NONFICTION Undisputed Truth By Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman Blue Rider Press 580 pages, $30 By Tim Graham NEWS BOOK REVIEWER Mike Tyson’s reputation as The Baddest Man on the Planet was cemented with fists that waylaid each of the first 37 boxers who dared to climb inside the ropes with him. Tyson was merely 20 years old when he became the youngest heavyweight champion. He was ruthless even by boxing’s standards. He seemed invincible. In time, however, we were reminded of his vulnerability over and over again. His life was too tempestuous. He made reckless decisions. He was careless with his body, cavalier with his conditioning. That foreboding presence, the specter that...
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