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Mike Tyson's coach used hypnosis on him to build him out into a cult figure

Summary by calfkicker.com
In Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson, Mark Kriegel presents a striking account of how legendary trainer Cus D’Amato transformed Tyson from a troubled teen into a cultural juggernaut—not just through boxing, but through intense psychological conditioning and hypnosis. D’Amato’s teachings drew from a wide array of sources—Zen in the Art of Archery, Coué’s Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion, Machiavelli, Tolstoy, even The Denial of D…
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calfkicker.com broke the news in on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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