‘More often, he reads. “I may read about Caligula, I may read about Moses, I may read about the history of African-Americans in America, I may read about the history of New York,” says Tyson in a gush. “I’m just a history-buff-time guy more than anything.
“During the height of the gladiators, they were celebrities as well. The nobility thought the gladiators were barbarians. But they weren’t barbarians; they were just people with their own culture,” exclaims Tyson. “Listen, this is what I’ve learned in life: The nightmares of thousands of generations live on the heads of the living now. Everything is from the past. The fighters are from the past. All our beefs is from the past. We can never let the past die.”’
New historical discoveries now tell us that gladiators were indeed superstars of their day but overall were closer to modern WWE wrestlers than the always fight to the death types that Hollywood shows us.
Seen “Mike Tyson Mysteries” yet? Show is hilarious. Tyson is good at it and Norm McDonald’s character is awesome. All episodes here;
http://www.adultswim.com/videos/mike-tyson-mysteries/?sr=mike_tyson_mysteries_norm_macdonald