and our Do you ever speak to him? Willie Pep is a Q Kevin, whats this Punch line Show all about? 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. Somewhere it got mixed up. what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. Its like tap, tap, dont hurt me. While it didn't affect him professionally, it actually crushed him emotionally and personally. He used to run numbers. Ill never forget it. 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. I believe he was getting $600-$1,000 a week sparring with Mike. Then Don King stepped into the picture. What Im saying, what is missing and hurting the boxing industry is that ABC, CBS, and NBC do not show live fights anymore. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. Right away your hands are gonna go up. The fights would have been interesting. emmy award-winning comedy writer kevin rooney passed away in his home on july 19th after a long battle with diabetes and end-stage renal failure. He was fighting this kid. This was in the early 80s. They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. Everyone went to Pay Per View. Boxing technique is not merely throwing punches as hard as possible, but rather punch combinations, stances, head movement, defense, stamina, etc., all coordinated by intelligence. Would it make a difference in a rumored Tyson comeback? It also allowed Don to suck as much as possible . You got money one day. Tyson, who defends . He knocked out Larry Holmes. 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. Then I had Tyson. Before leaving Rooney, Tyson had amassed a perfect 35-0, 31KO's record, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Hes going across Europe. I'm living in the same house when I was with Mike back in the early 80's. He's living out in. He used his abilities under the guidance of mentor Cus DAmato and trainer Kevin Rooney, to become the youngest heavyweight champion ever at the age of twenty one on November 22, 1986. He knows where I live. There was no, well I worked hard, Im gonna go have a few drinks and try to pick up a girl. But . Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. The only person that could, take any money out of Mike Tysons accounts was Mike Tyson. Its Comedy Central. However, in 1985, his trainer and surrogate father died of pneumonia. (Laughs). WhoaIm outta here. In Holloways 2014 book, titled Taming the Beast: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, Holloway wrote about the time he joined Tyson, Jordan, Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, defensive end Richard Dent, and boxing promoter Don King for dinner at a Chicago restaurant. But thats not true.. Everyone went to Pay Per View. BoxingInsider: When do you believe Ali was at his prime and what would your strategy be for Mike vs. Ali? 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. The world will then see more than flashes of the guy we once knew as the baddest man on the planet. Then all the sudden youre like, who, who, damn, wait a minute. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. He wasnt out and out robbin him. But, Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton had tied all that money up where nobody could touch it, nobody but Mike. I pose this question to all boxing fans reading this article: Have you ever seen any other boxer not taught by Cus DAmato or his students fight like Tyson? Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. Kevin Rooney was the main person tasked with helping Mike on the pads. Jimmy was the up-front man and everything was going good. When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. For more information, please see our Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. But I believe that Mike would have come out the better. This is the first time for me. Move and punch. This guy was a genius. He was a member of The Harlem Globetrotters. Mike Tyson apologized to Teddy Atlas after 30 years.". He was like Behind-the-scenes where Jimmy was like an Up-Front man. (Laughs). Answer (1 of 12): It was more the other way around, more specifically Don King got Tyson to fire Rooney. "An all-white jury has just robbed Mike Tyson of human status," Sharpton said of the decision by the jury of five women and three men. Anyone can read what you share. He also brought back excitement to the heavyweight division, which Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, and Pinklon Thomas failed to do, after Muhammad Ali retired. I run it. 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. All those guys I just mentioned they were gonna put a hurtin on you. American people are likelets mix it up. Him and Steve Watt are like handling the business. A I was an ex-professional fighter. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! My kid hits hard. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. Im supposed to be the guy thats leading everybody and then Ill take that leadership role. poster is also incorrect. You got nothing the next day. In 1982, Tyson lost his mother to cancer. Dec 18, 2022. He wasnt out and out robbin him. Were all like, whats happening?! Knocked em out cold. But, Bill Cayton was really the brains behind the whole operation. He had a son Brian who made his own millions, in computers, back in the early 80s or whenever it was. 