One Night in Vegas (2010)

On the evening of Sept 7 1996 Mike Tyson the WBC heavyweight champion attempted to take Bruce Seldons WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas At this point in his career Tysons fights had become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon where the ever present hype of the professional boxing scene would come face to face with the worlds of big business Hollywood and hip hop Sitting ringside was controversial rapper Tupac Shakur Shakur and Tyson were friends a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison Following Tysons victory Shakur and Iron Mike were to celebrate at an after party but the rap star never arrived Shakur was brutally gunned down later that night and the scene in Las Vegas quickly turned from wouldbe celebratory revelry to ill fated and inopportune tragedy