with Trevor Berbick-- 644 00:28:07,437 --> 00:28:08,767 - When I win, yeah. - JOAN: Okay. 645 00:28:08,772 --> 00:28:10,402 So--so when you win, 646 00:28:10,482 --> 00:28:13,232 do you, like, have an Adrian, like in Rocky? 647 00:28:13,318 --> 00:28:14,278 No, not at all. 648 00:28:14,361 --> 00:28:15,901 Oh, so no girlfriend? 649 00:28:15,904 --> 00:28:18,164 When you're in training, do you give up sex? 650 00:28:18,156 --> 00:28:19,566 -(laughter) - No. 651 00:28:19,574 --> 00:28:21,164 See, 'cause my husband's always telling me 652 00:28:21,159 --> 00:28:23,619 - he's in training, so... -(laughter) 653 00:28:23,620 --> 00:28:25,960 All right, November 22nd. 654 00:28:26,039 --> 00:28:27,329 Championship fight. 655 00:28:27,332 --> 00:28:29,382 - Yeah. - You wanna pick a round? 656 00:28:29,376 --> 00:28:30,956 Well, no, I'm not gonna predict. 657 00:28:31,044 --> 00:28:33,464 But it's a pretty exciting moment for me. 658 00:28:33,463 --> 00:28:34,883 Will you come back after and we'll talk about 659 00:28:34,881 --> 00:28:36,591 - how you won? - Yeah. 660 00:28:36,675 --> 00:28:37,835 Would you invite me back? 661 00:28:37,926 --> 00:28:40,386 - Oh, November 23rd. -(laughter) 662 00:28:40,387 --> 00:28:42,137 -(cheers and applause) - Listen, what a pleasure. 663 00:28:42,222 --> 00:28:44,522 May I just say, good luck to you. 664 00:28:44,516 --> 00:28:46,686 - God be with you. - Thank you. 665 00:28:46,685 --> 00:28:48,135 We'll be right back. 666 00:28:48,228 --> 00:28:49,688 MIKE: Night of the fight, 667 00:28:49,688 --> 00:28:52,018 I knew Berbick wasn't gonna die for the belt and I was. 668 00:28:52,107 --> 00:28:53,687 'Cause I was doing it for Cus. 669 00:28:53,692 --> 00:28:55,862 After he died, I was always looking 670 00:28:55,944 --> 00:28:57,114 to get back in the ring to be the monster 671 00:28:57,112 --> 00:28:58,572 that Cus wanted me to be. 672 00:29:03,159 --> 00:29:04,869 You've been training for this moment 673 00:29:04,953 --> 00:29:07,213 since you were 13. 674 00:29:08,164 --> 00:29:10,834 (laughs) This guy is a tomato can, 675 00:29:10,834 --> 00:29:13,214 a bum. 676 00:29:13,211 --> 00:29:15,551 You can do this with your eyes closed. 677 00:29:19,342 --> 00:29:21,432 {\an8}(upbeat music) SINGER: ♪ Get up ♪ 678 00:29:21,428 --> 00:29:22,508 {\an8}ANNOUNCER: Everyone's talking 679 00:29:22,512 --> 00:29:23,892 {\an8}Tyson this, Tyson that. 680 00:29:23,972 --> 00:29:25,062 Trevor Berbick's the champion. 681 00:29:25,140 --> 00:29:26,560 No one's talking about that. 682 00:29:26,558 --> 00:29:29,098 People are viewing this event as more of a coronation 683 00:29:29,102 --> 00:29:30,562 - than a contest. -(bell dings) 684 00:29:30,562 --> 00:29:32,732 How good is Mike Tyson really? 685 00:29:32,731 --> 00:29:35,731 (crowd yelling) 686 00:29:35,734 --> 00:29:38,074 ♪ ♪ 687 00:29:38,153 --> 00:29:40,533 Oh, Tyson's punches even sound different 688 00:29:40,530 --> 00:29:41,820 than other heavyweights. 689 00:29:41,823 --> 00:29:43,163 ANNOUNCER: Ooh, Berbick is rocked. 690 00:29:43,158 --> 00:29:44,278 He's in trouble here, 691 00:29:44,284 --> 00:29:45,834 and it's still the first round. 692 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:48,037 Berbick is just trying to get through the first round. 693 00:29:48,038 --> 00:29:49,868 He's hurt, no question. 694 00:29:49,873 --> 00:29:51,173 ANNOUNCER: Another big shot by Tyson. 