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Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was highest-grossing combat event in Texas at $18.1M, organizers say
Read full article: Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was highest-grossing combat event in Texas at $18.1M, organizers sayJake Paul’s promotions company says the fighter's unanimous decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat sports event in Texas at $18.1 million.
Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event
Read full article: Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports eventJake Paul’s unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting.
Jake Paul, 27, beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don't match the hype
Read full article: Jake Paul, 27, beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don't match the hypeJake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn’t match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion.
Tyson-Paul fight gives Netflix opportunity to show it can handle big events with NFL, WWE on horizon
Read full article: Tyson-Paul fight gives Netflix opportunity to show it can handle big events with NFL, WWE on horizonJake Paul and Mike Tyson aren’t the only ones who have high stakes when they meet in the boxing ring on Friday night.
It's a quiet Mike Tyson as 58-year-old nears fight with Jake Paul, 31 years his junior
Read full article: It's a quiet Mike Tyson as 58-year-old nears fight with Jake Paul, 31 years his juniorMike Tyson isn't in the mood for talking now that the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion's fight with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul is near.
Mike Tyson feels good after a health scare and ready for his rescheduled bout with Jake Paul
Read full article: Mike Tyson feels good after a health scare and ready for his rescheduled bout with Jake PaulMike Tyson says he is feeling good and has resumed training after a health scare forced the postponement of his boxing match against Jake Paul.
Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul has been rescheduled for Nov. 15 after Tyson's health episode
Read full article: Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul has been rescheduled for Nov. 15 after Tyson's health episodeMike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul is now set for Nov. 15 after the former world heavyweight champion fell ill on a flight last month.
Terms for Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul include heavier gloves, shorter rounds
Read full article: Terms for Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul include heavier gloves, shorter roundsMike Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul in Texas this summer has been sanctioned as a competitive boxing match rather than an exhibition.
Jake Paul fight against Mike Tyson is announced for July 20 and will be streamed live on Netflix
Read full article: Jake Paul fight against Mike Tyson is announced for July 20 and will be streamed live on NetflixSocial media star-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium.
Mike Tyson, Francis Ngannou set for Professional Fighters League debut in Saudi Arabia
Read full article: Mike Tyson, Francis Ngannou set for Professional Fighters League debut in Saudi ArabiaThe Professional Fighters League is set to become the first major MMA promotion to hold a card in Saudi Arabia.
Sports fan Trump hits UFC fights and big games to try to put his 2024 nomination in a headlock
Read full article: Sports fan Trump hits UFC fights and big games to try to put his 2024 nomination in a headlockDonald Trump has spent less time campaigning in early-voting states than many of his Republican primary rivals.
Trump's decades of testimony provide some clues about how he'll fight for his real estate empire
Read full article: Trump's decades of testimony provide some clues about how he'll fight for his real estate empireDonald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and airline buyer.
Gervonta Davis knocks out Ryan Garcia with body shot in 7th
Read full article: Gervonta Davis knocks out Ryan Garcia with body shot in 7thGervonta Davis delivered a stunning body shot in the seventh round, causing Ryan Garcia to stumble back and then go to a knee, ending a highly anticipated bout with a knockout at 1:44.
McDaniel era starts with a win, Dolphins top Patriots 20-7
Read full article: McDaniel era starts with a win, Dolphins top Patriots 20-7Tua Tagovailoa passed for 270 yards and a touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins provided an early look at their ability to contend in the AFC East as they beat Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots 20-7 Sunday.
No charges for Mike Tyson for punching airplane passenger
Read full article: No charges for Mike Tyson for punching airplane passengerAuthorities will not file criminal charges against former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson after he was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class passenger aboard a plane at San Francisco International Airport last month.
Video shows Mike Tyson punching airline passenger
Read full article: Video shows Mike Tyson punching airline passengerAuthorities are investigating after former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching an aggressive passenger on board a plane at San Francisco International Airport.
‘Peacemakers’ make a return to Roanoke to curb violence with new campaign featuring Mike Tyson’s son
Read full article: ‘Peacemakers’ make a return to Roanoke to curb violence with new campaign featuring Mike Tyson’s sonRoanoke leaders are asking for ideas to curb gun violence as the city adds more shootings to its already long list.
Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn't slowing down. Next question?
Read full article: Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn't slowing down. Next question?NEW YORK – The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called “Twyla Moves.” In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak. AdGiven all that, it would seem obvious that something like a global pandemic wouldn't force Tharp off course, or keep her on the sofa binge-watching Netflix. Tharp explains it simply: "Part of the adventure for me has always been a physical challenge." In one old clip, TV host Dick Cavett asks Tharp what she does to relax after a long period of work. Tharp didn’t want the film, directed by Steven Cantor and part of the American Masters series, to feel like a biography.
Jamie Foxx to play Mike Tyson in boxer's take on his life
Read full article: Jamie Foxx to play Mike Tyson in boxer's take on his lifeFoxx will play the boxing great in the project that also counts Foxx and filmmaker Martin Scorsese as producers. (Photos by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, left, and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES – Mike Tyson is getting in the TV drama ring against himself. On the heels of Hulu's announcement of a Tyson miniseries to be made without his involvement, the boxing great said he's producing a limited series starring Jamie Foxx. Filmmaker Martin Scorsese and Foxx also are among the producers. Last month, Hulu said it had ordered the eight-episode series “Iron Mike,” saying it would explore the “the wild, tragic and controversial life and career” of a polarizing athlete.