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. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. Thats the way it is. But, he went along with it. Its actually easier to become a second or a trainer to get a license. However, they never came back together again. Lets just go back to the basics. On the weekends, Saturday afternoon. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. After the Spinks fight, Tyson fired Kevin Rooney for reported personal differences. Any casual boxing fan from the mid-to-late 1980s knows that the trainer who had the most success with Mike Tyson was D'Amato's protege Rooney. Hes still an attraction. 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. So, I was educated under the absolute best. Q That would be a big reason why it would never happen. A guy that punches fast and hard, you got a guy that punches hard, well youre a tough guy all right, well, so what? He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. What Happened to Mike Tysons Daughter? Now, if you got $100 million dollars lawsuit against Don King, definitely $150-$200 million dollarstake it to court and testify and Tyson would have won. ADVERTISEMENT. EUBANK JR VS LIAM SMITH! Thats my philosophy. Very different. My record as a pro was 21-4-1, with I dont know, 10 or 12 knockouts. This boxing writer agrees that all the aforementioned may have been secondary reasons, which may have contributed to Tysons demise. Mike Tyson was undisputed world heavyweight champion at 20 and in jail for rape six years later. "You can't take blood from a stone. I fought my whole career as a Welterweight. If you can out point me, good for you. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. When Holloway noticed that Tyson was drinking too much, he told the waitress to water his drinks to avoid anything bad. I got a Heavyweight whos 23-1. After he beat Liston he just started annihilating guys that were going for the title. Full Spectrum Services LLP 2022 | All Rights Reserved. We had to bring sparring partners in from Philly, New York. What does Tyson truly have left in his boxing gas tank? You can buy it for $50. You know him better as Willie Pep. Originally posted by buff_mike10. Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? 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. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. This is the way were gonna fight. Tysons punching power has never left him. "I love my country and this is just a further way of dividing it.". "We will not take this insult in any way other than a call to action," he said. Q So, why dont you and Bill Cayton team up? They throw punches and they cant hit him. A Well, he was very smart. (Laughs). I learned from Cus DAmato. I dont really know how many people are gonna show up. 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. Any smart good trainer will not completely change a boxers fighting style, but rather fine tune the existing skills. It has been the viewpoint of most . Muhammad had heart and was hard to hit. Its actually easier to become a second or a trainer to get a license. 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? The fewer people could influence Mike, the better. Then wed go do bed. The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. There are those who say the night life and bad habits contributed to his downfall. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. Unfortunately, their marriage was filled with allegations of spousal abuse just months after their wedding in 1988. And I could see then, Mike, this guys ready to go, get rid of him. He became the closest protg of . A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. Tyson said he fired Rooney after the trainer's comments about Tyson's former wife, ROBIN GIVENS, during a television interview. In his next fight against Frank Bru. Theyd just go in and they were gentlemen about it. So, I started teaching all these guys. My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. 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. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. Kevin Rooney has brown eyes with light hair. What is this? Alright. Now his main focus has shifted to his son. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? Mike throws combinations. Regardez le Salaire Mensuel de Que Son Los Trovadores Y Los Juglares en temps rel. Ill be in my suit lookin like a gentleman and see what happens. But, I believe deep in his heart he knew it wasnt true. Tyson's trainer, Kevin Rooney to whom the gesture of bemused surprise was directed . The celebrant himself, Richard Dent, insists that Ditka wasn't at the party, so the whole incident was a lie. It wasnt a joke. I mean, every day they took a beating every day. In 1982, when he retired as a fighter, he joined Mike Tyson's training team as his coach. I wasnt going to bring that up.. Heybe quiet! 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. Muhammad Ali. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. . Didnt look for his pay, just gone. He was just looking to make money, and he was making money with Tyson. You know, it all comes down to money. