I was educated under Cus DAmato. Mike is now supposedly doing like an exhibition tour. Jimmy was the up-front man and everything was going good. What does Tyson truly have left in his boxing gas tank? He gave the lawyers 14 days. They were tryin like hell to get him. You can buy it for $50. Boxing Perspective: Criticism Towards Canelo Alvarez, Canelo Alvarez Believes He Can KO Gennady GGG Golovkin, Up And Coming Light Heavyweight Eleider Storm Alvarez, Manny Pacquiao vs. Amir Khan: A Fight Made By Boxing Fans, thammanoon niyomtrong v erick rosa march first, rey vargas v o'shaquie foster february eleventh, Inoue vacates undisputed bantamweight world titles, Rocky Fielding calls time on his boxing career, robeisy ramirez v isaac dogboe april first, 47-year-old Sergio Martinez ranked #3 middleweight in the world, British Boxing embroiled in TWO legal battles with its own referees. He should never have had the loss. But he argued that the arrangement was established by Tyson's mentor, the late Cus D'Amato, when Rooney started to work with the teen-ager in 1982. I believe he was being paid $400 a week. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? loss. Im just spinning my wheels, but, Im always looking out. Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. A Im there in the corner, working the corner telling the fighter what hes doing wrong, what hes doing good and what he should be doing, (Laughs), if you know what Im saying. What is this? He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. Thats what the public wants to see. Mike McCarthy was full of praise for his Cowboys defense after their playoff win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, claiming 'we were all over them as soon as we got off the bus'.. Dallas brushed . We got the great Burt Suger. My kid hits hard. Thats a difficult combination to deal with. He was claiming that King had robbed him of $100 million dollars. They did not determine the duration of the contract, and ruled that Rooney should not get any money from future Tyson fights. The last time I heard hes got some promoter out of Vegas that was gonna take him on a world tour. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. ''I thought that was betrayal,'' Tyson said during his five hours on the stand in Federal court in Albany. It was too late, though, as the boxing legend stared at Jordan across the table and taunted him. Lets just go back to the basics. I run it. They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. Teddy Atlas spoke about Mike Tyson on the Joe Rogan show today. Matt Baranski and Johnny Tocco, veteran boxing trainers who have worked extensively with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, . The women tried to grab all that money and they werent able to do that. I guess this guy dont want to fight. He put his hands up, like, Hold it. But, Im not gonna cry about it. When I had Mike we were in training camp for five weeks. A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. . In his own autobiography maybe 2 sentences mention Rooney in passing . Boxing promoter Don King, who grew close to Tyson following his estrangement from Cayton, Rooney and the 1988 death of former manager Jim Jacobs, called the verdict a "terrible thing. This was in the early 80's. The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. on the weekend. still feel bad for robson conceicao. . ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mike Tyson was ordered by a federal jury to pay his former trainer Kevin Rooney more than $4.4 million, a ruling denounced by the heavyweight champion and his activist supporters. Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. Q Kevin, whats this Punch line Show all about? He never calls me. Now his main focus has shifted to his son. A drama that ended with Atlas pulling a gun on the younger Tyson in 1982. Mike Tyson is an athlete known for being the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world at the age of 20 back in 1986. Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. Rooney became Tyson's trainer after Atlas left and just before Cus died. At the time, he claimed that Mike broke a lifetime contract by firing him. Once he went with Don King, then Don King took over and Don King was the boss and Mike became second-hand nothing. He has a decent height and weight. King had already started brainwashing Tyson & firing Rooney was the single worst professional decision Tyson ever made. But, he went along with it. That was part of the movie. Thats what we need. But see, Muhammad was a great, great fighter. I said I gotta remember what Cus taught me. Plus boxers don't have huge biceps. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. The Hall of Famer said that if there was any talking that went on, it was between him and Tyson over a theoretical fight against Evander Holyfield, someone he wouldn't fight until years later. Cus trained Tyson teaching him how to channel his energy and power through his punches and moves and teaching him his famous peek-a-boo style of fighting and slipping. The one loss is like a B.S. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. Teddy was a trainer under Cus D'Amato who was training fighters at the Catskills. