Before Tyson fired him and trainer Kevin Rooney in 1988 . (Laughs). (Laughs). But, being boxing maybe these guys will be swinging it out. (Laughs). And he said his status as a rich boxer had something to do with the verdict. Knocked em out cold. The Muhammad Ali in 1966-67 and Mike Tyson in 1986-87-88-89 that would have been an incredible fight. Do you ever speak to him? Liam Williams tells all , 36 vs. 28: The Third Alvarez vs. Golovkin Fight Has To Happen Now, Manny Pacquaio Wants Fight Against Vasyl Lomachenko. But, Bill Cayton was really the brains behind the whole operation. 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. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. But I believe that Mike would have come out the better. Tyson could regain his timing and stamina. There was no, well I worked hard, Im gonna go have a few drinks and try to pick up a girl. Mike Tyson is a very complicated guy, whose career is a cautionary tragedy, and his fall a complex interplay of factors, but you can sum up the main reasons for Mike's rapid fall into six words - very little training, lots of partying. Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol Location: Where Are They Fighting? Were you an ex-boxer? In the '80s, Tyson set his sights on actress Robin Givens. There is a scene where famously, Mike Tyson always kissed Kevin Rooney straight on the lips. Hes sparring with people. He steps out of the ring over the top rope he was big, like 6-4, 6-5 and walks out of the front door. But what if this never happened? He never calls me. 1 oclock, 3 oclock, 5 oclock, 7 oclock were gonna be showing a live from Philadelphia, from New York, from Atlantic City, from Nevada. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. We do what we want to do. We caught up with Kevin Rooney recently to ask him about those days and his new gigplaying host at The Laugh Factory comedy clubs Punch lines for sports writers and fighters. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. ''Even right now, I'm not mad . What made Tyson so unique? Ill never forget it. 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. [], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhsKWgijyG0 [], really like what i'm seeing from robeisy, not the typical cuban style. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. I say weirdly so because Tyson himself doesn't seem to give a single shit about Rooney. And then the logical fan says wait a minute! Kevin Rooney: I dont remember the guys name. Listen, Kevin Rooney, his former trainer, had a lawsuit against Mike Tyson. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. You got nothing the next day. Mike picked that up right away. But, Im not gonna cry about it. A Well, on the one hand, you gotta give Don King, I hate to say it, credit for being able to reach out to Mike Tyson, who has lost Jimmy, lost Cus and he wasnt that involved with Bill. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. When he was with Jimmy Jacobs, Bill Cayton, and Steve Watt, he was the man. They were paid. Tyson said he would fight the verdict because he believed he should have the right to fire someone working with him. That was funny. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. He does have early stage dementia caused by boxing. from the University of Delhi. Punch and move. In its verdict, the jury determined that Tyson had broken a contract and unjustly fired Rooney. In his next fight against Frank Bru. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. Mike Tyson's longtime friend and manager, Rory Holloway, revealed that the boxing legend and basketball great, Michael Jordan, once had a major altercation. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. For more information, please see our A fighter so feared, so exciting, so devastating in the ring, who appeared to be unbeatable. Thats a problem. I still run my gym. Im supposed to be the guy thats leading everybody and then Ill take that leadership role. . Mike throws combinations. The one loss is like a B.S. A I own a gym. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. Willie Pep is a Q Kevin, whats this Punch line Show all about? (Laughs). I believe he was getting $600-$1,000 a week sparring with Mike. Kevin Rooney has brown eyes with light hair. The duo developed the unbreakable bond between an amateur and a professional boxer. What Happened to Mike Tysons Daughter? Judge Thomas McAvoy issued an immediate stay on the jury award pending a review of lawyer's briefs in the expected appeal. Heybe quiet! It also allowed Don to suck as much as possible . Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. Cus bled out his brain to himdo this, how to throw upper cuts, how to step to the side, how to move your head, how to rest. (Laughs). It was funny. Kevin Rooney. Tyson, who defends . With over 3 years of experience in Mike Tyson was undisputed world heavyweight champion at 20 and in jail for rape six years later. