Youve got the boxers, hes got the business know-how. Kevin Rooney interview: Talkin' Mike Tyson with Kevin Rooney. Itd be a really popular boxing book . Once Cus died, then it was Bill Cayton, and Jimmy Jacobs. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. Tyson has 2 distinct periods: With Rooney as his trainer and in his corner, and without Rooney there. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. A Actually I had a little under $1 million dollars. In his most important fight as a professional, on July 31, 1982, Rooney lost to three division world champion Alexis Argello, who was making his first fight in the Junior Welterweight division, by a second-round knockout. Note: Due to the NBA playoffs ESPN3.com and ESPN Deportes will start their telecasts LIVEat 8PM, ESPN2 will re-air at 10:30 PM. He defeated Kevin Higgins of West Point in the finals. During the period when Rooney was Tyson's trainer, Tyson had a professional record of 35 fights, 35 wins (31 wins by KO). Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. Move and punch. Then he knocked out Michael Spinks in 90 seconds. July 16, 1998 / 10:49 PM / CBS Sportsline. I just brought him down to Kingston last week to spar with these other kids and he sparred with em and right away he said now. Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? I guess he dont want to make any money. (Laughs). . Now, I dont know how long youve been in the fight game, how long youve been interested in it, or how old you are, but back in the 60s, 70s and then in the middle 80s, you would see a fight on t.v. This is the United States of America. A drama that ended with Atlas pulling a gun on the younger Tyson in 1982. We got a title to defend and you gotta be in tip-top shape. Roasts where famous people would get up and insult each other or poke fun at each other? Because he was elusive. Everything is Pay Per View. What did Kevin Rooney say when Mike Tyson got beaten by Buster Douglas? A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. Because Cus was in his 70s, he didn't have the energy to be Tyson's primary trainer in conducting sparring sessions and roadwork. But thats not true.. I told Mike, "Let's make Cus' prediction come true of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion." But now Marc is freaking out because hes got to go into the ring with Mitch Blood Green who has been cut! Then he knocked out Tyrell Biggs. Move and punch. King was a bookmaker. The book also said Greens father had been shot dead at point-blank range by a man he was simultaneously shooting dead. Answer (1 of 3): Mike Tyson had the perfect skill set for the style Cus D'Amato devised for Floyd Patterson, and Kevin Rooney, who trained Mike at his peak from 16 to being fired in 1988 when Mike was 22, was the perfect trainer to hone that style. Theyd just go in and they were gentlemen about it. The official site of Brooklyn's own, Mike Tyson (AKA Iron Mike). Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. Youre talking about a kid, 20, 21, 22, against Ali who was 23, 24. Im standing there thinking: What is happening?. Also, Tyson's personal life was in turmoil with the recent turbulent marriage (and divorce) to Robin Givens. A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. Justin Joseph Tomasino of Milanos Cheese, David Libert Tour Manager For Alice Cooper, Bert Holman Manager of The Allman Bros. He had a son Brian who made his own millions, in computers, back in the early 80s or whenever it was. He was portrayed by Clark Gregg in the 1995 movie Tyson [1] and by Aaron Eckhart in the 2016 movie Bleed for This . One kid is 18-1. Q I didnt hear about his death. Mitch was wearing wrap-around sunglasses, which broke, and it cut him. 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. He got $21 million dollars to do that back in the 80s. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. A No. A He died about half a year ago. He didnt even get paid. King has screwed every fighter hes ever been with. Boom, I knock him out cold! Rooney, who is currently training super middleweight Leonard Pierre (WBC #16) among others, explained to Boxingtalk that he believes Tyson . and act as if Rooney was a central figure of importance in the Tyson saga. Rooney Jr., is trained and managed by his father, Kevin Rooney Sr., who after having a very respectable professional boxing career of his own, took over the reins from Cus D Amato and lead Mike Tyson to become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Then Mike left Bill Clayton and tried to fire Kevin Rooney. Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? Q How did you get to be a trainer? They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. You got money one day. Is it something like the old Dean Martin t.v. They never spoke again, and Tyson moved. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. But, Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton had tied all that money up where nobody could touch it, nobody but Mike. loss. And then we'd go to a health club at night. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. MIKE TYSON'S FORMER TRAINER KEVIN ROONEY TALKS ABOUT SON TURNING PRO April 25, 2011. . Next question. Aw, man!. on the weekend. Give Kevin Rooney eight weeks with a truly rededicated Mike Tyson and he whips any top ten heavyweight in the world active or . You dont see that no more. