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Tyson: 'I don't have the stomach for this'(Requiem for a Heavyweight)
ESPN.com news services ^ | 6/11/2005 | STAFF

Posted on 06/11/2005 10:21:53 PM PDT by kellynla

WASHINGTON – Mike Tyson's career might have ended in shocking fashion Saturday night when he quit on the stool after taking a beating in a foul-filled sixth round against unheralded Kevin McBride.

Tyson lost for the third time in his last four fights, and once again he faded badly as the rounds went on before head butting McBride in a desperate attempt to end the fight in the sixth round.

"I can still get in shape but I don't think I have the fight and guts anymore," former undisputed heavyweight champion Tyson told Showtime PPV after the bout, while a chorus of boos filled the MCI Center.

"I don't have the stomach for this no more. I most likely won't fight again. I'm not going to disrespect the sport by losing to this caliber of fighter. I'm sorry to disappoint. I wish there was some way the fans could get some of their money back."

Tyson was pushed to the canvas when the round ended, his head stuck between the first and second ropes. He got up very slowly, wobbled back to his corner and sat on his stool.

When referee Joe Cortez came by to look at him, his corner told Cortez the fighter could not continue. Cortez then went over and raised McBride's hand in victory.

The 38-year-old Tyson was a huge favorite over McBride and won the early rounds. But as the fight went on, it was McBride landing the bigger punches as Tyson desperately tried to score a knockout.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: boxing; kevinmcbride; miketyson; sports; tyson
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To: durasell
This is one of those genuine sports tragedies.

Perhaps Tyson could have been a great fighter. But he was a dirtbag who won and made money, and that was all that mattered.

21 posted on 06/11/2005 11:05:56 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

People steal from fighters. There probably aren't even records to show where the millions vanished.


22 posted on 06/11/2005 11:06:28 PM PDT by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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To: kellynla

It sounds like a lot of Republicans we know!


23 posted on 06/11/2005 11:06:51 PM PDT by Brimack34
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To: GVgirl

...maybe. I just hate waste. And his talent was wasted.


24 posted on 06/11/2005 11:08:58 PM PDT by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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To: durasell
And his talent was wasted.

I agree with you. He had ability, but no professionalism.

25 posted on 06/11/2005 11:11:21 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: GVgirl

All athletes -- but particularly fighters -- need people around them who look after their best interests. Not surprisingly, Tyson never had this. He was surrounded by thieves that put him on a course of self-destruction.


26 posted on 06/11/2005 11:17:33 PM PDT by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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To: Wally_Kalbacken; durasell
"How you can burn that much cash is beyond me."

Have a manager like King and a wife and mother in-law like he had...well you'd be broke too! They stole millions.

27 posted on 06/12/2005 12:31:17 AM PDT by endthematrix (Thank you US armed forces, for everything you give and have given!)
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To: decal

Mekhtoub! (It is written). He lives as a thug and in all likelihood he will die like one.


28 posted on 06/12/2005 12:51:51 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: kellynla

...Time to go on the senior tour.


29 posted on 06/12/2005 12:56:06 AM PDT by The Duke
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To: Wally_Kalbacken
Hope the cannibal donates his brain to science...'twould be interesting.
30 posted on 06/12/2005 1:00:04 AM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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31 posted on 06/12/2005 1:01:26 AM PDT by KneelBeforeZod ( I'm going to open Cobra Kai dojos all over this valley!)
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To: kellynla
I used to be a boxing fan but pay-per-view absolutely ruined the sport. The last time I payed for a fight was when Michael Spinks took a dive at 1:46 of the first round.

Boxing promoters and boxers are like the UAW. They drove/are driving their meal ticket straight into the ground.

That said, I think Tyson is a thug, and now it looks like he'll back back to shacking up on friend's couches until he dies doing something stupid.

32 posted on 06/12/2005 2:05:51 AM PDT by libs_kma (USA: The land of the Free....Because of the Brave!)
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To: GVgirl

Mike Tyson never ever fought in the Olympics. He lost in the Olympic Trials to Henry Tillman.


33 posted on 06/12/2005 2:15:18 AM PDT by LongsforReagan (Howard, we hate you too!)
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To: GVgirl

Tyson has never been anything other than an overrated street thug.

Amen


34 posted on 06/12/2005 2:18:55 AM PDT by garylmoore (Homosexuality: Obviously unnatural, so obviously wrong.)
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To: GVgirl
He had ability, but no professionalism.

That's the best summation of Tyson I've seen. It's been straight downhill for him since Cus D'Amato died. Then the vultures descended, and it was over. A shame - at the beginning, he was one of the best pure punchers I've ever seen.
35 posted on 06/12/2005 2:54:36 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (Count Petofi will not be denied!)
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To: kellynla

Tyson's boxing career was finished when he lost Cus DAmato.


36 posted on 06/12/2005 3:01:49 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Che Chihuahua

According to ABC NEWS, Tyson went through 400 Million Dollars, and owes millions in taxes, etcetera.


37 posted on 06/12/2005 3:34:15 AM PDT by Solamente
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To: durasell

"Unfortunately for Tyson, Cus DAmato died. "

Getting rid of Kevin Rooney was his downfall. Cus was his father. Kevin was the brother who took no crap from him.

To this day, I still believe that if Tyson kept Rooney, he would have retired 10 years ago with a better record than Marciano.

Then again, Don King didn't help.



38 posted on 06/12/2005 3:48:56 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Liberal Talking Point - Bush = Hitler ... Republican Talking Point - Let the Liberals Talk)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

I've met a couple of people who knew Tyson early on -- at Cus' training camp. They described him, remarkably, as "sweet natured." Life and the people he surrounded hiself with must have really done a number on his head after Cus' died.


39 posted on 06/12/2005 4:15:33 AM PDT by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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To: kellynla
I remember reading an article on an interview with Tyson where he discussed how he liked to "hurt women" and other abysmal behavior that altered my perception of him from man into beast.

Since then I kind of figured when he "went" it would be a spiraling high speed tailspin right to the bottom.

He hasn't gotten there yet.

And I can say that this brings me no joy nor any real emotion. He's a trainwreck of a man.

Perhaps he'll find Jesus. Despite my disgust I'll say a prayer to that end. Best that this part of Tyson's life has found an end as well.

40 posted on 06/12/2005 4:24:29 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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