![]() ![]() One often-asked question is what Tyson could have become had D’Amato lived longer? The romantic notion being that he might have avoided the clutches of Don King and the career decline that began as early as age 23 with his shock loss to James ‘Buster’ Douglas. “I never had that feeling in my life before.” “He gave me a purpose,” Tyson said in 1986. ![]() you’re a phoney.’”īut Tyson also referred to D’Amato as his ‘backbone’ and missed him intensely after he died when Mike was an 11-0 heavyweight prospect. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile. From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times. Listen to Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus DAmato audio book by Larry Sloman, Mike Tyson. From the former heavyweight champion and New York Times-bestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D'Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike. “People see the public celebrations of my sensational knockouts but they don’t hear Cus talking to me alone after the fight… They were never around when Cus made me feel two inches tall, when he asked me: ‘Am I wasting my time with you? I’m an old man. Buy a used copy of Iron Ambition : My Life with Cus DAmato book by Larry Sloman, Mike Tyson. “I was petrified when I was alone with him,” Tyson said in his 2017 book ‘Iron Ambition: My Life with Cus D’Amato’. ![]() ![]() When Tyson was asked in a TV interview long after his retirement whether he feared or loved D’Amato, he answered simply: “Both.” ![]()
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