5/23/2023 0 Comments Iron Ambition by Mike Tyson![]() ![]() The book also chronicles Cus's courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we've ever know about this singular cultural figure. ![]() In Iron Ambition, Tyson shares 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. He would train the young boxer for several years, dying just months before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history. D'Amato played a huge role in Tyson's formative years, legally adopting him at age sixteen, and shaping him both physically and mentally after years of living in poverty. When legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed 'That's the heavyweight champion of the world'. 0 Ratings 3 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Not in Library. Iron Ambition Lessons Ive Learned from the Man Who Made Me a Champion by Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman. The story of the relationship between the most devastating heavyweight boxer in history and the mentor who made him. Iron Ambition by Mike Tyson, Larry Sloman, 2017, Little, Brown Book Group Limited edition, in English. ![]()
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