Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Undisputed Truth
    Unavailable
    Undisputed Truth
    Unavailable
    Undisputed Truth
    Audiobook20 hours

    Undisputed Truth

    Written by Mike Tyson and Larry Sloman

    Narrated by Joshua Henry

    4.5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this audiobook

    A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the world-and a legend both in and out of the ring.

    Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon-Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most thrilling and ferocious boxers of all time-and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior. Years of hard partying, violent fights, and criminal proceedings took their toll: by 2003, Tyson had hit rock bottom, a convicted felon, completely broke, the punch line to a thousand bad late-night jokes. Yet he fought his way back; the man who once admitted being addicted "to everything" regained his success, his dignity, and the love of his family. With a triumphant one-man stage show, his unforgettable performances in the Hangover films, and his newfound happiness and stability as a father and husband, Tyson's story is an inspiring American original.

    Brutally honest, raw, and often hilarious, Tyson chronicles his tumultuous highs and lows in the same sincere, straightforward manner we have come to expect from this legendary athlete. A singular journey from Brooklyn's ghettos to worldwide fame to notoriety, and, finally, to a tranquil wisdom, Undisputed Truth is not only a great sports memoir but an autobiography for the ages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 12, 2013
    ISBN9781101620786
    Unavailable
    Undisputed Truth
    Author

    Mike Tyson

    Jennifer Barrett is currently the head of content at Fidelity Investments. Until 2021, she was the chief education officer at Acorns, a fast-growing financial wellness app with more than 10 million users. An award-winning financial journalist, Jenn is the founding editor of Grow, a popular money site aimed at millennials and Gen X. She is a contributor for Forbes and LinkedIn, and has written about money for publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Worth, Money, and Newsweek, where she was a staff writer and editor for seven years. Think Like a Breadwinner is her first book.

    Related to Undisputed Truth

    Related audiobooks

    Boxing For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Miracles And Pigeons

      Nov 5, 2020

      Miracles And Pigeons
      4 min read

    • Article

      Before The Bell

      Jun 24, 2021

      Whoever claimed “history is written by the victors” obviously didn’t know much about professional wrestling. Of course, top guys like Bret Hart and Mick Foley enjoy the privilege of some big megaphones when it comes to telling their respective sides

      8 min read

    • Article

      Lords Of The Ring

      Apr 8, 2021

      Lords Of The Ring
      4 min read

    • Article

      Seriously Good Films

      Jul 1, 2019

      The Rolling Stones were the Bad Boys of the British Invasion, but while Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and Keith Richards cranked up the sexual energy onstage and fueled their happy hedonism with drugs and booze, off to the side stood tall, serene Bill Wy

      2 min read

    • Article

      Long Live Boxing News

      May 27, 2021

      Long Live Boxing News
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Pits

      May 25, 2023

      The Pits
      2 min read

    • Article

      Exploiting Race Is Not New To Boxing -- Or To Politics

      Aug 27, 2017

      In her acclaimed 1987 book, "On Boxing," Joyce Carol Oates lamented that the sport had become "America's tragic theater." So has politics. But let's look at one crisis at a time. As Oates was writing "in the grip of an inexplicable, curious compulsio

      2 min read

    • Article

      Time Is On His Side

      Mar 6, 2024

      Time Is On His Side
      5 min read

    • Article

      Trailblazer

      Jan 19, 2023

      @SweetD001 Ex-EBU champ I WAS pleased to start 2023 by discovering that there was a play called On the Ropes showing at the Park Theatre in North London. The production is the biographical tale of Vernon Vanriel, the maverick light-welterweight boxer

      5 min read

    • Article

      DVDBLURAY&TV

      May 21, 2020

      DVDBLURAY&TV
      6 min read

    • Article

      My History Hero

      Feb 17, 2022

      1942-2016 Muhammad Ali was an American boxer, activist and poet. Born Cassius Clay, he changed his name after converting to Islam. Nicknamed “The Greatest”, he won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and became the heavyweight champion of the wo