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. Edit. I would tell him Mike use your jab, dont be trying to hurt the guy, but I guess Mike had that little bit of anger thing in him I guess. Hows it going? They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. Mitch was great, Sky Sports source remembered. On the weekends, Saturday afternoon. Im watching it on HBO the next day! Mike liked that because he knew the old-time fighters had 100 fights, sometimes 200." Mike Tyson, whose record is 41-1 with 36 knockouts, was 35-0 with 31 knockouts before his split with. Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. Didnt look for his pay, just gone. We got the great Burt Suger. The guy bolted into his apartment and came back blasting.. After he beat Liston he just started annihilating guys that were going for the title. Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. It cost him a bullet, according to the book The Bittersweet Science: Mitch slapped a man whod been baiting him about his fights with Tyson. Back then I used to run 3-4 miles with him just to make sure he was doing it. Tyson was getting the money once in awhile from Shelly. Mike Tyson has weighed in on who he believes will win the bout between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury this weekend. He hopped right over the rope and out of the door. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. Rooney is laughing it off, not paying too much attention. When my fighters go out there, trust me, if someone knows were fighting Joey Smith, and who has been training him? Then all the sudden youre like, who, who, damn, wait a minute. 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. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. I try to teach my kids to be elusive. Im guessin hes gonna make $50,000$100,000. BoxingInsider: Is he at his best the greatest fighting machine of the ring you ever saw? Thats what the public wants to see. What is this? With interest and penalties that $4 million was $8.7 million dollars. Do you ever speak to him? He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. His job now has him working full-time in it, but this Friday night, Kevin Rooney Jr will experience a whole new side of professional boxing that he hasnt before. Heybe quiet! Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop, bop, bop. Constantine "Cus" D'Amato (January 17, 1908 - November 4, 1985) was an Italian-American boxing manager and trainer who handled the careers of Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and Jos Torres, all of whom went on to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. When did he die? James Broad was a tough guy. 1 oclock, 3 oclock, 5 oclock, 7 oclock were gonna be showing a live from Philadelphia, from New York, from Atlantic City, from Nevada. Thats one thing. They were ripping ass. Everyone went to Pay Per View. Over the weekend, Boxingtalk.com spoke with former longtime Mike Tyson trainer Kevin Rooney about the possibility of he and Tyson again hooking up to wreak havoc on the rest of the heavyweight division. Mike really, really punched hard. KC began boxing when he was just 5-years-old. Mike Tyson's Training Regime (1980's),Up until he fired Kevin Rooney in 1988, his ONLY diet was steak, pasta and fruit juice. Punches harder than Joe Louis. A O.K. Q How much did you have to give to your lawyer? Greens exact whereabouts are unknown although surely he remains in Harlem. I wont hurt you. We call him the greatest fighter ever, he took a helluva shot. He knows where I live. Do you ever speak to him? In the first round I was like Whoa! None. He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. Im very excited about him turning pro, and watching him develop, stated Rooney Sr. (who calls Jr. While he was still successful, those around him revealed that he never actually fully recovered from the loss of D'Amato. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. Tyson got tired of it and fired him, and that was the end. But, I sued and I won my lawsuit against him. The same opinion has been shared by Butch Lewis and Jerry Izenberg. Tyson had remained focused under Jim Jacobs and his trainer Kevin Rooney. (how to be a great fighter, training, etc) "If you want to be the best you can, then you have to spar every f***ing day. Tell Mike I want my money. Can you even imagine what it was like to be in Mike Tysons corner at the beginning of his career? A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. Butthis is now. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. He had a son Brian who made his own millions, in computers, back in the early 80s or whenever it was. Thomas Hays is his name. Q If Mike knew deep in his heart that Bill Cayton was not cheating him, why then did he drop him and go with Don King? When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. Marc was asking the promoter of the event: Mitch is okay, right?, We bought a Don King wig for Marc to wear, to make Mitch mad!. Rooney joined the world of professional boxing in 1979, fighting in 25 professional bouts and winning 21 of them. All those guys I just mentioned they were gonna put a hurtin on you. [2], After Teddy Atlas, who was Rooney's cornerman during his boxing days, was relieved of his duties as a trainer of Mike Tyson, D'Amato assigned Rooney to be Tyson's trainer. A I own a gym. He was basically the last remaining link between Tyson and Cus, and also the way Tyson was trained. I knocked you out. Thats how I was in the ring, thats how I want all my fighters to be. A I gave half to my lawyer, the rest to the government and I had at one time back in 1996, 1997, I had a little money in my back account. That was funny. Punch and move. Once Mike married Robin and this is after his fight in Japan, the woman tried to get a hold of all of Mikes money and because of Bill Cayton, he had all the money locked up. Whoa! Mike just went through the money. But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. A Comedy Centrals, which is good for boxing. Grew up around and was engulfed in it. He used to run numbers. