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La Bola Negra Opens as Oscar Pitch Meets Tyson Doc

The Spanish Oscar entry plays theaters for forty-seven days, while a new Netflix Tyson series is faulted for dodging his darkest controversies; the open house has no basement.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 8:52 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Super Festivals · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Mike Tyson — Photo: Super Festivals · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by What's on Netflix: “Netflix’s ‘Tyson’ Doc Series Highlights the Boxing Legend, But Fails to Confront His Darkest Demons”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:52 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Bola Negra, Tyson, Oscar.
BBN covered this story before: Los Javis take 'La Bola Negra' global, and Netflix eyes Oscar glory (October 13).

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What's on NetflixNetflix’s ‘Tyson’ Doc Series Highlights the Boxing Legend, But Fails to Confront His Darkest Demons

What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMeanwhile What's on Netflix says the Tyson doc series skips his darkest controversies and settles for a surface-level crash course.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA crash course?
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAn open house that skips the basement. My sequel is Tyson: The Lobby Tour.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlready saw it. Loved it.