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Twenty Years Later: Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas Still Stings
By Clay Travis - AOL NewsThe Mike Tyson of my childhood was a glowering teddy bear, a mellifluous assassin, the single most captivating athlete of my youth. A man without parallel, the only athlete who never lost. Sure, there were other athletes whose talents captivated, Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson chief among them. But Jackson and Jordan were heavily packaged athlete superheroes who stood for all that was good in the world: hard work, Nike, sacrifice, Nike, team work, Nike, the rewards of a life well-lived, and ... Nike. Tyson? No one offered a better preview of life's complexities than Mike Tyson. He was an ...
Mike Tyson Arrested for 'Scuffle' in Airport With Photographer
By Will Brinson - AOL NewsIn not-so-shocking news, Mike Tyson has been arrested for a "scuffle" at a Los Angeles airport involving photographer Tony Echevarria, according to police. Tyson, whose public behavior track record hasn't been great, was arrested and released on $20,000 bond, according to television reports.Per usual, there are differing accounts as to exactly what happened:The photographer told police that Tyson struck him once, airport police spokesman Sgt. Jim Holcomb said. The photographer fell to the ground and was treated for a cut to his forehead at a hospital.Tyson's spokeswoman Tammy Brook said the ...
Evander Holyfield to Fight Botha; Shot at Vitali Klitschko Looms
By Lem Satterfield - AOL NewsAlthough his Nov. 8 bout slated for Jeju Island, South Korea, was canceled, 47-year-old former four-time champion, Evander Holyfield, could fight South African, Francois Botha, on Dec. 19, in Uganda. A good showing in the Botha fight could also lead to a possible title shot at WBC champion, Vitali Klitschko, Holyfield's manager, Ken Sanders, told FanHouse on Tuesday. "We do this fight in December, then I'd say in February or March, we could have a championship fight with the WBC's Vitali Klitschko," said Sanders, whose contention is supported by comments made by WBC president, Jose ...
King Says Joseph Agbeko-Yohnny Perez Card Will Be First With Instant Replay
By Lem Satterfield - AOL NewsAmong the motivations for Joseph Agbeko entering Saturday night's defense of his IBF, 118-pound title against Yonnhy Perez is his desire to achieve the greatness of two of his African predecessors.Like Agbeko, a 29-year-old bantamweight titlist, Ghaninan legends such as three-time champion Azumah Nelson and former belt-holder Ike Quartey, hail from the city of Accra. Nelson excelled as a featherweight (126) and super featherweight (130), and Quartey, as a welterweight (147).Nelson and Quartey have made appearances at Agbeko's training sessions, encouraging him during his quest to be considered ...
Showtime Exec 'Thrilled' After Early Bouts
By Lem Satterfield - AOL NewsShowtime's Sports general manager, Ken Hershman, said that he is "thrilled" concerning the success of last weekend's two super middleweight bouts of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament, even as he expressed concern and well-wishes toward Jermain Taylor, who was diagnosed with a concussion following his 12th-round knockout loss to Germany's Arthur Abraham.After losing to Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) in a clash of former middleweight (160 pounds) champions, Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KOs) was hospitalized for a few days in Germany following their 168-pound battle.Taylor received a CT Scan and an MRI ...
Arthur Abraham Looks to Beat Jermain Taylor, Make Name on American Soil
By Lem Satterfield - AOL NewsArthur Abraham wants to be an American icon in boxing. Problem is, out of Abraham's 30 fights, only two have been outside of his adopted Germany, and only one of those contests was in the United States. But on Oct. 17, Abraham hopes to score a big victory toward expanding his name worldwide when he takes on Jermain Taylor in a clash of former middleweight (160 pounds) champions.Abraham-Taylor is the first fight of the comprehensive, Super Six round-robin, super middleweight (168 pounds) tournament that is expected to total 12 bouts and last through the spring of 2011. Their clash will be shown ...
Oscar De La Hoya's Story to Be Told in 'Puncher to Promoter' Documentary
By Lem Satterfield - AOL NewsPuncher to Promoter is an upcoming documentary about Oscar De La Hoya that chronicles the fighter's transformation from his early childhood life as the product of a poor, underprivileged Latino family living in East L.A., into that of an Olympic gold medalist, a world champion and a top promoter. "What audiences will find is that in the process of Oscar's ups and down, and through the course of his wins and his losses, they can learn -- as Oscar did -- to take failure and use it as a foothold on success," film director Leigh Simons promises. "Through the experiences outlined in Oscar's life ...
Vitali Klitschko Defies Age, Dominates Cris Arreola for 10th-Round Knockout
By Lem Satterfield - AOL NewsAn aging fighter who is approaching 40 years old, Vitali Klitschko said this past week that when the time comes he will truly know when to retire from boxing."I'm in great shape, and I am in great form. If I feel that I don't have it left anymore, I will announce my retirement. But not yet," said Klitschko, adding that Saturday night's performance in defense of his heavyweight World Boxing Council championship against Cris Arreola would go a long way toward determining his decision."The best answer is to come on Sept. 26," Klitschko said. "Let's see and compare -- 28-year-old Cris Arreola or ...
Vitali Klitschko to Show Skills in LA Again
By Lem Satterfield - AOL NewsNot long after Vitali Klitschko's second-round knockout of Herbie Hide secured his first world title in 1999, he received a message from a man he idolized."You're not a world champion until you've fought in the United States," said German boxing legend Max Schmeling, who died in 2005."If you want to be the real world champion, you have to fight in America," Schmeling told Klitschko. "The United States is the mecca of boxing -- the biggest stage of them all."On Saturday night in Los Angeles, Klitschko will heed Schmeling's words for only the sixth time in his career when the 38-year-old ...
Exodus Tyson, Mike Tyson's Baby Daughter, Dies in Treadmill Accident
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsFour-year-old Exodus Tyson, Mike Tyson's daughter, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in a treadmill accident at her home in Phoenix.CNN reports that Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead at 11:45 AM on Tuesday, a day after she was strangled by a cord connected to the treadmill in her home in Phoenix. Exodus was found on the treadmill by her 7-year-old brother. Their mother attempted to perform CPR, but Exodus had to be placed on life support.Sgt. Andy Hill of the Phoenix Police Department told CNN,"We believe the child was on the treadmill but it was not running at the time. She might have been ...
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