In his exhibition tour, people paid up to $200 per seat and many felt disappointed and began booing at the exhibition he and his opponents put on.
Tyson Bores Crowd in Circus-Like Return
Fighter Winded in Four-Round Exhibition
By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Oct. 20) - Mike Tyson's return to boxing was no knockout. Not even close. The former heavyweight champion and one-time baddest man alive opened his "World Tour" on Friday night with a ho-hum performance in a four-round exhibition against Corey "T-Rex" Sanders, a former sparring partner who outweighed Tyson by 50 pounds.
With Tyson and Sanders locked up like two ballroom dancers, the crowd, which paid up to $200 for a ticket, first began a vulgar chant directed at Tyson and soon began to boo at what looked more like a pillow fight than a boxing match.
This fight was available for $29.95 on pay-per-view and McPherson may be waiting to see the size of the worldwide TV audience before planning the next date.
2006-10-21 12:42:39 · 8 answers · asked by marnefirstinfantry 5 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
As I recall, I stopped watching Tyson about the time he beat the sh*t out of his wife.
Well, maybe it was when the dumped his trainer.
No, it was when he raped that beauty contestant (what were the contest people thinking?!??) and went to jail.
Maybe it was when he was DQ'd in 1997 for biting off Evander's ear. Or was DQ'd for smoking pot, I dunno.
17 years ago, I might've gone to see him. Today, he's just another former fighter, long ago having wasted his talent, lost his money and driven away true friends.
2006-10-21 12:57:45 · answer #1 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was a freebie fight on cable, I would watch it. If I had to pay $5 at a bar, I would watch it. That's my top offer to see Iron Mike, $5. Too bad, he was an awesome puncher when he first entered the ranks. He was like a tank in the ring. Then bad decisions, of course, was his downfall. Following that more bad decisions. Yet, I would make a bad decision to pay $5 to see him fight on TV.
2006-10-21 13:44:57 · answer #2 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I'm glad I didn't pay to see that sad excuse for a fight. My grandma could have given a better fight.
2006-10-21 12:49:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't even take the tickets if they were free.
2006-10-21 16:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by stellablue1959 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! HE IS A HAS BEEN AND SHOULD BE BANNED FROM EVER ENTERING THE RING AGAIN AFTER HIS EAR BITTING FIESTA....HE IS NOT A SPORTSMAN AT ALL...
2006-10-21 13:01:27 · answer #5 · answered by moorerue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never have seen him fight, never will
2006-10-21 13:45:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't waste my time or money on him.
2006-10-21 13:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by Lynn M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-10-21 12:59:02 · answer #8 · answered by dilemma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