Podcast: 'Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson' author Mark Kriegel
Interview with the acclaimed writer on his bestseller and his thoughts on Canelo-Crawford as a member of the Netflix broadcast team
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There were no major fights over the weekend but we wouldn’t leave you podcast-less! Instead it was our great pleasure to welcome to the show for an extended discussion the acclaimed author, writer and broadcaster — and my longtime friend and former ESPN colleague — Mark Kriegel. He is the author of the new bestselling book “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson.”
It is an authoritative look at Tyson’s life and career from his childhood through the apex of his career, the 91-second knockout of Michael Spinks to retain the undisputed heavyweight title and win the lineal championship in what was then the biggest money fight in boxing history.
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We discussed the book, some of the revelations, the process of tackling a topic with such a massive amount of material to work with, and more.
We also discussed the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford mega fight, which Mark brings a unique perspective to since he was part of the Netflix crew that broadcast the fight.
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