Hulu sets Mike Tyson miniseries, but the boxer punches back
Read full article: Hulu sets Mike Tyson miniseries, but the boxer punches backFILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Mike Tyson attends a celebrity golf tournament in Dana Point, Calif. Hulu on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, announced it has ordered Iron Mike, a limited series about the life of boxing great Mike Tyson. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Hulu announced it has ordered a limited series dramatizing the life of boxing great Mike Tyson, who quickly slammed the production as “cultural misappropriation.”In a press release Thursday, Hulu said “Iron Mike” will explore “the wild, tragic and controversial life and career” of a polarizing athlete. Tyson, who is not involved in the project, criticized Hulu on social media, saying the series smacked of insensitivity. “Hulu’s announcement to do an unauthorized mini-series of the Tyson story without compensation, although unfortunate, isn’t surprising,” Tyson said in an Instagram post. The eight-episode “Iron Mike” is from the makers of “I, Tonya,” the 2017 movie that starred Margot Robbie as ice skater Tonya Harding.
Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang
Read full article: Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bangThe former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground. “I got chills,” Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small said. AdOpened in 1984, when Trump was a real estate developer in his pre-politics days, Trump Plaza was for a time the most successful casino in Atlantic City. AdBut things began to sour for Trump Plaza when Donald Trump opened the nearby Trump Taj Mahal in 1990, with crushing debt loads that led the company to pour most of its resources — and cash — into the shiny new hotel and casino. Trump Plaza was the last of four Atlantic City casinos to close in 2014, victims of an oversaturated casino market both in the New Jersey city and in the larger northeast.
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
Read full article: Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60Argentine soccer superstar Diego Armando Maradona cheers after the Napoli team clinched its first Italian major league title in Naples, Italy, on May 10, 1987. The Argentine soccer great was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity. The office of Argentina's president said it will decree three days of national mourning, and the Argentine soccer association expressed its sorrow on Twitter. “Maradona inspires us,” said then-Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, explaining his country’s everyman fascination with Maradona at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He failed another doping test for stimulants and was thrown out of the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Mike Tyson, Roy Jones promise a fight in "exhibition" return
Read full article: Mike Tyson, Roy Jones promise a fight in "exhibition" returnFILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Mike Tyson attends a celebrity golf tournament in Dana Point, Calif. Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got permission from California's athletic commission to return to the boxing ring next month because their fight would be strictly an exhibition of their once-unparalleled skills. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. got permission from California's athletic commission to return to the boxing ring next month because their fight would be strictly an exhibition of their once-unparalleled skills. We got Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones," Tyson said Thursday in an online press conference. “Who goes in the ring with the great, legendary Mike Tyson and thinks it's an exhibition?" Tyson and Jones believe they'll be able to put on a show worthy of their legends.
Tyson, 54, to return for exhibition match against Jones Jr.
Read full article: Tyson, 54, to return for exhibition match against Jones Jr.CARSON, Calif. Mike Tyson is coming back to boxing at age 54. The former heavyweight champion will meet four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition match on Sept. 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history when he won the title in 1986 at age 20 and for a time was the most feared fighter in boxing. He has occasionally teased a return with workout videos and it's finally scheduled to happen. Jones, 51, won titles in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight before moving up to win the heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first former middleweight champion to do so in 106 years.
Alaska Bar sidesteps contentious Dershowitz keynote choice
Read full article: Alaska Bar sidesteps contentious Dershowitz keynote choiceANCHORAGE, Alaska Just days after the announcement that famed trial attorney Alan Dershowitz would be the keynote speaker sparked a controversy among its members, the Alaska Bar Association has canceled this years annual conference. Bill Walker, Dershowitz seems a complicated selection for the keynote in Alaska, where rates of violence against women are among the highest in the nation. Im sure he was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to represent Jeffrey Epstein, Kendall said. I have no sympathy for that.Stone said the bar associations governing board will meet in September to discuss the selection process for keynote speaker going forward. Dershowitz said he would love to come to Alaska and give the keynote in 2021.
2 lawyers on Trump defense team shared Epstein as a client
Read full article: 2 lawyers on Trump defense team shared Epstein as a clientDershowitz and Starr, both prominent lawyers, are expected to play key roles when Trump’s legal team begins presenting its defense on Saturday. Epstein, a hedge fund manager who worked with the super wealthy, over the years socialized with Trump, Clinton and Britain’s Prince Andrew. He killed himself in August while in federal custody as he awaited trial on a new set of federal sex trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life. In the past, he has vigorously defended the plea agreement that he and others on Epstein’s legal team negotiated. Epstein later hired him to serve on his legal team.
Mike Tyson says he smokes $40,000 of weed every month
Read full article: Mike Tyson says he smokes $40,000 of weed every monthLintao Zhang/Getty Images(CNN) - Mike Tyson isn't shy about his love for marijuana. On Monday's episode of his podcast, aptly named "Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson," the former heavyweight champion shared just how much he spends on the psychoactive drug. "We smoke 10 tons of weed at the ranch a month," Britton said, referencing Tyson Ranch, the boxer's forthcoming 40-acre marijuana farm and "resort." Tyson asked, though it seemed he already knew the answer. Shortly after California's recreational marijuana laws went into effect in 2018, he launched Tyson Ranch, which sells nine strains of cannabis flower, potent extracts and soon, edibles.