VIDEO: Mike Tyson on the Undisputed Truth, Brooklyn and the State of Heavyweight Boxing

November 6, 2013

CraveOnline's Zac Hutton chats with the sometimes beloved, sometimes reviled and always controversial Mike Tyson on a variety of topics, including his favorite fighters of today, performing in the ring vs. on the stage and the transformation of Brooklyn.

Check out the interview below along with footage from the trailer of "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," which premieres Saturday, Nov. 16 on HBO

"Undisputed Truth" was originally a ten-week U.S. toured stage production that debuted in Las Vegas last year and ran on Broadway over the summer. Now, director Spike Lee is bringing it to television.

The film is described as "raw, honest, powerful and full of humor. The stage production of 'Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth' features 'Iron Mike' recounting his life’s highs and lows in his signature candid style. He opens up about his troubled youth, landmark boxing career, key people in his life, controversies, time in prison, self-examination, family and new beginnings.'

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