"Only Thing That Can Beat Mike Tyson Is Mike Tyson Himself"

The prophetic words of the announcer at the end of this montage sum up the meteoric rise and subsequent downfall of "Iron" Mike Tyson.
Tyson has certainly earned much of the criticism bestowed on him, from face tattoos to rage-induced earlobe nibbling, but after watching these scenes of his earlier days I certainly wouldn't have said anything to his face.

Loved or loathed, he is regarded as one of the greatest.