A documentary on boxing greats Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkin examines their lives...
A documentary on boxing greats Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkin examines their lives in and out of the ring.
This epic story of the rise of three of the most successful boxer of our time challenges the perception of the American Dream through the intimately peronal life trajectories of Evander Holyfield, Bernard Hopkin and Mike Tyson. Much like modern day gladiator, our protagonists come from the bottom rungs of society, choosing the path of boxing or "the poor man's sport," as a last resort, and an alternative to much bleaker option such as prison or, wore yet, death. Following these fighter' paths from success to self-discovery, they recount their battles while illuminating our country's most critical social issues, including the struggle with poverty, racial inequality, broken homes, drug and alcohol abuse, violence and the failures of our educational and prison systems. CHAMPS unearths the unique resilience of these men in the face of life's most difficult obstacles - from peronal finance to sustained brain injury - and highlights how our society and their industry exalts their ...