695 00:29:51,166 --> 00:29:52,326 He's laying into him, right, left. 696 00:29:52,334 --> 00:29:53,504 ANNOUNCER: Berbick looks hurt. 697 00:29:53,585 --> 00:29:55,125 - ANNOUNCER: He stumbles. -(bell dings) 698 00:29:55,128 --> 00:29:58,338 And a big first round for Mike Tyson. 699 00:29:58,340 --> 00:30:00,550 (cheers and applause) 700 00:30:00,550 --> 00:30:02,220 ♪ ♪ 701 00:30:02,302 --> 00:30:04,012 COACH: Busting his game. 702 00:30:04,012 --> 00:30:05,512 He's weak. Put his ass on the floor. 703 00:30:05,597 --> 00:30:06,887 You can fuck him up. 704 00:30:06,890 --> 00:30:08,270 Just dodge those hits, man. 705 00:30:08,350 --> 00:30:10,270 (bell dings) 706 00:30:10,352 --> 00:30:11,562 ANNOUNCER: Tyson was everything people 707 00:30:11,561 --> 00:30:13,061 could've hoped for in that first round. 708 00:30:13,063 --> 00:30:14,153 Berbick has got to-- 709 00:30:14,147 --> 00:30:16,477 ANNOUNCER: Another big shot by Tyson. 710 00:30:16,483 --> 00:30:18,533 Berbick's in a heap of trouble here. 711 00:30:18,610 --> 00:30:19,940 And he goes down! 712 00:30:20,028 --> 00:30:23,698 (cheers and applause) 713 00:30:29,454 --> 00:30:31,874 Big right hand, and Berbick's in trouble again. 714 00:30:31,873 --> 00:30:33,293 Right to the body. 715 00:30:33,375 --> 00:30:34,875 Uppercut. 716 00:30:34,876 --> 00:30:36,536 Left hook. 717 00:30:36,628 --> 00:30:37,958 Berbick goes down! 718 00:30:38,046 --> 00:30:40,506 NINA SIMONE: ♪ Butterflies all havin' fun ♪ 719 00:30:40,507 --> 00:30:43,547 ♪ You know what I mean ♪ 720 00:30:43,635 --> 00:30:44,965 ANNOUNCER: This one's going to be over, I believe. 721 00:30:45,053 --> 00:30:47,063 NINA: ♪ Sleep in peace when day is done ♪ 722 00:30:47,055 --> 00:30:49,465 ♪ That's what I mean ♪ 723 00:30:49,474 --> 00:30:52,854 ♪ And this old world is a new world ♪ 724 00:30:52,936 --> 00:30:55,646 ♪ And a bold world ♪ 725 00:30:55,647 --> 00:30:56,937 ♪ For me ♪ 726 00:30:56,940 --> 00:30:58,480 ANNOUNCER: And it's over. 727 00:30:58,483 --> 00:30:59,863 That's all. 728 00:30:59,943 --> 00:31:03,613 And a new era in boxing has begun. 729 00:31:03,697 --> 00:31:06,277 NINA: ♪ Stars when you shine ♪ 730 00:31:06,366 --> 00:31:09,196 ♪ You know how I feel ♪ 731 00:31:09,202 --> 00:31:10,332 ♪ ♪ 732 00:31:10,412 --> 00:31:12,292 ♪ Scent of the pine ♪ 733 00:31:12,372 --> 00:31:15,002 ♪ You know how I feel ♪ 734 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:19,210 ♪ Oh, freedom is mine ♪ 735 00:31:19,212 --> 00:31:22,092 ♪ And I know how I feel ♪ 736 00:31:22,090 --> 00:31:23,550 ♪ It's a new dawn ♪ 737 00:31:23,550 --> 00:31:25,300 ♪ It's a new day ♪ 738 00:31:25,385 --> 00:31:29,845 ♪ It's a new life for me ♪ 739 00:31:29,848 --> 00:31:32,928 (scatting) 740 00:31:33,018 --> 00:31:39,898 ♪ ♪ 741 00:31:47,699 --> 00:31:54,579 ♪ Oh, I'm feeling good ♪ 742 00:31:54,581 --> 00:31:57,541 ♪ ♪ 743 00:31:57,542 --> 00:32:00,052 ♪ Fish in the sea ♪ 744 00:32:00,045 --> 00:32:03,835 ♪ You know how I feel ♪ 745 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,180 ♪ River running free ♪ 746 00:32:06,176 --> 00:32:08,386 ♪ You know how I feel ♪ 747 00:32:08,470 --> 00:32:10,220 ♪ ♪ 748 00:32:10,305 --> 00:32:12,765 ♪ Blossom on the tree ♪ 749 00:32:12,766 --> 00:32:15,186 ♪ You know how I feel ♪ 750 00:32:15,185 --> 00:32:16,765 ♪ It's a new dawn ♪ 751 00:32:16,770 --> 00:32:18,400 ♪ It's a new day ♪ 752 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:23,280 ♪ It's a new life for me ♪ 753 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:25,780 Captioned by Captionmax