It's Spike Tyson: Mike Tyson and Spike Lee head for Broadway
New York
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Related articles
-
Bunce on Boxing: Broner highlights long, hard fall of US heavyweights
-
Boxing: Tyson Fury and Nathan Cleverly poised on brink of dream fights
-
Kevin Garside: Tyson Fury should note that Muhammad Ali's poetry embroidered his genius in the ring
-
Carl 'The Truth' Williams: Boxer who fought Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes
Mike Tyson wants his next knockout to be on Broadway. The former boxer will team up with the film director Spike Lee to bring his show Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth to New York for six nights in July and August.
The one-man show – a raw confessional on the highs and lows of the life of the retired heavyweight champion – will mark a Broadway debut for both Tyson and Lee.
"I'm very vulnerable and I'm just telling you who I am and where I'm from and how this happened," said Tyson said at a news conference at the Longacre Theatre, where the show – which ran for a week in Las Vegas in April – will be staged.
Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight champion as a 20-year-old in 1986. His life since then has been marred by accusations of domestic violence, rape and drug use.
"It takes courage to get in the ring," said Lee. "But it takes courage to get on the stage."
-
World news in pictures
-
Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
-
Plenty of Fish dating site founder pulls 'Intimate Encounters' option to ward off sleazy men
-
Oklahoma tornado: Rescue effort nears an end as authorities say they are confident there are no bodies or survivors left in the rubble
-
Video emerges of Pope Francis reportedly performing an exorcism
- 1 Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
- 2 Swedes set up 'ultimate Viking movie'
- 3 After woman sells virginity for $780,000, here are the results of our prostitution survey
- 4 China agrees to impose carbon targets by 2016
- 5 Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
Get your summer started with British Military Fitness
BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes
Visit York
Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Business videos from commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
Independent Dating
iJobs General
SAS BI Developer - Bristol - Up to £370/day
Negotiable: Orgtel: SAS BI Content Developer - Bristol - Up to £370/day! Our C...
Long Term School Administrator - Manchester
£45 - £60 per day: Randstad Education Manchester Primary: Long term School Adm...
Procurement/ Sub Contracts Manager - Petrochemical
£35000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus & Relocation: Progressive Recruitment: Our c...
Maths teacher
Negotiable: Randstad Education Reading: We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic...
Day In a Page
How to say ‘I’m a sellout’
Why clubs are keen to take a stand







Comments