Rosie Perez and Mike Tyson became close friends. Paul Zimmerman/Shutterstock. The “Do the Right Thing” star’s upbringing in Brooklyn was as rough as the boxer’s.

(L-R) Former boxer Mike Tyson, actress and emcee Rosie Perez and former boxer Evander Holyfield pose onstage after Tyson inducted Holyfield into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame at the second annual ...

How Rosie Perez put Mike Tyson in his place — and stole his heart. Story by Shirley Gomez • 22m. Mark Kriegel's new book, "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson," hits shelves today, ...

Mike Tyson hit on Rosie Perez with wild line and they ended up becoming friends. In an excerpt from a new Mark Kriegel book about Mike Tyson, titled "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson", it's ...

In an exclusive excerpt from Mark Kreigel's new book, "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson," the shocking moments from the attempts to market Iron Mike are revealed.

LOS ANGELES — Mike Tyson did not score a knockout against Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday night, but he looked formidable in his return to the boxing ring at the age of 54.

A potential boxing match between Mike Tyson and Fedor Emelianenko has stirred excitement among combat sports fans. Both legends in their respective disciplines, the prospect of them facing off in ...

Author Mark Kriegel, a self-confessed former "hater" of Tyson, pulls the curtain back on the boxer's "apocalyptic" life in his new book, "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson," detailing how he ...

In the “Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson,” New York Times best-selling author Mark Kriegel tells the story of one of the greatest boxers of all time. Kreigel, who previously authored ...

To see Tyson now — bro avatar, cuddly tough guy, weed magnate — is to see someone who has shed and transcended every element of what made him so fascinating, and so dangerous, in the 1980s.