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. When you cant hit somebody, that becomes very frustrating. He didnt even get paid. I guess this guy dont want to fight. Q As long as were talking about money, people will say Mike Tyson earned between $200-$400 million dollars in his career. Because he was elusive. Q And youre right in the middle! You got money one day. King has screwed every fighter hes ever been with. Its like tap, tap, dont hurt me. Itd be a really popular boxing book . The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. Move and punch. . People want to see someone get knocked out, lets face it. He trained Mike Tyson and was present . A lot of it revolved around Mike dodging the punches coming at him. 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Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? Back in 1988, he sued his student Mike Tyson, for $49 million. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. Matt Baranski and Johnny Tocco, veteran boxing trainers who have worked extensively with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, . A Actually I had a little under $1 million dollars. That's why we haven't heard from him in so long. Were not getting any publicity anymore. Answer the question. Any smart good trainer will not completely change a boxers fighting style, but rather fine tune the existing skills. So and so is fighting so and so for a title or title elimination, and this is what is hurting the game. playing the sport, Abhishek is also the holder of a Bachelor's in Arts degree (Laughs). Berbeck Tucker. Its actually easier to become a second or a trainer to get a license. That was part of the movie. 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He explained that he directed a former manager, JIM JACOBS, to say in an interview that Rooney would be his trainer as long as he kept fighting because he wanted to defend the trainer at a time his skills were being questioned. With interest and penalties that $4 million was $8.7 million dollars. | Callum Johnson BRUTALLY HONEST On BETERBIEV, Advice To YARDE, CHISORA, Who hits harder? I got a Heavyweight whos 23-1. "I heard Kevin Rooney say, 'work with him, he's a kid,'" Blyweiss recounted. Even if Rooney had stayed, would there have been any chance of Tyson actually listening to him and staying disciplined? (Laughs). Q I didnt hear about his death. My kid hits hard. Anyone can read what you share. American people are likelets mix it up. MIKE TYSON, in lengthy testimony in his former trainer's lawsuit against the heavyweight champion, yesterday denied ever offering KEVIN ROONEY a career-long contract. But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. Once Jimmy died, Robin Givens and her mother Ruth Roper stepped in and tried to grab all his money. 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? Tyson would throw his combinations coming forward while bobbing and weaving away from his opponents punches. A Well, on the one hand, you gotta give Don King, I hate to say it, credit for being able to reach out to Mike Tyson, who has lost Jimmy, lost Cus and he wasnt that involved with Bill. Nothis is America! In the words of sportswriter Jack Newfield, "the day Tyson fired Kevin Rooney there was a cap put on Mike Tyson's development as a fighter, he did not develop anymore beyond that day." During the period when Rooney was Tyson's trainer, Tyson had a professional record of 35 fights, 35 wins (31 wins by KO). There was a noticeable difference in the way Mike fought after he cut Rooney out by obliging Don's request of leaving him. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. However, details on his body stats are not available. Me and Mike Tyson Jay Bright, the man who knows him best, reveals all Boxing: special report Donald McRae Saturday 22 January 2000 The Guardian. Combien gagne t il d argent ? Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. 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. should be for the vacant wbc super featherweight title Image: [], Naoya Inoue has now vacated his WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO bantamweight world titles with the aim of winning belts in a new division. Tyson would have had to have an entirely different personality in order to benefit from Rooney sticking around. Then wed go do bed. 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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. Q I didnt hear about his death. She then announced that she was filing for divorce. But, he went along with it. He settles the case for $14 million dollars over a 3 year period. ''I thought that was betrayal,'' Tyson said during his five hours on the stand in Federal court in Albany. The boxer countersued for a divorce and an annulment, which began a grueling months-long court process. On the weekends, Saturday afternoon. When he was with Jimmy Jacobs, Bill Cayton, and Steve Watt, he was the man. At nearly forty years of age, Tyson is a remnant of his former self. IMO the worst decision he ever made, if indeed he made it( see Don King). So I think that fighter, in my opinion, could have and should have probably beaten anybody that was in his path. