During Mike Tyson and actress Robin Givens’ ill-fated marriage, their relationship became the source of tabloid fodder. With rumors of alleged abuse, Tyson later admitted in the book Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson that Givens was the recipient of the “best punch” he’d ever thrown in his entire life (via the Los Angeles Times).
I think both Cus and I realized that we were in a race with time. Cus was in his seventies. It wasn’t like I was going to go to school and they were building my character to make me a good, productive member of society. No, I was doing this to become heavyweight champion of the world. Cus was aware of that. “God, I wish I had more time with you,” he said. But then he would say, “I’ve been in the fight game for 60 years, and I’ve never seen anybody with the kind of interest you have. You’re always talking about fighting.”
Filip’s first sport was basketball at age 8, which he took up as a means to lose weight. He even managed to win the national championship with his club Dubrava but was forced to retire due to back and knee injuries. He then took up swimming, which would also last only a short period of time.
9:12pm BST/5:12pm ET: That’s something for the admirably durable Dovbyshchenko to tell the grandchildren about one day as he battles to the final bell without suffering a knockdown. Itauma seemed to enjoy the chance to showcase his skills, never really pushing for the stoppage until the final seconds. It’s still hard to tell against an opponent of limited ambition, but Itauma absolutely looks to the real deal – a beautifully well-rounded boxer who lives up to the sparring stories that are already the stuff of legend. Remember the name.
Mayer, who lost her IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles to fellow American Alycia Baumgardner on points in October after three successful defenses, is targeting Taylor or a Baumgardner rematch. Taylor (22-0, 6 KOs), 36, from Ireland but based in the United States, will not be available until late 2023 at least, with a rematch against Serrano, from Puerto Rico but based in New York, in the pipeline if she beats Cameron in a fight for the undisputed world junior welterweight title in Dublin, Ireland, next month.
Zhilei Zhang (25-1-1, 20 KO) es un púgil poco convencional en muchos aspectos. Mide 1,98 y es chino, algo poco habitual. Su país, y el resto de naciones asiáticas, suelen dominar los pesos bajos, nunca antes se había dado algo así. Su gran momento en el boxeo profesional le llegó al borde de los 40 y pese a ser un púgil que podría ser un filón en cuanto a marketing vive una vida muy discreta con su familia en Bloomfield, ciudad del estado de New Jersey (Estados Unidos) que no alcanza los 50.000 habitantes.
Round 1: Mayer looks to establish the jab early, Wildheart responds with a couple of short hooks, that are taken on the arms. Mayer has a one-two blocked then a left hook from Wildheart get through. More jabs from Mayer and then a body shot on the inside that causes Wildheart to take a breath. Wildheart’s corner is calling repeatedly for straight one-twos and she gets one through. Close round.
However, the fight did happen and Mike knocked out Clifford after just one round. “I was happy for Mike that he won, but I was also upset that I had trained him for eight weeks and I wasn’t a part of that win,” he said.
“HBO had a tournament. I beat Witherspoon to win the WBA title, beat Trevor Berbick to win the WBC title and we fought each other. HBO was trying to have a box-off to have one champion and Mike ended up being the undisputed heavyweight champion. The media had him built up as an invincible person. We fought in Las Vegas, which is crazy under normal conditions, but fighting a guy like Tyson, it was a crazy situation. I guess I got caught up in the hype, I was bigger, stronger and smarter than Tyson. I could have beat him if I’d listened to my trainer. I backed up a little too much. He was able to slip punches and come back with combinations, he was real quick. He was strong inside, he was trying to rip his punches. If he’d been as big as I was, he’d really hurt guys. Being older helped, I was able to handle it because I’d been around a little while. He was good, you can’t become heavyweight champion of the world without being good. He was a small heavyweight, and I think the media had him built up and he was riding on that media hype. He worked it and made a lot of money off it.”
In 2003, Mike Tyson made headlines when he got a tattoo on his face. The tattoo, which covers the left side of his face, features a tribal design that extends from his temple to his cheek. While tattoos had been gaining popularity at the time, particularly among athletes and musicians, Tyson’s decision to get such a prominent tattoo on his face was seen as particularly bold and controversial.