Before his professional boxing career – that saw him earn the status of undefeated in eight fights, with six wins (four by knockout) – Mickey Rourke was considered Hollywood’s next Marlon Brando.

His persona was brooding, unpredictable, and effortlessly magnetic, which made him the kind of actor that seemed to be born to act in films directed by the likes of Coppola and Parker.

Then, after his boxing…