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Epic new trailer drops for controversial Mike Tyson biopic showing young boxer KOing opponents and ending up in jail

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A GRIPPING new trailer for Mike Tyson’s biopic has landed just a month before the premiere.

The controversial docu-series will air on Hulu starting on August 25 with Trevante Rhodes portraying Tyson.

Mike Tyson’s life will be documented in an upcoming seriesCredit: Hulu
A new trailer has landed for the biopic on Hulu next monthCredit: Hulu

The series will explore the life of one of boxing’s biggest ever characters both in and out of the ring.

And the latest trailer shows no stone will be left unturned when it comes to telling Tyson’s story.

The Hulu series has caused controversy with Tyson not happy about what he described as a ‘tone-deaf cultural misappropriation’.

He said in a statement earlier this year: “Hulu’s announcement to do an unauthorized mini-series of the Tyson story without compensation, although unfortunate, isn’t surprising.

“This announcement on the heels of social disparities in our country is a prime example of how Hulu’s corporate greed led to this tone-deaf cultural misappropriation of the Tyson life story.”

A previous trailer showed the infamous moment he bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in the ring.

And it also showed the boxing champ’s relationship with his pet tigers.

Now, a new two-minute clip just released shows a young Tyson KOing his opponents.

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And it also gives a look into the boxer’s prison days when he was convicted of rape.

Tyson’s wedding to Robin Givens and their volatile relationship is also featured in the new clip.

Showrunner Karin Gist told Entertainment Weekly that the show will ‘dig deeper’ into Tyson’s life and ‘not meant to glorify’ it.

His wedding to Robin Givens is featured on a new trailerCredit: Hulu
The series will follow Tyson’s life and journey inside and outside the ringCredit: Hulu

Gist said: “We were never trying to say that Mike Tyson is a hero or Mike Tyson is a villain.

“Our goal was to take a very complicated and controversial figure and try to get under the hood of what he was praised and vilified for while staying true to our North Star of no one person is one thing.”

Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk

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