Part one looks at how Mike Tyson s raw aggression and unconventional tactics in and out of the ring have bought him fame, fortune and ignominy in just about equal measure. But he, more than any other boxer, exemplifies the origins of the fight game in the bare-knuckle era, when it wasn't uncommon for fighters to gouge and kick their opponents.
Tonight's episode looks at German Max Schmeling and his remarkable 1938 title fight against African American Joe Louis that pitted the US against Nazi Germany.