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. Despite his mentor D'Amato's death on Nov. 4, 1985, Tyson kept up his relentless pace, fighting four more times that year. You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. The only person that could, take any money out of Mike Tysons accounts was Mike Tyson. 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. That never happened. Outside the courthouse, about two dozen demonstrators brought to Albany by New York City activist Al Sharpton to support Tyson chanted "No Justice, No Peace!". loss. I run it. But, Im not gonna cry about it. Muhammad Ali. By the age of 13, he had been arrested more than 30 times. However, the renowned actor denied doing that scene, and finally, the scene was cut from the movie plot. He was winning the fight and then he got hit and lost the decision. You dont see that no more. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. People want to see someone get knocked out, lets face it. What if Mike Tyson and Kevin Rooney reunited sometime in the year 2006? Can you even imagine what it was like to be in Mike Tysons corner at the beginning of his career? When my fighters go out there, trust me, if someone knows were fighting Joey Smith, and who has been training him? They were ripping ass. He didnt care about the boxing, only about Tysons signing whatever piece of paper he presented him. Although they had a friendly history together, the boxer allegedly challenged the former president over his then-wife Givens, asking if there was anything going on between them. Atlantic City, NJ 1/22/1988 CREDIT: Neil Leifer (Photo by Neil Leifer /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: T89805 ) . Check this out BoxingInsider: When was Mike at his prime best? Be exciting. King was just out for King and he grabbed on to the title with the . (Laughs). A Well o.k. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. But Jimmy was like, How you doin? Whats up? Kevin Rooney, as rumours spread that . Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop . There are a few clips floating around of Mike training, knocking the pads off Kevin's hand. 2/24/2006 The difference is, Tyson arguably did these things better then his peers and used the so called peek a boo style taught to him by Cus DAmato. Q How did you get to be a trainer? He worked his way up from nothing. 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 . He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. Tysons punching power has never left him. and our Kevin Rooney may refer to: Kevin Rooney (comedian) Kevin Rooney (boxer) Kevin Rooney (ice hockey) Kevin J. Rooney, American politician. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. He punched harder than Muhammad. (Laughs). He never calls me. This was as audio only so i added a highlight of a young mike tyson and young Teddy Atlas and even a rare amateur tyson KO with teddy in his corner. But Jimmy was like, How you doin? Whats up? His mom, Lorna, raised him and two of his other siblings. I throw em against this guy, I cant hit him [smiles]. I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. We had to bring sparring partners in from Philly, New York. Watch This Story- Best Highlights From Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte Press Conference. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. Larry Holmes. The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. I guess he dont want to make any money. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. Great place to be Kevin! Tyson, while frequently admitting he used to take little interest in his legal and business affairs, firmly said he had no written contract with Rooney. There are those who say the night life and bad habits contributed to his downfall. Answer (1 of 6): I have never heard him talk about Rooney, ever, let alone express remorse. People would sit down, sit on their couch, have a beer and wanna watch a fight. Mike Tyson was trained by Cus D'Amato from an early age, who later on became his legal guardian as well. I was educated under Cus DAmato. Youve got the boxers, hes got the business know-how. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. Arcel, who has been quiet while working on Mike's cut, warns Rooney and Mike: "Be very, very careful now. WhoaIm outta here. In 1990, he lost the title but continued to fight. A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. Hes sparring with people. Everything is Pay Per View. After going through a rough childhood involving many juvenile arrests, Cus D'Amato became . This is the way were gonna fight. Kevin Rooney. Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. Dave Bryan was kind enough to publish my original List of Top 500 All-Time Pittsburgh Steelers . They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. We believe that every person's story is important as it provides our community with an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, share their hopes and dreams. Heybe quiet! I was around the great Cus DAmato. Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. And why? And then wed go to a health club at night. A Comedy Centrals, which is good for boxing.