Mike Tyson: Champion of Sundance

So you want to climb into the head of head of Mike Tyson?

Well get in line because Tyson the movie is coming to a theater near you.

The fallen champ may just have hit a bottom with a trampoline like floor. Tyson packed quite a punch at this year’s Sundance Film festival in Park City, Utah.

There was no talk of eating children or fornicating with female news reporters when the recluse Tyson spoke to viewers about the documentary, “Tyson,” which premiered this past Saturday to rave reviews.

He appeared incredibly humbled when he showed up to Sundance as a seemingly changed man or at least a man who has found some peace within himself. Tyson, now 42, told the crowd of 450 viewers that he fears looking back on his life as the pain could spark him to use drugs again.

James Toback’s film attempts to redeem a bipolar-coaster ride of professional success and emotional failures throughout the life of ”Iron Mike."

“I work real hard on being humble, because if I dwell on what I've accomplished in the past and who that guy was and what kind of person I was, I may use again. I can't express my appreciation and gratitude for this moment," Tyson told the crowd.

As one boxing fan put it to me, "I believe the sport of boxing needs the iconic champion Mike Tyson in its corner in one form of another. We don’t need the Tabloid Mike. When Mike Tyson was on Pay Per View nobody bitched about the ticket price like nowadays. We looked forward to it because we knew something special was happening. Hell, for the most part we were paying $20-$50 for one round of boxing! No complaints from me."

The questioned still remains if Iron Mike has finally wrapped his arms around those demons that have made him such a fascinating character for all the wrong reasons.

Whether he has or not one thing is for sure, Tyson the movie is coming.

Will it be a Cinderella story or as Peter Mc Neely would say, a Cocoon of horror?

By Ed Anderson for 8countnews.com