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Mike Tyson back in training for MMA? |
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| 17th-July-08: Mike Tyson Reportedly Back in Training |
A very reputable Mixed Martial Arts news site, Sherdog.com is reporting that Mike Tyson is in some serious training, in which the former boxer is training his butt off with a respected strength and conditioning coach.
Sherdog quotes a source, who wishes to stay anonymous, that Tyson has been privately “training his ass off,” the source went on to add that Tyson will not be doing boxing anymore.
The source was then asked if Tyson was in training to take a stab at MMA? The source would only tell Sherdog, “I don’t know, I can’t say.” Although Mike may never compete in any sort of combat sports we all agree that he needs to get into shape again.
Tyson is such a vain character that it just doesn't suit him to be out of shape. His weight had ballooned to more than 20 stone, more than 5 stone over his fighting weight and it showed clearly at the recent cannes film festival where he was making an appearance at a showing of the new James Toback's documentary "Tyson."
Whatever the reasons may be, it can only be a positive thing is Mike is back in the gym. Any further news or pictures we get will be up on here. |
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| 12th-May-08: Mike Tyson Will Finally Appear In a Top Console Boxing Game |
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EA Sports revolutionized boxing games with Fight Night. Not wanting to let a good thing rest for too long, EA is stepping back into the ring, announcing Fight Night Round 4 for PS3 and Xbox 360. Though Round 4 won't be hitting store shelves until 2009, EA is starting the hype train early.
"The EA Sports Fight Night franchise has always been synonymous with quality and innovation that raised the bar for the sports videogame genre," said Kevin Wilkinson, Executive Producer, EA Sports. "EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 was a platform defining game as the industry transitioned to next generation consoles. EA Sports Fight Night Round 4 will change how boxing games are played and measured in the future."
Developed by EA Canada, Fight Night Round 4 promises that "no fight will be the same." Along with adding more fighting styles, Round 4 features a new physics-based animation system that allows for more realistic-looking missed punches, glancing blows and jaw-rocking knockouts. The game engine is being completely re-written to allow for greater boxer diversity and "rough and tumble" inside fighting.
The full list of boxers has not been released, but a few names have been revealed. Muhammad Ali is back again and will be able to enter the ring with Sugar Ray Leonard, Lennox Lewis and legendary "Iron" Mike Tyson! |
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| 1st-May-08: Mike Tyson "History" DVD Collection Available only from mike-tyson-dvd.com |
We no longer sell DVD's but we highly recommend that you buy yourself a copy of this great collection from
www.mike-tyson-dvd.com |
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26-February-08: Jamie Foxx Set To Star As Tyson In New Film About Mike'sTurbulent Life |
Mike Tyson is teaming up with Hollywood actor Jamie Fox to make a movie about his life. According to a report by showbizspy.com, Tyson states there are serious plans that a movie is going to be produced about his often controversial and troubled life. Tyson is working with Jamie Foxx (Pictured Right), who will play the part of the former heavyweight champ in the movie.
Foxx will need to get into some serious weight training if he is to get up to the size of Tyson who was a solid 15.5 stone in his fighting prime.
“Jamie Foxx and I will be working together,” Mike insisted. “He will play me in the film about my life. We already talked about it several times.”
Tyson also discussed his past troubles with Drugs, and although he never took drugs during training, he did drink booze. “Even when I was training for a fight, there were no drugs, but I would drink,” Tyson admitted.
Tyson is turning his life around, stating: “I had never been clean and sober my whole life. This is the first time."
“I didn’t like that way of life and decided to change. I saw the devil and didn’t want that.” |
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10-January-08: Tyson and Holyfield Could Meet Later This Year For a Third Fight |
According to a recent interview with Boxing Talk, former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has hinted at a possible return to the ring for a third fight with 4-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. Although at first glance it may appear as though Mike Tyson is eager to throw his name back into the heavyweight mix, a closer examination of the interview reveals that it may be nothing more than an attempt to make some quick cash. When asked whether or not he would be interested in possibly fighting Evander Holyfield later this year, Tyson stated, "Sometimes I say yeah it is and sometimes I say no it isn’t. I’m in one of those up in the air moments. It’s something I want to do; it all depends on how many tickets or millions are involved."
Tyson went on to reveal that despite the fact that it may appear as though he’s on an upswing now that he’s working on a movie and an autobiography, he’s actually still "pretty down" and the money doesn’t come in quite as fast as it does in the fight business. Regardless, Tyson is steadfast in his belief that he can make another run as he states, "I think I’m going to go at it hard one more time." Tyson continued, "I want to just get in the gym for three months and then see how I feel about it." Regarding Holyfield, Tyson stated, ""He’s the guy for me to fight and I could always get up to fight him. He’s the kind of fight that could make me have an affair with boxing again. I don’t know if I can fall back in love with boxing, but I’m ready to have a love affair for a few months." Whether he’s more interested in making another run or collecting another paycheck remains to be seen, but one thing is clear, when it comes to the heavyweight division, Mike Tyson is still the most intriguing attraction. |
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| 20-November-07: Good news for Mike |
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Mike Tyson, who pleaded guilty in September to drug possession and driving under the influence, was sentenced by a judge to 10 days in jail, but will only serve one day.
