Film & TV Freak Show: Tyson will reportedly fight again in June

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AmerikazMost

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http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/3533174

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mike Tyson is returning to the ring.

The former heavyweight boxing champion will fight for the first time in nearly a year, facing journeyman Kevin McBride on June 11 at Washington's MCI Center, a boxing source told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday.
Tyson and promoter Marty Wynn planned to announce the bout at a news conference Tuesday, the source said.

Tyson's manager, Shelly Finkel, did not immediately return a phone message left at his office Monday evening.

The 38-year-old Tyson is 50-5 with two no contests and 44 knockouts. He lost two of his last three fights.

In his most recent outing, in Louisville on July 30, he was stopped in the fourth round by Danny Williams after tearing cartilage in his left knee.

That was Tyson's first fight in 17 months - and his first loss in a non-title bout. He's entered the ring just once a year since 2001, earning a technical knockout victory over Brian Nielsen in October of that year, getting knocked out by Lennox Lewis in June 2002, and knocking out Clifford Etienne in February 2003.

Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion ever when he knocked out Trevor Berbick at the age of 20 in 1986.

McBride, 31, defeated Kevin Montiy by technical knockout on March 18 in his last fight. Born in Ireland and now based in Massachusetts, the 6-foot-6 McBride is 32-4-1 with 27 knockouts.
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stefanwzyga

stefanwzyga

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Hopefully james toney beats john ruiz, then im hoping for Tyson-Toney, that fight would spark the heavyweight division back to life! they might not be great heavyweights but who gives a shit, everyone would love to see these two nuckle heads have a rumble. (dont tell james toney i called him a nuckle head)
 
stefanwzyga

stefanwzyga

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CalcuoCuchicheo said:
But he's fuck all now...I mean Danny Williams is a poor boxer....
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Thats true, but the heavyweight division is in a terrible state, if tyson gets himself in shape, fights a wimp every 5 months, he will get a title shot anytime he wants, like i said earlier if toney beats ruiz tyson-toney could be on the cards! and there would be huge intrest in that fight, infact if tyson wants it, it will definetly be on, an although i think toney would win, you never know what will happen if tyson hits him flush? and then tyson would have a portion of the heavyweight title back! i know its all ifs an buts, but what else is tyson gonna do? he's only 39! still quite young for a heavy these days.
 
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CalcuoCuchicheo

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Yeah, I agree that Tyson might be able to compete eith some shit fighters & that he would still be a financial draw.

'These days'? wtf? In the old days dudes could fight into their 50s!
 
stefanwzyga

stefanwzyga

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CalcuoCuchicheo said:
Yeah, I agree that Tyson might be able to compete eith some shit fighters & that he would still be a financial draw.

'These days'? wtf? In the old days dudes could fight into their 50s!
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Yeah well what i mean is foreman winning the title at 46, lewis being a champ at 38, holyfield being a champ at 36, holmes fighting for the title at 40 something, ray mercer fighting for titles at 40, not archie moore getting puched around the ring at 50.
 
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