ABC'S PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 24, 2021
TUESDAY, MAY 25
8:00-10:00 p.m. - MIKE TYSON: THE KNOCKOUT (Series Premiere)
"Mike Tyson: The Knockout" begins with Tyson's youth and his transition from a bullied kid who, in a single instant, discovers his true power, which becomes the basis for the icon's reputation as "The Baddest Man on the Planet." Former trainers Bobby Stewart and Teddy Atlas and Joe Colangelo, longtime friend of legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato, describe Tyson's time in and out of juvenile detention, while D'Amato trains a young boy from Brooklyn to the edge of his boxing dream of heavyweight champion of the world. They discuss Tyson's rise to fame after D'Amato's death and his spiraling under the pressures of stardom, including his lifestyle of excess partying, his marriage to Robin Givens, his infamous 1988 Barbara Walters interview, including Given's allegation of domestic abuse, and divorce. Former opponents Michael Spinks and Buster Douglas sit down for interviews and discuss their fights against Tyson, including Tyson's win over Spinks to become the undisputed heavyweight champion and Tyson's shocking first professional boxing loss to Douglas, who was a 42-to-1 underdog.
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