In addition to jail time for the driving offense, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Helene Abrams ordered Tyson to serve three years' probation on each count and perform 360 hours of community service.
The 41-year-old former fighter was arrested on December 29 when he was spotted driving his black BMW erratically and nearly collided with a police vehicle. Tyson had just left a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona.
There were 2.16 grams of cocaine in several bags in his possession at the time and traces of marijuana in his system, prosecutors told the court in September.
Prosecutors had sought one year in prison for the former fighter, saying he was a repeat offender with a violent past and that the court needed to send a strong message.
Read More >
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| 25-Sept-07: Mike Tyson Pleads Guilty To Drug Possession Charges |
His plea stemmed from an arrest last December in which authorities said Tyson, who has a long history of legal problems, admitted to using cocaine that day and to being addicted to the drug.
He now faces up to three years and nine months in prison for the felony possession charge and up to six months in jail for the misdemeanour DUI count. Mike is scheduled to be sentenced on November 19.
Read More > |
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| 18-Sept-07: Cus D'Amato and Ali Video |
This fantastic video features Cus D'Amato and Muhammad Ali discussing Ali's pending fight against champion Joe Frazier in 1970.
Watch Cus as he "shadow spars" with Ali - you can see exactly where Tyson got his classic bob and weave style from.
D'Amato's insight is superb and his opinions on the outcome of the fight proved to be very accurate.
Thanks to Datman2000 for uploading this absolute gem of a video.
Sit back and enjoy !
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QoPTogbAyPM |
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| 6-Sept-07: New Mike Tyson Canvas Prints |
After months of development we finally have the official mike-tyson.info canvas prints ready and available !
These canvas designs are A1 size (845mm x 645mm). They are printed on the highest quality canvas using just 4-6 different colours giving a truly unique and professional look. We hand-picked the pictures that packed the most punch and handed them over to our designer who came back with some amazing designs.
The canvas itself costs £80.00 + Shipping. Your carefully rolled canvas print will be packaged inside a toughened cardboard tube to prevent damage.
If you want the canvas to be mounted onto a wooden frame prior to shipping this will cost an additional £20. The frames have been specially madefor us from MDF (composite wood) which are extremely strong and will not bend or flex.
The mounted canvas will be shipped in a protective, padded box to prevent damage.
These need to be pre-ordered, we've only got a few printed so to order your canvas send an email to info@mike-tyson.info
Please state which design you want (Design 1, Design 2 etc..) and also let us know if you want the canvas to be shipped to you already framed, or rolled up for you to frame yourself.
We will calculate postage and send you a Paypal payment request. We ask buyers to allow 28 days for delivery. This gives us time to have your design printed, mounted (where necessary) and shipped to you.
Please note that these designs are not available anywhere else, the cheap rubbish you see on Ebay is nothing to do with us ! Don't waste your money on cheaply made imitations. Our canvas designs are the real deal and each design is hallmarked with our Website address for authenticity.
Click on the pictures below to see an enlarged view. (Picture opens in a new window). |
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| 2-Sept-07: New Rare Mike Tyson Pictures Uploaded (Thanks to Roi from Israel for these) |
We receive quite a few pictures from Tyson fans, but this particular batch of pictures are pretty rare.
Many thanks to Roi from Israel who must have spent a lot of time sending all these pictures individually to us.
If anybody else has any rare pictures or video, please send them to
info@mike-tyson.info and we'll upload them here.
We will of course credit the sender.
See these pictures here >
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| 29-June-07: Tyson Turns 41 Years Old on the 30th June |
Mike Tyson reached his 41st Year at the weekend - not bad for somebody who thought he would never reach 30 !
Thanks for all the messages we received - an amazing following this guy still has.
The new version of the mike-tyson.info Website is hopefully going to be ready for the end of September.
The new site will have loads of great new features with an online shop where you can get your hands on a load of official mike-tyson.info merchandise such as mugs, coasters, mouse mats and loads of other stuff we've been working on.
Last but not least we have almost completed our superb set of Mike Tyson canvas prints.
These are stunning and will be ready soon.
Mike Tyson Training Montage >
Mike Tyson Life of a Champion > |
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| 06-June-07: Mike Tyson becomes Bollywood star |
Ok, we weren't going to talk about this "career move", but hey, if it's earning Mike a living then who can blame him? Everybody knows thatif he were to lace the gloves back on he could earn 20-times more than what he will ever earn acting in Bollywood movies.
But, Tyson's boxing career is over, at least for now -
so acting it is !
Mike has signed to appear in a second Bollywood film, this time to play a boxer, a Mumbai newspaper has reported.
The dance number Tyson did in an earlier movie was a surprising hit with audiences.
Read More On Mike Tyson's Bollywood Acting Career > |
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24-May-07: Follow Mike Tyson's Daily Training Routine When he was with Kevin Rooney in 1987 |
Now availble for download we have an exclusive video (taken from our DVD Box Set)
which follows Mike Tyson on his daily training routine in the weeks leading up to a big fight.
