Mike Tyson was a chubby 13-year-old juvenile delinquent in 1979 when boxing svengali Cus D’Amato turned him into a lightning-fast destroyer in the ring. Then 71 and past his heyday managing champions like Floyd Patterson, Mr. D’Amato could still spot and nurture talent. In a new book, “Iron Ambition,” Mr. Tyson recalls his years with the coach. Beneath a hardboiled exterior, Mr. D’Amato was an astrology aficionado with a fear of...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 24, 2017 15:33 UTC