Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson returned to rofessional boxing last night and won the match in the first round. Tyson's eturn came after a 4-year layoff...he had served three of those years behind ars on a rape conviction. Host Liane Hansen talks with Professor Gerald Early, ho teaches English and directs the program on African and Afro-American studies t Washington University in St. Louis. They discuss the cultural significance of Iron Mike's" re-emergence into the boxing spotlight. Early is author of "The ulture of Bruising : Essays on Prizefighting, Literature and Modern American ulture." (Ecco Press)
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