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. Boxing Articles. And why? Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. At the time, he claimed that Mike broke a lifetime contract by firing him. He just wiped him out. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Mike Tyson's longtime friend and manager, Rory Holloway, revealed that the boxing legend and basketball great, Michael Jordan, once had a major altercation. 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. Hes 23-1. A He died about half a year ago. I was around the great Cus DAmato. I said I gotta remember what Cus taught me. (Laughs). But, I sued and I won my lawsuit against him. Mike just went through the money. Mike Tyson was trained by Cus D'Amato from an early age, who later on became his legal guardian as well. Mike tyson had an incident with Teddys neice when he was young and apparently teddy held a gun to tysons head and threatened him. When he was with Jimmy Jacobs, Bill Cayton, and Steve Watt, he was the man. 2/24/2006 Give Kevin Rooney eight weeks with a truly rededicated Mike Tyson and he whips any top ten heavyweight in the world active or retired. At the beginning of his career, he was one of the most disciplined fighters in the ring boxing fans would ever see. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? He knows what hes doing. What do you need? So, I was educated under the absolute best. ''Even right now, I'm not mad . Tyson has been using the peek a boo style since he was thirteen years old. Once Cus died, then it was Bill Cayton, and Jimmy Jacobs. Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. He worked his way up from nothing. The last time Mike actually looked & fought like Iron Mike was the Spinks fight- 30 years ago!! This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. While he was still successful, those around him revealed that he never actually fully recovered from the loss of D'Amato. Tyson was getting the money once in awhile from Shelly. Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol Location: Where Are They Fighting? Where was Kevin Rooney? What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. 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. His mom, Lorna, raised him and two of his other siblings. Were you an ex-boxer? 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. But, they robbed us. The blame is to be given to Tyson for not resolving his differences with Rooney and rehiring him. Hes still an attraction. I finished the job. Kevin Rooney was a professional boxer who turned into a trainer. Hes like a little on the green side but, hes a very, very tough kid and hes got a lot of heart. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. (Laughs). They never spoke again, and Tyson moved on to a new trainer in, Kevin Rooney, for his world title run. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop, bop, bop. 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. Ill never forget it. Hes sparring with people. Atlas was Tyson's trainer when 15-year-old Tyson was boxing in the 1981 Junior Olympic Games. BoxingInsider: What Tyson fight were you most concerned with going in? Were not getting any publicity anymore. (Laughs). You can buy it for $50. My record as a pro was 21-4-1, with I dont know, 10 or 12 knockouts. But the Mike Tyson that I was training coming off of Cus DAmato I just think that that Mike Tyson would have won. advocates for a healthy discussion about the instances of violence, abuse, sexual misconduct, animal cruelty, abuse etc. I think Mike would have won. Bill Cayton had a lawsuit against Mike Tyson. 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). D'Amato died in 1985. There is a scene where famously, Mike Tyson always kissed Kevin Rooney straight on the lips. I expect him to win and that will get him in the Top 15 in the world and hopefully the Top 10 and then by the end of the year Ill be hoping that Taylor will step up and take a shot at my kid. What if Mike Tyson and Kevin Rooney reunited sometime in the year 2006? Larry Holmes. He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. 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. Im like the commentator. That's why we haven't heard from him in so long. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. Then he fought Tony Tubbs in Japan he starched him in two rounds. Im like the commentator. A Actually I had a little under $1 million dollars. Itd be a really popular boxing book . Youre not gonna stand there and say, hit me again. I got a Heavyweight whos 23-1. I was a 5 time Golden Glove Champion. I was a 5 time Golden Glove Champion. Tysons trainer, Kevin Rooney, a former DAmato fighter, used a number system to instruct Tyson on what type of punches his opponent was susceptible to. When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. But, he went along with it. With all the attention on the sport's new king, Tyson's life did . (Laughs). He should never have had the loss. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? Q I didnt hear about his death. They couldnt hit him. You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. Their silence . 