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The legendary “Iron” Mike Tyson might’ve taken a weird loss to Jake Paul this past November, but that hasn’t diminished interest in the boxing legend’s life story a single bit.
With all the biopic films and series centered around the iconic fighter, the hits just keep on coming, as Netflix has announced it is currently working on a docuseries based on the life and times of one Mike Tyson. According to Deadline, Netflix is prepping to drop a three-part hourlong docuseries that promises to take a deep dive into the highs and lows of Mike Tyson’s life and boxing career. And if you know anything about Mike, you know he’s had quite the eventful life before, during, and after his illustrious boxing career.
Luckily for us, Mike Tyson himself will be a part of the creation of the series and seems more excited than nervous about getting into the nitty-gritty aspects of his personal life for all to indulge in.
Per Deadline:
“Having an opportunity to share my story through the reflective lens of my growth and maturity in a multi-part documentary on Netflix will be a challenging journey, yet a very welcoming one,” said Tyson. “Most people are too scared to look at their lives objectively, wanting to paint themselves as the hero of their own story. But if we are truly objective, we know we can never be the hero in our own story. We have to be able to face the man in the mirror, taking the good with the bad to give a full account of our contributions in this life. Netflix is the perfect platform to tell my story because of their global reach.”
We imagine that the “big fight” with Jake Paul will be a part of the series, so we’ll be interested to hear Mike’s take on what was going through his mind while going toe-to-toe with someone decades his junior. It wasn’t pretty, man.
The untitled Mike Tyson docuseries will be directed and executive produced by Floyd Russ and has yet to be given a release date, but we’ll be waiting.
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