      2 min read

    • Article

      Greatest tv Westerns

      Jul 19, 2022

      Greatest tv Westerns
      13 min read

    • Article

      The Godfather

      Feb 3, 2022

      The Godfather
      5 min read

    • Article

      Rule Breaker

      Jan 12, 2023

      Rule Breaker
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Way It Was

      May 19, 2022

      The Way It Was
      3 min read

    • Article

      Before The Bell

      Jun 22, 2023

      Before The Bell
      7 min read

    • Article

      Godspeed, Mike Marley

      Mar 10, 2022

      Godspeed, Mike Marley
      3 min read

    • Article

      TV, FILM & RADIO

      Jun 8, 2023

      TV, FILM & RADIO
      5 min read

    • Article

      A Great American Horseman

      Mar 23, 2021

      A Great American Horseman
      23 min read

    • Article

      The Way It Was

      Aug 28, 2020

      The Way It Was
      4 min read

    • Article

      Lennox Lewis: An Appreciation

      Jan 12, 2023

      NEW boxing year, same old boxing stories in the heavyweight division. You know the ones: this will be my last year, I will have three fights, new saviour found, deal being discussed, I’m invisible, nobody wants to fight me, I’m coming back, contract

      3 min read

    • Article

      Top Of The Pods 2022

      Jan 1, 2023

      Death has never been so hilarious. Comedian Kathy Burke talks to other funny folk about their fantasy funerals and more demise–related topics in this new series, where nothing is sacred. First guest Dawn French sets the standard for a show that is eq

