Becoming Holyfield: A Fighter's Journey

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The story of the Olympic medallist and world heavyweight champion covers such topics as the disqualification that lost him a gold medal, his sensationalized matches against Mike Tyson, and his appearances on such shows as "Dancing with the Stars.";I: Amateur -- Childhood -- The ring -- Childhood's end -- Trials -- Olympiad -- Isom Coley -- II: the pro ranks -- Going pro -- Life in the big leagues -- Champion -- Breaking ranks -- "Iron Mike" -- You can't win 'em all -- "Finally!" -- The weird part -- III: Mountains, valleys, and everything in between -- Atlas shrugged -- Affairs of the heart -- A year of living dangerously -- Hard lessons -- IV: It's how you end -- "Holyfield V: the final chapter" -- It's how you end. I: Amateur -- Childhood -- The ring -- Childhood's end -- Trials -- Olympiad -- Isom Coley -- II: the pro ranks -- Going pro -- Life in the big leagues -- Champion -- Breaking ranks -- "Iron Mike" -- You can't win 'em all -- "Finally!" -- The weird part -- III: Mountains, valleys, and everything in between -- Atlas shrugged -- Affairs of the heart -- A year of living dangerously -- Hard lessons -- IV: It's how you end -- "Holyfield V: the final chapter" -- It's how you end.