| Actor Jamie Foxx, the star of numerous hit films such as "Ray," the life story of Ray Charles and American football drama "Any Given Sunday," may return to the screen playing the lead role in a representation of the Mike Tyson story. Foxx has been known to perform very physical roles |
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and to complete a transformation into resembling the former champion Tyson would likely be one of his most challenging physical projects. Foxx is rumored to be having his team look into acquiring the rights to the Tyson story. However, it will probably be some time before the definitive Mike Tyson story can be told as his profoundly turbulent life appears to reach unprecedented lows on a monthly basis. Stay tuned for more news on this story as it develops.
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