      4 min read

    • Article

      This Week In history

      Jul 30, 2020

      This Week In history
      4 min read

    • Article

      True Grit

      Dec 18, 2020

      True Grit
      3 min read

    Reviews for Undisputed Truth

    4.5/5

    56 ratings8 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      If you love chaos, sex, drugs, violence, and the indulgences of an out of control mega star you will not be disappointed with this book. Tyson describes his life, his adventures, career and mishaps is such a way that you question if this guy is real or some fictional character conjured up by some megalomaniac! The narrater does a great job at capturing Tyson sound without going over the top. His tone and inflection were perfect for this read. Bravo! Now if boxing could only find its next "Tyson" to resurrect the sport. That would be another book about the sport of pugilists I would certainly read!
    • 5/5
      Best book I’ve ever read - and I’m a big time reader
    • 5/5
      Just love this book. Mike really lets you in on his life and what an extraordinary life he lived. I’m glad he was so candid to share with us and as a fan I respect him more.
    • 2/5
      Interesting to hear about how Mike rose to the heavyweight crown. Scary to find out how disturbed Mike is and the lack of accountability he has for is poor behavior over the years. Got really long winded toward the end of the book.
    • 4/5
      I just finished Mike Tyson’s memoir “Undisputed Truth”. I am glad I read it and I do recommend it. It is 552 pages long not including the Epilogue. It is an easy read but takes several days because it is so long. It could and should have been shorter. The language of the book is the language of the street and the reader should expect a lot of profanity. That being said, let me tell you some of the highlights and my impressions. It is an honest book I think and he tells the kind of life he lived without sugar coating. For the boxing aficionado, he goes into a lot of detail about his relationship with Cus D’Amato and the art of boxing. That part was good reading. He tells about his early life of being in an alcoholic home without a father and being traumatized by beatings, something that no doubt lead to his later alcoholism and drug addiction. He is honest about his juvenile delinquency and sums it up pretty good on page 36 saying , “I did a lot of bad sh**”.He goes into detail about his highly publicized relationship with Robin Givens and her mother. He sums it by saying “I was traumatized by the relationship. Those were cold broads.”He goes into tremendous detail about his rape conviction involving Desiree Washington. He would have us believe that he was an innocent victim. Maybe. In my opinion, he doesn’t quit pull it off, although he did succeed in planting some doubt in my mind that he was guilty. He also portrays himself as a victim of racism:“I knew I was supposed to be convicted, that was just how the system worked. I’m a descendant of slaves. That people can respect me as a human being, to this day, is something that I have doubts about. I was the nigga and that cowboy prosecutor was going to put his spurred cowboy boots in my face.” That doesn’t quite succeed either as he seemed to me more a victim of his own foolishness. Much of the rest of the book is spent detailing a life of debauchery, cocaine addiction, and occasional acts of violence. Incredible wealth and fame seemed to open wide the doors of sin for him and he entered into it with abandon. There is a good expose of Don King the fight promoter as well as a good look at how opportunists take advantage of the legal system to try and fleece celebrities. At times the constant descriptions of partying and excess wear a little thin and it could all of been said in a shorter amount of time. But his journey is the familiar journey of all addicts sinking lower and lower. Along the way he introduces us to some individuals who begin to help and steer him into a better path. The book is at its best when he talks about the pain and heartache of losing his 4 year daughter. We begin to see the human side of him and not just a lecher. We hear about his involvement with AA and a slow process of maturity. Towards the end he gets married and paints himself as a committed family man. There are signs of real spiritual growth::“People often ask me what I regret in my life . I regret sleeping with all those women. I used to brag about that but now I’m so embarrassed by my conquests”In the end of the book in the postscript Mike admits he slipped in August of 2013. At this writing he has been clean about 90 days or so, and is still struggling. Remember him in your prayers. Ted AdamsonAuthor of “Up from Down- a True Story of recovery from Addiction”
    • 5/5
      Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson is a hefty autobiography that might be the most soul baring book of its genre ever written. It is a brutally honest and a revealing memoir which chronicles the hits and misses of Tyson’s life, so painful at times but not without its fair share of humor. Its rawness is unparalleled for an autobiography. His brutality on people he deemed dishonest with him is blunt. He picks the infamous promoter Don King for a word-bite calling him "a slimy reptilian.” He writes, “When I think about all the horrific things that Don has done to me over the years I still feel like killing him."He unleashes a barrage of attacks on his ex-wife Robin Givens, who he calls, "a manipulative shrew who could bring me to my knees." Tyson alleged Givens faked pregnancy as she was "on the prowl for a big Black celebrity." Tyson writes, "She was supposedly three months pregnant when we got married. Now it was June, and she hadn't gained a pound, so the next thing I knew she was in bed and claimed she had miscarried our baby." Writing about the mother-daughter duo, Tyson describes them as "two broke charlatans," "con artists" and "borderline prostitutes."Significantly, Tyson insisted he is innocent of the 1992 rape conviction. Tyson writes, "I did not rape Desiree Washington." He asks, "How do you rape someone when they come to your hotel room at two in the morning?" Though Tyson is known to have been a womanizer, his candid admission of it is a bit of a surprise. The many women in Tyson's life flow in and out of the pages like they did in his life. Even inside prison Tyson smuggled women into the facility and even had a months-long affair with his prison drug counselor who suddenly became available after Tyson had $10,000 sent to her home to fix her roof. There is too much of his sex life. I think it is overplayed. It makes an enjoyable memoir look like an adult movie.From his early childhood days as a thug to his transformation as the “undisputed” world heavyweight boxing champion to his fall, and disgrace, Undisputed Truth” covers it all. It is glaring, straightforward, and open. Now 47 years old, he still hopes for a happy ending, but he knows it is going to be a difficult one. He ends, "I can't help anyone if I'm not well myself, and I desperately want to get well. I have a lot of pain and I just want to heal. And I'm going to do my best to do just that. One day at a time."A memoir like this doesn't come around very often. Much of what we often see does not peel off the layers. Undisputed Truth is inside-out. Don't miss it!
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars.
      It took a lot of guts for Tyson to face the truth of his life much less put it out there for all to see. This is a look into the real person that is Mike Tyson with all his faults, flaws, and sense of humor. It didn’t feel as if he was trying to justify his life or actions, just informing or explaining what he’s been through and what he’s learned from the experiences. You’ll read about things you know, and wished to know. I got the feeling he hid nothing and faced it all. On a personal level I’m proud of his years of sobriety and facing his demons. I lived through my mother’s struggle to accomplish the same thing and it was no easy feat as it continues to be on a daily basis for anyone who tries to live a life of sobriety.

      (I received a copy from publisher for an honest review.)
    • 5/5
      This could easily be the best Tyson biography, even though it's the only one I've ever read, I could only see it beat if he wrote another one himself. WOULD RECOMMEND. It shows a side of Tyson that only he knew, that everyone needs to know before the judge him.