News - Mike Tyson

According to the Associated Press, ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has denied accusations that he pushed or hit a cameraman over the head with his camera. The incident occurred when the man tried to film Tyson at a nightclub in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Tyson acknowledges breaking the camera but denies the assault charges. A judge has ordered Tyson to return to Brazil to stand trial next year, but the Associated Press says prison is not an read more ...

Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson, 39, was arrested last night in Sгo Paulo, Brazil. According to local reports, Tyson was in a dancing night club called "Bahamas" when got angry after asking several times not to be filmed by the local TV SBT staff. According to the cameraman, Tyson took the camera from his hands and broke the tape and afterwards hit him in the head with the equipment. After leaving the read more ...

Mike Tyson: ""I just want people to know that the way I was, that was just my athletic mode. I'm a human being, I have a human mode too, I do that with dignity and pride. I've been through the whole ordeal, the twenty year hurricane of chaos, wrecklessness and I've come out of it a shattered man, but willing to take on life again, not willing to lay down. It's pretty scary Greg, because this is a new part of life that I haven't experienced yet. read more ...

Mike Tyson trainer Jeff Fenech reportedly headed to Phoenix today for negotiations involving a four-round tournament against the likes of Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe. "Mike does not want to go out of boxing as a loser against Kevin McBride," Fenech said told Aussie boxing writer Grantlee Kieza. "He is one of the greatest heavyweight champions read more ...

Nigerian heavyweight Samuel Peter would like to extend an invitation to recently retired Mike Tyson to accompany him on a humanitarian mission to Africa. “It would be an honor for me to bring one of the greatest champions in history to Africa where I know we could raise people’s awareness of the many problems of the area.” Peter, who says he has always had tremendous respect for “Iron” Mike, was impressed to hear the former champion reveal his goal of doing missionary work in his post-boxing life. “Mike Tyson is like a God to people in my country..." read more ...

Mike Tyson: "I’m not trying to take anything away from Kevin McBride. We know his record; we know his credentials. But if I can’t beat him, I can’t even beat Jill or Joe...You guys define me as a fighter. You know, I look at my fans and they don’t love me. They don’t know me well enough to love-.they love what I do. I’m a professional- they come to be entertained. I’m an entertainer. They won’t let me into their house; they won’t let me marry or go out with their daughters. I entertain them..." read more ...

The career of Mike Tyson was ended, forever, at the MCI Center in Washington DC when the former two-time world heavyweight champion sensationally refused to come out for round seven against journeyman opponent Kevin McBride. Tyson lost by stoppage for the third time in his last four fights after a desperate foul-filled performance where once again the fallen icon faded horrendously after the opening three rounds. McBride, 33-4-1 (27), has been knocked out by every half-decent opponent... read more ...

Iron Mike recently inked a three-fight pact with Washington DC businessman Darryl Stuckey, who had formed "The Stuckey Group" which includes some unnamed investors. Stuckey says he already has a tentative deal in place with Klitschko's handlers for a Tyson-Klitschko bout in Germany, provided Iron Mike wins his next two bouts... read more ...

Tyson’s opponent, Ireland’s 1992 super heavyweight Olympic representative, was respectful of Tyson and the opportunity being given to him. “I told my father before he passed away that I’d love to fight Mike Tyson,” McBride recalled. “He said ‘that if you dream about it enough, believe in it enough and train hard enough, it will happen.’” McBride guaranteed that he was in the best shape of his life and has never trained harder for a fight... read more ...

"Once I beat Mike Tyson I'm going to shock the world," says Kevin 'The Clones Colossus' McBride. "I'm going to be a contender instead of a pretender." McBride has been sparring in spirited fashion with Terrance Lewis at Petronelli's Gym in Boston, where he's preparing for his June 11 bout against Mike Tyson, 9PM ET/6PM PT distributed by Showtime PPV. Kevin also amped up the conditioning with some jumping rope and shadow boxing. "I'm gonna take the fight to him," he said... read more ...