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. Answer the question. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. Q What does a second do? Under the tutelage of Cus D'Amato and Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson became a 22-year-old world champion who was 35-0 with 31 knockouts. At that point, I thought: You guys handle this! I had no regrets. Well, Ill give Muhammad Ali and Rocky well it could have been different, I mean, Rocky punched like hell. Im working with Joe Smith over here. Then Im in the car. Full-on donkey kong in this office! In 1993 TV presenter Marc Middleton had a weekly comedy segment called Marcs Monday Match-up on US television. But, Bill Cayton was really the brains behind the whole operation. It's always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980's, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing. Hes a thief, and he got away with it. Im gonna knock you out or youre gonna knock me outeither way, thats what the people want to see. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. Tyson's trainer, Kevin Rooney to whom the gesture of bemused surprise was directed is in the early stages of boxing-induced dementia at 60. Kevin Lerena explains to Thomas Gerbasi how a call from Frank Warren convinced him to pack his bags The one loss is like a B.S. Hows it going? Knocked em out cold. They were paid. You know him better as Willie Pep. He said, Im not sparring with you. Mitch felt like he didnt get paid from his fight with Tyson. You got these European fighters now, but, theyre from a different school. K.C.) This is the United States of America. Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. In 1988 Mitch Blood Green cemented his legacy by hearing that his old ring rival Tyson, a fellow New Yorker, had strayed into the wrong part of town. Q What happened to Boxing? Q That would be a big reason why it would never happen. Fury and Jake showed respect to each other after their fight and now they could be in store for a rematch . (Laughs). A fight erupted - Green was photographed with a swollen eye, Tyson sustained a fracture to his hand which postponed an upcoming title defence against Britains Frank Bruno. (Laughs). This is the way were gonna fight. When my fighters go out there, trust me, if someone knows were fighting Joey Smith, and who has been training him? Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com. And then the logical fan says wait a minute! Q As long as were talking about money, people will say Mike Tyson earned between $200-$400 million dollars in his career. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. (Laughs). He was claiming that King had robbed him of $100 million dollars. (Laughs). Right after he died I had a job in one of those correctional facilities in Catskill, Catskill Green Correctional. (Laughs). Shelly dont care. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1 (800) 745-3000 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com. Q Whose idea was it to put something like this on? We do what we want to do. I was educated under Cus DAmato. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. WhoaIm outta here. We were asking for $49 million dollars. Uncategorized. They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. Were all like, whats happening?! That was Cus style. (Laughs). Then I had Tyson. We got Iran Barkley, former Super Middleweight Champion of the World and then theres another guy I cant remember his name. Nov 30 2022. There was no locker room or changing area for the boxers, Sky Sports source explained. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. Some Big Shot here in the U.S.A. Theres been so many scandals in the Amateurs for the last 10-15 years, people got fired cause they were stealing money out there in Colorado. King was a bookmaker. Mike knocked a lot of guys out when he was sparring. Wing body shots and the uppercuts. He knows what hes doing. Rooney has continued to train fighters, working most notably with Vinny Paz who after being trained by Rooney, won the light middleweight title. So, Im going down tomorrow. Tel: (718) 823-2000 | Fax: (718) 823-6330 | Email: [emailprotected], Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1 (800) 745-3000 or visiting, . He would have had a ton of money. Thomas Hays is his name. He should be 24-0. 0. He was there. If you need me, Ill be outside!. So, anyway, thats just when I started punching him. Mike with that style was one of the most effect. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. 1 oclock, 3 oclock, 5 oclock, 7 oclock were gonna be showing a live from Philadelphia, from New York, from Atlantic City, from Nevada. Hes sparring with people. