Book Excerpt: Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle

What is it called? Didn't know there was one on SRL-MH. That would be an excellent book. Lots of psyche warfare before that fight Or do you mean George Kimbell's latest "Boxing's Last Great Era"? I hear that is a fantastic book. SOmeone told me they read it twice already.

LeRoy Neiman said he read Heavyweight Armageddon in one day straight through!

 

There's no way that book can be anything but excellent, given all the colorful characters involved, I will read it too. Kimball is a fantastic writer, he was there in that era, has the inside stories. Bob Arum could write an incredible boxing book if he wanted to, let's hope he does. Don King's was a helluva read.

 

Thank you Fists. Completely agree with you assessment of Tyson, well said. And that's how he is portrayed in this story. There are a lot of positive things said about Tyson in the book, a lot of touching personal anecdotes from boxing people and fans who I tracked down in Brooklyn, who have very nice things to say about Tyson - including Bobby Czyz, LeRoy Neiman, Bobby Joe Young, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Roberto Duran, Sechew Powell, among others.

Tyson is and always will be revered by the boxing public. He was cheered at the Lewis fight in Memphis even! Whenever Tyson goes to fights he gets huge ovations. He was at Klitschko-Johnson and took about 30 minutes just walking around ringside, taking pictures, hobnobbing with fans, totally accessible, normal, took about 30 minutes before he finally sat in his seat. So many people love the guy, through thick and thin.

 

Thanks Jack. That's exactly how it is. There so much that goes on before and during the buildup to these big fights. The press conferences. The spying. Zab Judah showed up one day to Lewis's camp in Pocono, just one day, worked out out there. Obviously as a spy. So strange. There is SO much mental warfare. Tyson vs. Lewis had so much going into it, hopefully you will feel satisfied when you close the book. I think you will,

 

No complaints so far of any Lewis bias. A friend of Tyson's read it and thought it was fair.

 

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