After the mess with Orlin Norris in October 1999, Mike Tyson traveled abroad for his next two bouts. On January 29, 2000, Tyson met Julius Francis in Manchester, England and easily disposed of him in two rounds. In his post-fight interview with Showtime’s Jim Gray, Tyson went into a bizarre rant claiming he was the […]
After losing to Evander Holyfield on November 9, 1996, Mike Tyson sought and got an immediate rematch. The original May 3, 1997 fight was moved back to June 28 when Mike suffered a deep cut over his left eye that required 12 stitches. I gladly ordered the pay-per-view for my 46″ inch projection TV, and
After his release from prison in March 1995, Mike Tyson resigned with promoter Don King, despite a host of promoters wooing him. On August 19, 1995, I was in Las Vegas when Mike easily disposed of Peter ‘Hurricane’ McNeeley in 91 seconds. Four months later, he took on Buster Mathis Jr. at the Spectrum in
‘Iron’ Mike Tyson returned to Atlantic City Convention Hall on July 21, 1989 to face Carl ‘The Truth’ Williams on HBO. Tyson dropped Williams with a left hook in the opening round, but referee Randy Neumann stopped the fight prematurely when Williams was more than able to continue. It ruined the fight for me personally,
Mike Tyson was born Michael Gerard Tyson on June 30, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York. He started boxing under the guidance of Cus D’Amato as an amateur and turned professional in March of 1985. He quickly ran through his early competition and by the end of 1985, appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He
Gerry Cooney agreed to fight the WBC, heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, on June 11, 1982 at the Outdoor Arena at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. For me, it meant just a 3 mile drive to the Coliseum in Voorhees, New Jersey to watch the bout on closed-circuit, a real treat for it to be so
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Gerald Arthur Cooney was born on August 24, 1956 in Long Island, New York. Encouraged by his abusive father to box, Gerry became a successful amateur, including winning two New York Golden Gloves titles. His final record was 55-3, before he turned professional on February 15, 1977, where Cooney knocked out a guy named Billy
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After winning the WBC middleweight title from Iran Barkley in February of 1989, Roberto Duran signed to fight Sugar Ray Leonard on December 7th. This would make the third time the two men met, and it would be the first bout at the new Mirage Hotel and Casino on the strip in Las Vegas. That
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After losing to Robbie Sims on June 23, 1986, Roberto Duran took eleven months off. He returned in May of 1987 in Miami Beach, Florida with a ten round decision over a guy named Victor Claudio. Four months later he notched another ten round decision win over Juan Gimenez back in Miami. The ‘Hands of
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After his defeat of Davey Moore on June 16, 1983 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Roberto Duran looked for the biggest payday possible. He found it with Marvin Hagler, $1.5 million to challenge the undisputed middleweight champ on November 10 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. For me personally, it meant a
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