Wait. My kid hits hard. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. A Actually I had a little under $1 million dollars. LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Mike Tyson Tuesday said fired trainer Kevin Rooney killed any chance of a reconciliation when he filed a $10 million lawsuit against the heavyweight champion. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. (Laughs). My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. I said I gotta remember what Cus taught me. When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. This is the way were gonna fight. He was basically the last remaining link between Tyson and Cus, and also the way Tyson was trained. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. Edit. His training camp was hell but paid off. It was his money. Why do I want to pay $50 to see these 2 guys fight? People would sit down, sit on their couch, have a beer and wanna watch a fight. 0. He made that deal with Tyson when he had a $100 million dollar lawsuit and guess what? (Laughs). (Laughs). Im supposed to be the guy thats leading everybody and then Ill take that leadership role. But, Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton had tied all that money up where nobody could touch it, nobody but Mike. (Laughs). Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. I got another kid whos 7-1. This is the United States of America. The one loss is like a B.S. Burlington, VT's Kevin Cobbs (1-0, 1 KO) scored the first knockout of his professional career in his very first pro fight. 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. Q Whose idea was it to put something like this on? The crowd cheered., Green told ESPN in 2005: Its a damn shame Tysons scared of me like that. I guess he dont want to make any money. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. Rooney has continued to train fighters, working most notably with Vinny Paz who after being trained by Rooney, won the light middleweight title. Thats one thing. The best thing about it was these guys couldnt hit him. Former professional boxer turned coach Kevin Rooney is best known for training Mike Tyson for six years during the prime of Tyson's career. (Laughs). To quash such rumors, Tyson allegedly authorized Jacobs to state that "Kevin Rooney will be Mike Tyson's trainer as long as Mike Tyson is a professional fighter." A copy of a press release to that effect was sent by Jacobs to Rooney. 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. Great place to be Kevin! Thats the way the game goes. He dont want to hang around no more. A lot of guys. Can you even imagine what it was like to be in Mike Tysons corner at the beginning of his career? American people are likelets mix it up. 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. He was winning the fight and then he got hit and lost the decision. Nov 30 2022. Hes dead now. Maybe it speaks volumes about Mitch Blood Green, somewhat of a showman, that he went through with the comedy sparring sketch with the utmost professionalism. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. 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. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. Mike Tyson has weighed in on who he believes will win the bout between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury this weekend. Ive said this before and Ill say it you, whats wrong right now is that ABC, CBS and NBC dont show any fights anymore. Wing body shots and the uppercuts. Hes still an attraction. Tyson's mobility skills in the boxing ring, especially his defensive upper-body and head movement, noticeably declined after Rooney's firing, eventually resulting in Tyson suffered his first professional loss in a fight 18 months after Rooney's departure. The Muhammad Ali in 1966-67 and Mike Tyson in 1986-87-88-89 that would have been an incredible fight. Tyson Fury had dinner alongside Mike . loss. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. Because of Tyson, boxing was mainstream so everybody knew the names of the guys that he fought. He was a member of The Harlem Globetrotters. Everybody in the room burst out laughing except for this one trainer, who punches Mitch right on the nose! When he was with Jimmy Jacobs, Bill Cayton, and Steve Watt, he was the man. Get rid of everybody. Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, billed as Once and For All, was a professional boxing match which took place on June 27, 1988. 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. 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. Q I didnt hear about his death. Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? MikeI believe that Mike is one of the hardest punchers in history. I finished the job. 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. Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. I truly believe he is going to do very well and turn a lot of heads as a pro. He was like Behind-the-scenes where Jimmy was like an Up-Front man. Muhammad had heart and was hard to hit. A Well o.k. Were gonna have a Big Fight. He was involved on a Comedy Central comedy show, "Punch Line," alongside Bert Sugar, former world middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo and former world middleweight and super middleweight champion Iran Barkley. He owes me. In 1993 TV presenter Marc Middleton had a weekly comedy segment called Marcs Monday Match-up on US television. You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. The ugly brawl you know about is part of boxings dark folklore Mike Tyson at the height of his rampage, approached by a former rival in the New York ghetto at the dead of night. He knows what hes doing. He was portrayed by Clark Gregg in the 1995 movie Tyson[1] and by Aaron Eckhart in the 2016 movie Bleed for This. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. The untold story of the boxing star knocked out cold by Mike Tyson on a street corner reveals a bizarre consequence of their $25 million feud. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. Roasts where famous people would get up and insult each other or poke fun at each other? There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. So I told him, go to the gym, start training get yourself into shape then do some sparring see how you feel. Boxing analyst Larry Merchant credited Tyson's loss in the Douglas fight with the absence of Kevin Rooney in his corner. Privacy Policy. I think it was Philly, but, Im not really sure. I finished the job. Answer the question. Move and punch. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? King was just out for King and he grabbed on to the title with the heavyweights. 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? Im guessin hes gonna make $50,000$100,000. Donald Trump, then an advisor to Tyson, renegotiated that fight away from Londons Wembley Stadium and to Las Vegas. He never calls me. (Laughs). UNTOLD STORY REVEALS BIZARRE CONSEQUENCE OF TYSON FEUD. 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. 6. While he was still successful, those around him revealed that he never actually fully recovered from the loss of D'Amato. Thats what we need. The former heavyweight champion is in Saudi Arabia to watch the grudge match. and ESPN Deportes will start their telecasts LIVEat 8PM, ESPN2 will re-air at 10:30 PM. They took $1.9 million on the back-end, so I feel like I kind of got screwed. Punch and move. Step to the side and if you got lucky enough, hit him with the right hand or left hook and he would be gone. Tyson's trainer, Kevin Rooney - to whom the gesture of bemused surprise was directed - is . Wayne Rooney believes the impact that Erik ten Hag has had on Manchester United could see his former club win the Premier League this season. Berbeck Tucker. You got money one day. Knockin people out cold in tough fights, guys that werent pushovers. He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. (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. Thats my philosophy. Get rid of everybody. 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. As a result, we will never know how good Mike Tyson could have been. Mike picked that up right away. But see, Muhammad was a great, great fighter. Greatest Fights: Tyson, Spinks, Trump and 91 seconds . Sorry, but thats just the breaks. In the States, Mitch had a reputation for being a character. Right after he died I had a job in one of those correctional facilities in Catskill, Catskill Green Correctional. Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. Sure enough, Marc had a device built that span a basketball on his finger non-stop. But some dude who was a middleweight with the most perfect physique grabbed the trainer by his shoulders and lifts him to the side. I learned from Cus DAmato. He became a multi-millionaire. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. And then the logical fan says wait a minute! I run it. He never calls me. They were out for a score and they made a score on Tyson. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. You got these European fighters now, but, theyre from a different school. 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. None of this one day on and one day off crap. Youre gonna be on the move. Im watching it on HBO the next day! Cus knew what he was doing. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com. Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? Because he punched fast and hard. 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. He said, Im not sparring with you. I think the period is already up. Then they started making all these false accusations. There was a guy who would stay in there and give Mike the work, but then took a beating. Q How did you get to be a trainer? K.C.) heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson as the 175m-a-year . There are a few clips floating around of Mike training, knocking the pads off Kevin's hand. Him and Steve Watt are like handling the business. Move and punch. He wanted nothing to do with Mike. (Laughs). on the weekend. I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. Bill fought to make the Spinks fight where he got $21 million dollarsat that point the largest purse that anyone had ever got. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. 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