Mike Tyson basks in Cannes glory

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

CANNES, France (AFP) — Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson won cheers at the Cannes film festival late Friday after the red-carpet premiere of a moving documentary on his turbulent life.

Tyson, dressed in an elegant dark grey suit with a white pocket handkerchief, mounted the stage after the screening at the world's biggest cinema showcase, flanked by director James Toback.

"Jim, he just elicited all this stuff out of me, I don't know how he did it," a visibly moved Tyson said as Toback fought back tears.

The retired fighter, who has put on weight in recent years, flew to the French Riviera from his suburban Las Vegas home with a major entourage for the premiere of "Tyson", which combines more than 30 hours of interviews with highlights of...