{"product_id":"iron-ambition-book-mike-tyson-9780399177033","title":"Iron Ambition","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the former heavyweight champion and\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ebestselling author comes a powerful look at the life and leadership lessons of Cus D'Amato, the legendary boxing trainer and Mike Tyson's surrogate father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIron Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e] spells out D'Amato's techniques for building a champion from scratch. - \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Cus D'Amato first saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar in the ring, he proclaimed, That's the heavyweight champion of the world. D'Amato, who had previously managed the careers of world champions Floyd Patterson and Jos  Torres, would go on to train the young Tyson and raise him as a son. D'Amato died a year before Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history.\u003cbr\u003e In Tyson's bestselling memoir\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eUndisputed Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, he recounted the role D'Amato played in his formative years, adopting him at age sixteen after his mother died and shaping him both physically and mentally after Tyson had spent years living in fear and poverty. In\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eIron Ambition\u003c\/i\u003e, Tyson elaborates on the life lessons that D'Amato passed down to him, and reflects on how the trainer's words of wisdom continue to resonate with him outside the ring. The book also chronicles Cus's courageous fight against the mobsters who controlled boxing, revealing more than we've ever known about this singular cultural figure.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49506940420369,"sku":"CIN0399177035G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49574571573521,"sku":"GOR012324813","price":41.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50245278761233,"sku":"CIN0399177035VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0399177035.jpg?v=1751134699","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-ie\/products\/iron-ambition-book-mike-tyson-9780399177033","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}