13 Mar 2015
Champs
A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins.
Killer Instinct - The Rise and Fall of Mike Tyson
The Rise and Fall of Mike Tyson
We see the man in action, in the ring as the intense fighting machine with killer instincts, and out of the ring as the quietly spoken young man.
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