Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography and over 2 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle . Learn more


or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Trade in Yours
For a �3.88 Gift Card
Trade in
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 
Start reading Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography [Hardcover]

Mike Tyson
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
RRP: �20.00
Price: �7.00 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery in the UK on orders over �10. See details and conditions
You Save: �13.00 (65%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want it tomorrow, 22 Feb.? Choose Express delivery at checkout. Details

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Kindle Edition �6.65  
Hardcover �7.00  
Paperback �7.56  
Audio, CD, Audiobook --  
Audio Download, Unabridged �12.24 or Free with Audible.co.uk 30-day free trial
Trade In this Item for up to �3.88
Trade in Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to �3.88, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Learn more

Book Description

21 Nov 2013

Love him or loathe him, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of our time. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again

In this, his first, autobiography, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson pulls no punches and lays bare the story of his remarkable life and career. Co-written with Larry Sloman, author of Antony Keidis’s best-selling memoir ‘Scar Tissue’, this is a visceral, and unputdown-able story of a man born and raised to brutality, who reached the heights of stardom before falling to crime, substance abuse and infamy.
Full of all the controversy and complexity that you would expect from a man who delighted as much as he shocked, this is a book that will surprise people and reveal a fascinating character beneath the exterior of violence.
If you think you know all about Mike Tyson, read this book and think again.


Frequently Bought Together

Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography + War and Peace: My Story
Price For Both: ï¿½14.00

Buy the selected items together
  • War and Peace: My Story �7.00


Product details

  • Hardcover: 564 pages
  • Publisher: HarperSport (21 Nov 2013)
  • ISBN-10: 0007502516
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007502516
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.2 x 5.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, and more.

Product Description

Review

‘Might be the most soul-baring book of its genre ever written’ Washington Post

‘Savagely compelling… A voyage through the great American underbelly’ Telegraph

‘Sensational… Fascinating… An epic tale’ Daily Mail

‘Completely riveting’ Janice Turner, The Times

‘A fallen hero mauled by excess’ Evening Standard

‘A gripping and indecently enthralling autobiography . . . Tyson’s life reads like an Elmore Leonard thriller’ Telegraph

‘Undisputed Truth, is the American dream writ large in raw detail: think Citizen Kane scripted by the writing team of The Wire’ New Statesman

‘Utterly gripping’ Janet Street-Porter, Independent

‘Addictive’ Geoff Dyer, Observer

‘Extraordinary’ Sunday Times

About the Author

Mike Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, with 12 of them occurring in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, and the only heavyweight to individually unify them.

Larry Sloman is the author of bestselling collaborative books with Bob Dylan, Howard Stern, and the critically acclaimed ‘Scar Tissue’ with Anthony Kiedis.


Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt
Search inside this book:

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Gari
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Its hard to know where to start with a review for this book. Over the past 25 yrs there have been many so called Mike Tyson biographies I've read a few so thought that I knew the full story but there was a lot in here that took me by suprise. I thinks its fair to say of all of the books on Tyson this is the only one that counts.
There's certainly a lot of content at almost 570 pages this is twice the book that most autobiographies are. During the time I read this my opinion of Tyson went up and down like a rollercoaster, from being shocked, to thinking that this guy is a complete idiot to feeling sorry for him and at the end I'm still not entirely sure.
One point worth mentioning is that Mikes actual boxing career probably accounts for less than half the content of the book.

If you don't want to see any spoilers stop reading now:

Otherwise he's my overview of this book,

We all know the story of Mikes rise to become the youngest ever Heavyweight champ under the guidance of Cus D'Amato, the marriage to Robin Givens, the legal battles over his management and his loss to Buster Douglas then conviction and incarceration for rape. The comeback and loss to Holyfeild and the ear biting incident.

However the real interesting insights that are less known about and covered in this book are the stories of Mikes childhood and just how big a criminal he was and how brutal the environment was.

The complete lack of ability he had with dealing with his finances (which stemmed from his childhood) it really seemed like someone should have given him some help, although trying to tell a young Tyson what to do with his money would have been a thankless task.
Read more ›
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Denis Vukosav TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
"Undisputed Truth" is memoir book of one of the most controversial man and athlete in past decades, Mike Tyson. And what is more important to emphasize, a very good memoir book.

Tyson who grew up in one of the meanest and poorest Brooklyn neighborhood Brownsville, he managed to become one of the most famous and ferocious all-time boxers and the youngest heavyweight champion ever.

