Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
1993, English. Directed by Barbara Kopple.
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Barbara KoppleDirector
- Mike TysonSelf (archive footage)
- Cus D'AmatoSelf (archive footage)
- Don KingSelf (archive footage)
- Robin GivensSelf (archive footage)
- Curtis RatliffSelf - Friend
- Tracy Trey TravisSelf - Friend
- Louis FarrakhanSelf (archive footage)
- Joyce Carol OatesSelf
- Evander HolyfieldSelf (archive footage)
- Larry HolmesSelf (archive footage)
- Buster DouglasSelf (archive footage)
- Michael SpinksSelf (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 12 February 1993
- Country
- United States of America
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Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 February 1993. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson?
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Who directed Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson?
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993) was directed by Barbara Kopple and stars Mike Tyson, Cus D'Amato, Don King.