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. All times AEDT (GMT +11). (Laughs). Muhammad had heart and was hard to hit. For those who think Rooney Jr. turning pro is some publicity stunt (after all he is the PR guy for Joe DeGuardias Star Boxing) Rooney Sr. says thats the farthest thing from the truth. When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. Kevin Rooney was a professional boxer who turned into a trainer. That's why we haven't heard from him in so long. I guess this guy dont want to fight. When I throw these punches against Tom Dick I hit him. Rooney had been with Tyson since late 1982, when Tyson was 16 years old and just won the National Junior Olympics (having a 91 amateur record, with all 9 wins inside the distance), oversaw the second half of his amateur career (44 fights), saw the start of his professional career in 1985, followed Tyson throughout his world championship days, until Tyson's bout with Michael Spinks in 1988, when, on the insistence of Don King, Tyson fired Rooney along with all other staff that comprised the Team Tyson from the beginning. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. Because of Tyson, boxing was mainstream so everybody knew the names of the guys that he fought. Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride was a professional boxing match contested on June 11, 2005. After they got done sparring I asked Nasi how he was, and he was very impressed, when I told him that he would be fighting at only jr. middleweight and middleweight he almost couldnt believe it., The thing though about KC that I like is he has balls, he has the fighter mentality. I had him in with my pro cruiserweight, Nasi Hani. Next question. Right after he died I had a job in one of those correctional facilities in Catskill, Catskill Green Correctional. The bell rings, first round. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. 6. None of this one day on and one day off crap. Everyone went to Pay Per View. Kevin didn't mess around, he had Tyson on a strict diet and a strict daily workout routine. He was portrayed by Clark Gregg in the 1995 movie Tyson[1] and by Aaron Eckhart in the 2016 movie Bleed for This. Im like the guy in the middle. A Well o.k. Nothe great Shelly Finkel made him settle for $14 million dollars where hes paid off in increments of $3 million here, $3 million there, for, I dont know, 2 or 3 years, is how I remember it. . It wasnt a joke. Both fighters were undefeated and each had a claim to being the legitimate heavyweight champion.At the time, Tyson held the belts of all three of the major sanctioning organizations (WBA, WBC, and IBF) while Spinks was The Ring and Boxing Illustrated magazine champion . You got money one day. But a trainer for one of the other fighters was getting really upset about this. February 27, 2023 endeavor air pilot contract No Comments . I still run my gym. WhoaIm outta here. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. I said I gotta remember what Cus taught me. They were out for a score and they made a score on Tyson. Were gonna have a Big Fight. This is the first time for me. He should never have had the loss. I told him to give the gloves one more shot this year and, same story different year. Thats my philosophy. They were paid. Q If Mike knew deep in his heart that Bill Cayton was not cheating him, why then did he drop him and go with Don King? When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. 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. Nothis is America! Tyson Fury may have to look elsewhere if he can't secure a clash with Oleksandr Usyk next. With interest and penalties that $4 million was $8.7 million dollars. Q And youre right in the middle! Hey Mike, guess what? Because he punched very hard [laughs]. A O.K. Once Jimmy died, Robin Givens and her mother Ruth Roper stepped in and tried to grab all his money. I mean, he knocked him out. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. (Laughs). Mike could have been 100-0 and made a billion dollars, if he stayed with me.. It wasnt long after his fight with Tyson. So, I was educated under the absolute best. (Laughs). He was winning the fight and then he got hit and lost the decision. Then wed go do bed. Q Besides this Punch lines Show, what do you do with your time? The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. It was funny. I guess he dont want to make any money. Q How did you and Cus know that Mike Tyson had what it takes to become Heavyweight Champion of the world? A man with 34 straight wins, one of which had ended the 48-fight unbeaten record of Larry Holmes, was bowled over by fear, fury and ferocity. . They couldnt hit him. He was like Behind-the-scenes where Jimmy was like an Up-Front man. He knew his fighter well & could read Tyson's unusually negative pre- fight body language. I was working his corner and that was my job. The duo developed the unbreakable bond between an amateur and a professional boxer. kevin rooney mike tyson reunion. Thats the way Mike was. He was born into it. My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. Larry Holmes. I really dont know whats going to go on. Bill fought to make the Spinks fight where he got $21 million dollarsat that point the largest purse that anyone had ever got. But see, Muhammad was a great, great fighter. He was a great, great businessman. But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. Tickets are priced at $80, $50 and $35. (Laughs). So I told him, go to the gym, start training get yourself into shape then do some sparring see how you feel. Q I didnt hear about his death. People are going to be talking stuff and whatever. Under Cuss system you can do it in a very, very intelligent way, where youre