Tyson who never knew his father and lost his mother when he was teenager, was member of the gang, walking around with the gun in his hand, he dropped out of the school but nevertheless became a successful boxer, married movie star and earned plenty of money.
But no matter how quickly he earned money even faster he spent all went bankrupt, eventually even ending up in prison humiliated before the whole world.

It's incredible to read how he spent money when he had it in abundance, for example buying the entire stock of Rolls Royce cars.
He had problems with alcohol and so it's interesting to learn that during recording of "The Hangover" movie in which he appeared he was also drunk or going through a hangover himself.

Mike Tyson's autobiography is very brave and honest book that speaks frankly about his life from his own mouth, being equally brutal on himself like he was in ring to other boxers. He speaks about those people who once were with him all the time when he was popular, and then turned their backs on him when everything went downhill.

He will also mention his (in)famous promoter Don King about which he doesn't have anything nice to say calling him names for his theft of around 50 million dollars from Tyson due to his naivety.
Read more ›
Was this review helpful to you?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!! A must read! 9 Dec 2013
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Mike Tyson, love him or hate him, is a true late 20th Century icon, and l bought this book before going to see his One-Many show in Mar '14 in London.

This is a warts and all story, and with some stories that may help provide support for the "haters of Tyson". However, it is amazing to what low level he sunk, and how he is finally happy now, minus the couple of hundred million that he spent trying to be happy.

I thoroughly recommend this book, so as to get an insight into "Iron Mike".
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a box fan. I knew Mike Tyson because of his popularity but that was it. I read the book and I learnt to know him and to love him.I even consider the book to be spiritual, inspirational. It raises questions within yourself and it helps you to understands your paradigms. Will recommend 100%. I pray God to bless you and your family Mike and to help you all along the way to overcome your paradigms.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars lacks punch 27 Jan 2014
Format:Hardcover
LIke Mike Tyson's boxing matches, the opening to this bio was explosive, brutal and exciting. Tyson's early life growing up in Brooklyn, his family, meeting mentor Cus D'Amato and his boxing career I found great reading and was loathe to put the book down. My enthusiasm diminished in the later stages with too many tales of drug-fueled orgies and public brawling. It seemed to be tale after tale of him getting high, bedding strippers and being ripped off
There was some redemption in the final few pages, but on the whole I wasn't knocked out
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Punch drunk 24 Jan 2014
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The start of the book that details his relationship with Cus and his devotion to boxing greats is engaging.
The middle is repetitive with numerous chapters relating to his problems and addictions it does turn again towards the end when he takes control of his life.
Not a classic and more about the boxing please!
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant and honest
Couldn't put the book down. I'm not an avid boxing fan and didn't even follow Tyson's career that closely but appreciated the book for an open and honest account of a brilliantly... Read more
Published 4 hours ago by Mrs Caroline Brittain
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Present
Perfect present for anyone who is a boxing fanatic telling the ins and outs of his fame and boxing career.
Published 19 hours ago by Sarah Weir
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
This is Mike Tyson laid bare so to speak, he holds nothing back and tells it as it is.

As a boxer I thought "Iron Mike" a legend of the sport. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Al_Mc72
5.0 out of 5 stars Husband has not put this down!
My husband s not a big reading fan, but he does love boxing and enjoys watching it. I was in two minds of buying him this book because of that but I have to say he has not put it... Read more
Published 3 days ago by umburadave
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Bought this for my husband who does not really read and he read this in Two Weeks... Record time for him.. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Elizabeth McKenzie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
I purchased this ebook for my husband for Christmas he said it was a very interesting read and a good price and if you like boxing
Published 3 days ago by White
3.0 out of 5 stars sad story of a confused soul
a repetitive read not sure if Tyson really ever will understand how to find any peace with himself or get bored of drugs
Published 4 days ago by mr m
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
it's really interesting to read this book. while you're reading you're disgusted, angry and then at the and you start to understand what made him do what he did!
Published 4 days ago by mrfadedglory
5.0 out of 5 stars quick delivery
This book was bought for a present I do not read book on boxing so can't comment on the contents
Published 8 days ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Best autobiography I have read in my life
Brilliant book, great stories, well written.. You ARE the True Champ Michael!..All the best in your life and keep fighting. You can do it! Your Slovakian fan- Jozef
Published 9 days ago by joes
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews
ARRAY(0xa3ed9198)

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   

return ; return ;

Look for similar items by category


Feedback