Tyson Page #7

Seven-seven-two. Look how good

he still looks, will you?

You know, he's 174 pounds.

Louis outweighed him

by 25 and three-quarter pounds.

Look at the way he's fighting

on the inside.

Just like Frazier with Ali.

Yeah, but he won't keep it up.

He's gonna lose his speed.

Are you listening to me?

I miss him, Jimmy.

I really f***ing miss him.

Hey.

Sh*t.

It's guys who can't cry

that I worry about.

I'm so weak.

- Jimmy, man, I feel so weak.

- Weak?

You're Iron Mike. You're Big Mike.

Man, I don't feel like it.

Not with Cus gone.

I could never figure out

what he saw in me.

He loved you.

Why?

Courage.

Heart.

And you got fists like bowling balls.

- Like wrecking balls.

- Like wrecking balls.

[JACOBS CHUCKLES]

You got me, Mike.

I'm not going anywhere.

[CROWD CHEERING]

ANNOUNCER:
So with

the championship already at stake...

... early in Tyson 's career, the spark so

faithfully nurtured by Cus D 'Amato...

... becomes a roaring blaze.

[TYSON GRUNTING]

Tyson baring in with those murderous

left hooks.

[BERBICK GRUNTS]

Down goes Berbick.

Berbick's struggling to get up.

He's gonna make an attempt.

And back onto the canvas.

This may be the end already.

At age 20...

... Mike Tyson is about to become the

youngest heavyweight champion ever.

LANE:

Sorry, that's it. It's all over. It's all over.

ANNOUNCER:

And that will do it.

[CROWD CHEERING]

So a new era in boxing begins.

At 20 years old, Mike Tyson

has fulfilled his destiny.

HULL:

Ladies and gentlemen...

...the time:
Two minutes, 35 seconds

of the second round...

...referee Mills Lane stopped the bout.

The winner by a TKO, and new WBC

heavyweight champion of the world...

...Iron Mike Tyson.

[CROWD CHEERS]

I would like to dedicate my fight

to my guardian, Cus D 'Amato.

He's up there looking

and talking to the fighters...

... saying his boy did it.

REPORTER:
What was the most

important lesson Cus taught you?

TYSON [ON TV]:
Cus always

depended everything on character and...

Yo, Mike. Yo, is that sh*t good, man?

Ha-ha-ha!

TYSON:
He saw I was good enough...

- Yo, Mike, is that sh*t good?

REPORTER:

Who are you gonna fight next?

TYSON:
I'm champion of the world.

I'll fight any man alive.

Anybody in the world.

I'll take on all comers.

ANNOUNCER [ON TV]:

The marvel with the good fighters...

... is how quick their hands are.

ROONEY:
Okay, watch here. Tucker.

Left hook to the ribs, right?

Check it out, bam, bam, bam,

look at that sh*t!

Right bombs to the head

every f***ing time.

What the f***, Mike? Turn it back.

Hey. Turn it back.

Jesus. Okay, now. See that?

See that?

Each time he jabs,

he drops his right hand back.

Leaves you what?

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