not getting hurt and the only person getting hurt is the opponent. You got nothing the next day. I fought my whole career as a Welterweight. We got Iran Barkley, former Super Middleweight Champion of the World and then theres another guy I cant remember his name. Hes like a little on the green side but, hes a very, very tough kid and hes got a lot of heart. That was funny. They broke up and Mike went with King. They made a score. They took $1.9 million on the back-end, so I feel like I kind of got screwed. Move and punch. A No. I think the period is already up. He liked to laugh and have a good time. Share. It would have been a helluva fight. In high school he would work out at my gym to stay in shape for baseball and football. So for anyone who thinks that this is just some stunt, or that he picked up a pair of gloves the other day and said he wanted to be a boxer, they are wrong and are going to be very surprised when you see him in that ring. A I know how to weave and slip. According to the book The Years of the Locust: The Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing: Kevin Rooney went for Mitch Green. Kevin Rooney was the main person tasked with helping Mike on the pads. A I own a gym. This is the first time for me. August 29, 2011 6 min read. Fighting is in his blood. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. Seems like a good read Kevin Rooney, one of the legendary Cus D Amatos trainee s. Rooney answers questions about Mike Tyson. I was a 5 time Golden Glove Champion. Q And youre right in the middle! Hes dead now. Im living in the same house when I was with Mike back in the early 80s. Hes going across Europe. He never dogged it, he never quit. Check this out They were tryin like hell to get him. There are a few clips floating around of Mike training, knocking the pads off Kevin's hand. In 1982, when he retired as a fighter, he joined Mike Tyson's training team as his coach. 4 West Red Oak Lane, Suite 312 - White Plains, NY 10604
People would send in challenges and Marc, to great amusement, would try to beat them at their own game. If you follow what Im sayin, boxing is a hard game and its hard to get a young kid to stick with it is really what it comes down to. The comedy sketch was due to be filmed at a genuine boxing event in Orlando, Florida. It . The women tried to grab all that money and they werent able to do that. Somewhere it got mixed up. Tyson lost to Douglas because he didnt prepare anywhere near what he should have and overlooked Buster. I believe that and I stand by that. Before leaving Rooney, Tyson had amassed a perfect 35-0, 31KOs record, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. I was educated under Cus DAmato. He became a multi-millionaire. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. He said, Im not sparring with you. Then Don King stepped into the picture. Q As long as were talking about money, people will say Mike Tyson earned between $200-$400 million dollars in his career. Mitch just suddenly started on Kevin Rooney, saying: Wheres my money? Im working with Joe Smith over here. (Laughs). Kevin Rooney: "None. (Laughs). Ill be in my suit lookin like a gentleman and see what happens. King was just out for King and he grabbed on to the title with the heavyweights. Jimmy was more street-wise then Bill. Ive said this before and Ill say it you, whats wrong right now is that ABC, CBS and NBC dont show any fights anymore. I truly believe he is going to do very well and turn a lot of heads as a pro. Tyson's trainer, Kevin Rooney - to whom the gesture of bemused surprise was directed - is . There was a guy who would stay in there and give Mike the work, but then took a beating. Although Tyson appeared to be ahead on points on the judges' scorecards through six rounds, he failed to answer the bell for the 7th round and was ruled defeated by technical knockout.. Background. Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. And then the logical fan says wait a minute! Were you an ex-boxer? We were asked if Marc wanted to do three rounds of sparring with Mitch, a source told Sky Sports. I really dont know whats going to go on. No, he was talking about his son, Kevin Rooney Jr., who has toiled in. He was fighting this kid. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. but Tyson himself barely talks about Rooney --Kevin Rooney WAS a "central figure of importance" in the Tyson saga. Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. The only person that could, take any money out of Mike Tysons accounts was Mike Tyson. He was a member of The Harlem Globetrotters. Were not getting any publicity anymore. Q So, why dont you and Bill Cayton team up? Be exciting. (Laughs). Source: boxinginsider.com Author: Scoop Malinowski Date: 1 august 2011 It's always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, Read More. Then they started making all these false accusations. The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. Whoa! Tyson had not abandoned his training yet, although he had already witnessed what being Champ meant. So, the moneys gone. Some Big Shot here in the U.S.A. Theres been so many scandals in the Amateurs for the last 10-15 years, people got fired cause they were stealing money out there in Colorado. Don King had successfully urged Tyson to break all ties with the D'Amato stable, only his new co-trainer Jay Bright was a disciple of D'Amato, with all other being people from the street. 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