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. He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. For 35 fights, they were Mike Tyson's corner men. I wont hurt you. Knockin people out cold in tough fights, guys that werent pushovers. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. I wont hurt you. (Laughs). Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? R'Bonney Gabriel Is the 71st Miss Universe - Who Are Her Parents? The first fighter that comes to mind is Mike Tyson, 50-6 (44), who had exceptional punching power and technique. I would want Mike to put tremendous pressure on him. If a fighter has great punching power and technique to boot, there is a great advantage over his opponent. I guess he dont want to make any money. Teddy Atlas claims that he pulled a gun on Mike Tyson when the boxer . People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. Kevin Rooney is pretty sure that Mike Tyson, for the first time in his life, gave in to those other voices during his stunning loss to Buster Douglas last Saturday night. Hes a thief, and he got away with it. Q How did you and Cus know that Mike Tyson had what it takes to become Heavyweight Champion of the world? He knows where I live. King was a bookmaker. If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. BoxingInsider: Is he at his best the greatest fighting machine of the ring you ever saw? Why do I want to pay $50 to see these 2 guys fight? 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, 18 months after Rooney's departure. A Right. Jimmy was the up-front man and everything was going good. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. They took $1.9 million on the back-end, so I feel like I kind of got screwed. Eubank Jr or Smith? But, Bill was an excellent, excellent manager and businessman. I knocked you out. Rarely would Tyson ever be hit accurately with an opponents punch. They were out for a score and they made a score on Tyson. After going through a rough childhood involving many juvenile arrests, Cus D'Amato became . The fight is widely regarded as the biggest upset in boxing history. Everything is Pay Per View. A No. King has screwed every fighter hes ever been with. We do what we want to do. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. Im watching it on HBO the next day! Before that he beat Tony Tucker and Tyrell Biggs, the main fighters back then. Even Tyson's biceps were only 16 i. To tell you the truth, I really dont know. I learned from Cus DAmato. He should never have had the loss. I guess he dont want to make any money. Mike Tyson, in lengthy testimony in his former trainer's breach of contract lawsuit against him, denies ever offering Kevin Rooney career-long contract; photo (M) . This was as audio only so i added a highlight of a young mike tyson and yo. They all neglected Tyson's fundamentals. . Rooney tells Mike, "Get him now!". Q So, why dont you and Bill Cayton team up? Then, I got hit in 1996, 1997, whenever it was, I had to pay $800,000 to the government. He used to run numbers. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. He ended up taking Tyson under his wing, and they had a father-and-son relationship. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. Back then I used to run 3-4 miles with him just to make sure he was doing it. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. Then he knocked out Tyrell Biggs. Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao received tremendous backlash from fans when it was announced recently , A difficult one for some to assess. Get rid of everybody. It was his money. Then Mike left Bill Clayton and tried to fire Kevin Rooney. I say weirdly so because Tyson himself doesn't seem to give a single shit about Rooney. of his training as an amateur boxer, he is currently preparing to appear for We all go through money. That same year, Givens and Tyson appeared in an interview with Barbara Walters, where the actress described her marriage as "pure hell." Sorry, but thats just the breaks. (Laughs). Wing body shots and the uppercuts. He said, Im not sparring with you. "', Sharpton called the jury "racist" and its decision a "lynching.". A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. (Laughs). The first time we meet Kevin Rooney in this move he's just been fired by Mike Tyson, at the height of his training career. Kevin Rooney was a professional boxer who turned into a trainer. Thats how it is. Maybe most famous for losing [], wba strawweight title consolidation Image: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fmb9Rt4XwAINlxz?format=jpg&name=small [], good fight. The promoter Don King stood uneasy sentinel over the vicious splits in the camp, the dreadful sparring sessions, a champion suffering from depression and a corner team capable of little more than applying a condom packed with ice to the swollen features of their bored boss between rounds. He has so much potential. Rooney went on to work with a number fighters over the years, including most notably ring legend and five-time champion, Vinny Pazienza. 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. 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. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. A Comedy Centrals, which is good for boxing. I have 3 professional fighters. 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