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. He ended up taking Tyson under his wing, and they had a father-and-son relationship. A few close to Tyson blame Don King, accusing the boxing promoter of misguiding his career and cheating him of his rightful share of money. Going into those fights, he was able to overcome it with Bruno the first time, and Carl "The Truth" Williams, he was able to overcome it, but it was a relentless pressure; relentless pressure on him. You got these European fighters now, but, theyre from a different school. When I throw these punches against Tom Dick I hit him. Itd be a really popular boxing book . PREVIOUS EDITIONS As an average Steelers fan, I'm compelled to compare players from different eras. Everyone went to Pay Per View. (Laughs). (Laughs). as well as the fact that a Tyson opponent wouldn't understand when Kevin Rooney would yell "Mike, 7, 2, 5, 2" as . Shelly dont care. We got the great Burt Suger. 90 seconds. Were not getting any publicity anymore. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. Tyson said he had fired Rooney after being angered by the trainer's televised comments about Tyson's marriage to actress Robin Givens and his contract dispute with former manager Bill Cayton. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. The Muhammad Ali in 1966-67 and Mike Tyson in 1986-87-88-89 that would have been an incredible fight. Im living in the same house when I was with Mike back in the early 80s. (Laughs). Then he fought Tony Tubbs in Japan he starched him in two rounds. and our Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. Sherdog.com is a property of Mandatory Media, LLC, monitoring_string = "5200e30beed193e5fe31f8bccc2bdcbf". Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. This was in the early 80s. Im like the guy in the middle. Thats what happened in a lot of Mikes fights. Hes dead now. Kevin Rooney. Tyson has been using the peek a boo style since he was thirteen years old. He wrote: 'Man, you think somebody scared of you, all that racist [expletive] you been talking? He says to Dent, Yall scared of this damn White man, Richard? Anyone can read what you share. At one point during the camp in late 1984 to early '85, Blyweiss received the nod to enter the ring with Tyson. I'm living in the same house when I was with Mike back in the early 80's. He's living out in. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. In the first round I was like Whoa! He cant go back to Ukraine because the State has registered him as a traitor for spreading Russian propaganda [], Copyright 2000 - 2023, Saddo Boxing All Rights Reserved. Lets just go back to the basics. Where, back in 1976, up in Montreal when Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Heerns and the other little kid who was a 112 pounds, I forgot his name. In his next fight against Frank Bru. Richmann You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. After the Spinks fight, Tyson fired Kevin Rooney for reported personal differences. Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. Then, I got hit in 1996, 1997, whenever it was, I had to pay $800,000 to the government. So that Mike Tyson, if he didnt cross channels and went with Don King, he would have gone down as the greatest heavyweight in history. He said, Im not sparring with you. After firing Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson had had some of the best trainers in boxing such as Tommy Brooks, Buddy McGirt, Ronnie Shields, and Freddy Roach. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. 04-05-2005, 03:27 AM. Kevin Rooney: "I don't remember the guy's name. When Kid Dynamite arrived at the Catskill gym when he was just 14 years old. Well, Ill give Muhammad Ali and Rocky well it could have been different, I mean, Rocky punched like hell. (Laughs). MIKE KEEGAN: Temporary concussion substitutes will NOT be trialled in the Premier League after 'idiotic' rulemakers rejected proposals in a move which 'beggars belief'. If Tyson gradually saw a resemblance of his former self once again by reuniting with Kevin Rooney, he could regain his desire to ascend to the top of the heavyweight division. This is the way were gonna fight. They couldnt hit him. Mike really, really punched hard. That was Cus style. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. I think Mike would have won. Muhammad had heart and was hard to hit. I learned from Cus DAmato. I have 3 professional fighters. But, its Comedy Central, so I guess these guys are suppose to be telling jokes at each other or something. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. Rooney keeps telling him he will wear down Louis with body shots and drop Joe's guard. When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/24/sports/tyson-testifies-rooney-betrayed-him.html. Answer the question. advocates for a healthy discussion about the instances of violence, abuse, sexual misconduct, animal cruelty, abuse etc. Mike tyson had an incident with Teddys neice when he was young and apparently teddy held a gun to tysons head and threatened him. While he was still successful, those around him revealed that he never actually fully recovered from the loss of D'Amato. Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? Douglas wins via 10th-round KO. He also brought back excitement to the heavyweight division, which Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, and Pinklon Thomas failed to do, after Muhammad Ali retired. And I could see then, Mike, this guys ready to go, get rid of him. He knows what hes doing. Is it something like the old Dean Martin t.v. Everything from not being with Kevin Rooney to the so-called long count has been uttered from my mouth. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. Atlas was Tyson's trainer when 15-year-old Tyson was boxing in the 1981 Junior Olympic Games. I got another kid whos 7-1. As an example, 6-8-6 or 5-1-5 meant jab to the head, right hook to the body, followed by a right hook the head within a split second. I dont really know how many people are gonna show up. Move your head. After he beat Liston he just started annihilating guys that were going for the title. Rooney, who was fired in 1988, is suing the boxer for $49 million in past and projected earnings. ''Even right now, I'm not mad . Then Don King stepped into the picture. There was a noticeable difference in the way Mike fought after he cut Rooney out by obliging Don's request of leaving him. By the age of 13, he had been arrested more than 30 times. "I heard Kevin Rooney say, 'work with him, he's a kid,'" Blyweiss recounted. Tyson said he fired Rooney after the trainer's comments about Tyson's former wife, ROBIN GIVENS, during a television interview. Then they started making all these false accusations. But, Bill Cayton was really the brains behind the whole operation. Thomas Hays is his name. What If Mike Tyson And Kevin Rooney Reunited? Advertisement. When did he die? When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. (Laughs). The one loss is like a B.S. The fights would have been interesting. trainer of Iron Mike Tyson "Kevin Rooney" against Alexis Arguello - fighter with 75 wins 60 by knock out. Punches harder than George Foreman.. You can forgive "Iron" Mike Tyson for his momentary confusion that fateful night in Tokyo 25 years ago today. He became a multi-millionaire. D'Amato died in 1985. But, I sued and I won my lawsuit against him. But, Im not gonna cry about it. . BoxingInsider: When was Mike at his prime best? The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. Then he knocked out Michael Spinks in 90 seconds. One kid is 18-1. There is a scene where famously, Mike Tyson always kissed Kevin Rooney straight on the lips. (Laughs). There was a guy who would stay in there and give Mike the work, but then took a beating. Were gonna have a Big Fight. Teddy Atlas claims that he pulled a gun on Mike Tyson when the boxer . Mike punched hard. Before leaving Rooney, Tyson had amassed a perfect 35-0, 31KO's record, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Muhammad punched like hell. A No. Rooney also said Tyson doesnt listen to these trainers because he knew they did not have the knowledge to train him. Ill never forget it. A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. The whole 9 yards. Thats the way the game goes. His training camp was hell but paid off. So, I was educated under the absolute best. Thomas Hays is his name. Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! Punch and move. Rooney went on to work with a number fighters over the years, including most notably ring legend and five-time champion, Vinny Pazienza. He wanted nothing to do with Mike. The fewer people could influence Mike, the better. He worked his way up from nothing. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. To tell you the truth, I really dont know. Rooney said he was satisfied with the award of $4,415,651. And why? Because I could see the frustration in their face. (Laughs). Anyway, Mike was a money machine. Larry Holmes. You got money one day. If you can out point me, good for you. The guy and this is a fact, he puts up his hands, Thats enough and he was a tall guy and walked out of the ring. He would have had a ton of money. Here we go. Somewhere it got mixed up. Mike throws combinations. Everything is Pay Per View. Part of it is Fury himself and his ability to make any fight into an ugly [], TYSON FURY is "SPENT" and has been urged to avoid Joe Joyce by his sparring partner after complaining about sore arms and elbows. However, after the death of Cus, the things between them did not work well and Tyson fired Rooney from his team in 1988. James Broad was a tough guy. People want to see someone get knocked out, lets face it. I knocked you out. But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. Q So, why dont you and Bill Cayton team up? Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images It was a slow spiral for Tyson, who also filed for . Be exciting. A lot of guys. Eventually, it went into the Spinks fight and then for a little bit King was out and then Mike went to Europe with Robin and came back. "Part of him wanted to . A video shows Teddy consoling a sobbing Mike Tyson before a boxing match against Joe Cortez, in which Tyson knocked him out nine seconds into the fight with a devastating left hook. For more information, please see our You got nothing the next day. So, Ill be on my toes for that. He was winning the fight and then he got hit and lost the decision. Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? Answer (1 of 6): I have never heard him talk about Rooney, ever, let alone express remorse. Dec 18, 2022. There are a few clips floating around of Mike training, knocking the pads off Kevin's hand. ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mike Tyson was ordered by a federal jury to pay his former trainer Kevin Rooney more than $4.4 million, a ruling denounced by the heavyweight champion and his activist supporters. I have 3 professional fighters. (Laughs). Take $4 million. They took $1.9 million on the back-end, so I feel like I kind of got screwed. Cut him off. Discussion in 'Boxing Discussion' started by Kung Fu Kowboy, Feb 21, 2021. You answer it back. Rich Gaietti, the first trainer post Kevin Rooney, attempted to maintain the peek a boo style. Kevin Rooney said Gaietti did not know the number system, of the peek a boo style, and only he could effectively train Tyson. But, being boxing maybe these guys will be swinging it out. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. I wasnt going to bring that up.. My kid hits hard. Before Tyson fired him and trainer Kevin Rooney in 1988 . Theyd just go in and they were gentlemen about it. Nothis is America! He was like Behind-the-scenes where Jimmy was like an Up-Front man. Then he knocked out Tyrell Biggs. "', Sharpton called the jury "racist" and its decision a "lynching.". Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. Q As long as were talking about money, people will say Mike Tyson earned between $200-$400 million dollars in his career. Can you even imagine what it was like to be in Mike Tysons corner at the beginning of his career? He never calls me. Cayton testified that he and Jacobs, who took over Tyson's affairs after D'Amato died, continued the arrangement. Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. His reflexes are not what they used to be, but are good enough. Hes dead now. Once I get down there and I got a handle on it then I can see the format if you know what Im saying. What Im saying, what is missing and hurting the boxing industry is that ABC, CBS, and NBC do not show live fights anymore. He just wiped him out. King has screwed every fighter hes ever been with. Kevin Rooney: None. A new documentary, "Mike Tyson: The Knockout," digs into his speckled past and how it led him to become a legendary heavyweight champion. He shared that Jordan would not get into an altercation with anyone because he's "a class guy.". Every other trainer brought in to train Tyson tried to change his style. Punch and move. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. Kevin kept Tyson disciplined for fights despite the chaos in his personal life. He didnt care about the boxing, only about Tysons signing whatever piece of paper he presented him. Theyd just go in and they were gentlemen about it. Then wed go do bed. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Answer the question. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. I believe he was getting $600-$1,000 a week sparring with Mike. They were paid. He settles the case for $14 million dollars over a 3 year period. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. Kevin Rooney. When he was with me there was no partying. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. Knocked em out cold. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. When you cant hit somebody, that becomes very frustrating. Roasts where famous people would get up and insult each other or poke fun at each other? The Spinks fight would be the last time boxing fans would see Tyson at his best. Its always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980s, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing history. Don King certainly played a huge part in Tysons firing of Rooney. King was a bookmaker. He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. So and so is fighting so and so for a title or title elimination, and this is what is hurting the game. Kevin didn't mess around, he had Tyson on a strict diet and a strict daily workout routine. Cus D'Amato: Mike Tyson was adopted by Cus when he was little. The guy and this is a fact, he puts up his hands, Thats enough and he was a tall guy and walked out of the ring. Even if Rooney had stayed, would there have been any chance of Tyson actually listening to him and staying disciplined? A Comedy Centrals, which is good for boxing. That was funny. I was a 5 time Golden Glove Champion. But the Mike Tyson that I was training coming off of Cus DAmato I just think that that Mike Tyson would have won. So, the moneys gone. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. Bill fought to make the Spinks fight where he got $21 million dollarsat that point the largest purse that anyone had ever got. Following the completion A Well o.k. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. People are going to be talking stuff and whatever. (Laughs). poster is also incorrect. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? BoxingInsider: Didnt sparring guys come to the gym, see Mike punch, then leave the gym? Boxing Articles. Alright. Kevin Rooney about Mike Tyson and Cus D'Amato, interview, training and boxing motivation Im watching it on HBO the next day! He aint nobody. Unfortunately, Cus D'Amato passed away in 1985 and Kevin Rooney was fired in 1988 (under Don King's influence). The fight is widely regarded as the biggest upset in boxing history. Mike Tyson is an athlete known for being the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world at the age of 20 back in 1986. Soon after, he became the youngest heavyweight champion in the world. ). (Laughs). It wasn't just Rooney, he lost his entire support system and replaced it with hustlers and leeches. He was actually a student of the game and willing to listen to those who he respected. Mike knocked a lot of guys out when he was sparring. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. Mike Tyson retires, and even the fights on HBO are few and far between. Kevin Rooney may refer to: Kevin Rooney (comedian) Kevin Rooney (boxer) Kevin Rooney (ice hockey) Kevin J. Rooney, American politician. At nearly forty years of age, Tyson is a remnant of his former self. Tyson went on to have sub par performances against Frank Bruno, Carl Williams, and suffered a shocking loss to the unheralded Buster Douglas in Japan losing his undisputed heavyweight championship. Im guessin hes gonna make $50,000$100,000. But I believe that Mike would have come out the better. They came in with what they feel is a just verdict and I'm not going to argue with it.". A guy that punches fast and hard, you got a guy that punches hard, well youre a tough guy all right, well, so what? Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. He wasnt out and out robbin him. (Laughs). 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