This video was shot in 1987 when Tyson was still with Kevin Rooney and Steve Lott in the glory days when Tyson was invincible.
Watch Mike get up and run at 4.00am in pitch darkness which he explains gives him "a little edge" over his opponents.
We plan to showcase Mike Tyson at his very best on this site and have loads of footage to share with all his millions of adoring fans.
All the talk of drugs, prison and bankrupsy is all too familiar and is getting tiresome - we aim to show the very best of Mike Tyson, the unstoppable force that literally saved boxing in the 1980's.
Go and check out this video !
Mike Tyson's daily training routine > |
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| 08-May-07: Remembering Diego 'Chico' Corrales |
It is always terrible to hear that somebody you know has died, but the feeling I had today when I first heard of Diego Corrales being killed in a motorcycle accident really stopped me in my tracks.
I felt it was imperative that I wrote a short piece on Corrales here to show an appreciation for what a terrific fighter he was.
Corrales was everything a boxer should be, aggresive, exciting, an extremely hard puncher, an unbelievable will to win with a heart to go with it. Corrales' fight with Jose Luis Castillo where he rose from the canvas twice in the 10th round to stop his opponent is still one of the best things I have ever seen in a boxing ring.
Corrales is in my all time top 5 fighters.
What a fighter he was -
God Bless you Chico.
Check out the Diego Corrales dedicated Web site here -
www.diego-corrales.com |
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14-April-07:
Mike Tyson eyes Bollywood debut |
We hate to report just bad new about Mike so here is some positive
news involving a possible acting debut in Bollywood ?
It beats all this talk of Prison at least.
The deal with Tyson should be done 'in the next few days'
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is set to make
his Bollywood debut this year, starring in a music video for an upcoming
film.
Tyson is due to star in a promotional video for a Hindi film,
Fool-n-Final,
a comedy centred on a bunch of criminals.
The film is being produced by Firoz Nadiadwala. His spokeswoman,
Nisha Chothani, said the contract with Tyson was nearly ready.
She
said Tyson was expected in India soon for the filming.
"We are negotiating, finalising details such as contracts
and other things and everything should be decided upon in the next
few days," Ms Chothani told the BBC News website.
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13-April-07:
Mike Tyson Appears in Court on Thursday 12th April |
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Mike Tyson the Former heavyweight champion of the World, appeared
in court Thursday. Tyson is now set to go on trial Aug. 20 for charges
he was in possession of illegal narcotics and also driving under
the influence of drugs. According to media reports, Tyson was fresh
out of a California drug rehabilitation facility.
In court, when asked by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry
Stephens if he agreed to the trial date, Tyson simply stated in
court: "Yes, ma'am." The trial date was pushed back 30
days at Tyson's attorneys' request. Tyson's lawyer pushed the trial
date back by a month to August because they hadn't seen all the
state's evidence in the case.
More information and pictures here > |
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| 24-Jan-07: Mike
Tyson Pleads "Not Guilty" in Court |
Mike Tyson has hired a four strong
team of top defence lawyers including celebrity defense attorney
David Chesnoff.
Chesnoff famously
represented television personality Martha Stewart
in her high profile insider trading trial, as well as pop star Britney
Spears. Chesnoff
was with Tyson during a brief appearance at the Maricopa County Superior
Court on Monday morning where a "not guilty" plea was entered on
Tyson's behalf.
Chief prosecutor Andrew Thomas
has very publicly vowed to put Tyson in prison but Tyson's team
of lawyers are doing all they can to prevent the former Champ from
serving another term behind bars.
Tyson is charged with one felony
count of possession of drug paraphernalia, one felony count of drug
possession and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. |
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| 16-Jan-07: New
Mike Tyson Wallpapers Available For Download |
It's not all doom and gloom for Mike Tyson fans - head over
to the downloads section to choose from two new Wallpaper designs
to decorate your monitor. These are uniquely designed and available
in two different sizes to suit your screen resolution.
Go to Mike Tyson Wallpapers Section > |
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| 4th January
2007 - Not Such a Happy New Year For Mike Tyson |
We don't often like to tell of the bad things
that Mike Tyson gets himself involved with but this is a major setback
to what we were all hoping would be a great year for Mike and his
many fans.
We were working on a new article promoting the World Tour but this
seems pointless now as Mike was arrested on Friday last week
in Arizona for drug offences.
Read the article below for more on this story...
Mike Tyson was charged on Wednesday in Arizona
with drug possession and driving under the influence of drugs. Tyson
is charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence
of drugs and two felonies for drug possession. The four charges could
garner Tyson a sentenced between 2 1/4 and 7 1/2 years. The lead
prosecutor made it clear he wants to send Tyson to jail.
Tyson was arrested last Friday after he was pulled over just as
he left a night club. According to court records, Police found
bags of cocaine on Tyson and more in a package of cigarettes in
his vehicle.
Read More On Mike Tyson Drug Offences in Arizona > |
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