(Laughs). Be exciting. Shelly dont care. Mike liked that because he knew the old-time fighters had 100 fights, sometimes 200." Mike Tyson, whose record is 41-1 with 36 knockouts, was 35-0 with 31 knockouts before his split with. I got another kid whos 7-1. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. Edit. Why do I want to pay $50 to see these 2 guys fight? Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? Im watching it on HBO the next day! He was there. The women tried to grab all that money and they werent able to do that. A O.K. By coincidence, Tysons ex-trainer Kevin Rooney was in attendance as the cornerman for one of the boxers in action that night. I was around the great Cus DAmato. ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mike Tyson was ordered by a federal jury to pay his former trainer Kevin Rooney more than $4.4 million, a ruling denounced by the heavyweight champion and his activist. Im like the commentator. I was educated under Cus DAmato. It's only after he fired Rooney in 1988 that Tyson started to decline. He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. Cus' death had no impact on Tyson's boxing career (Cus died in 1985, Mike won his first title in 1986) because Rooney was still there to take care of business. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. MIKE TYSON, in lengthy testimony in his former trainer's lawsuit against the heavyweight champion, yesterday denied ever offering KEVIN ROONEY a career-long contract. I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. They made a score. (Laughs). So, thats that. Mike is now supposedly doing like an exhibition tour. August 29, 2011 6 min read. For more information, please see our We were asking for $49 million dollars. If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. We caught up with Kevin Rooney recently to ask him about those days and his new gigplaying host at The Laugh Factory comedy clubs Punch lines for sports writers and fighters. He should be 24-0. King has screwed every fighter hes ever been with. Were gonna have a Big Fight. Everyone went to Pay Per View. Right after he died I had a job in one of those correctional facilities in Catskill, Catskill Green Correctional. "But a trainer for one of the other fighters was getting really upset about this. Then he went with King and Kevin Rooney was out and then Mike Tyson took the downfall where he should have stayed with the people that Cus DAmato had put in placeBill Cayton, Jimmy Jacobs, Kevin Rooney and Steve Watt. February 3 . Mike is now supposedly doing like an exhibition tour. Hes a thief, and he got away with it. It wasnt a joke. But some dude who was a middleweight with the most perfect physique grabbed the trainer by his shoulders and lifts him to the side. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. Q What does a second do? But, Bill Cayton was really the brains behind the whole operation. We got Iran Barkley, former Super Middleweight Champion of the World and then theres another guy I cant remember his name. Mike with that style was one of the most effect. When I had Mike we were in training camp for five weeks. Check this out A federal appeals court Thursday reinstated a $4.4 million award that a jury decided boxer Mike Tyson owes former trainer Kevin Rooney for unjustly . (Laughs). A lot of guys. To quash such rumors, Tyson allegedly authorized Jacobs to state that "Kevin Rooney will be Mike Tyson's trainer as long as Mike Tyson is a professional fighter." A copy of a press release to that effect was sent by Jacobs to Rooney. You know him better as Willie Pep. Hows it going? He is 5-0 as a pro and had almost 100 amateur fights. Q How did you get to be a trainer? We got a title to defend and you gotta be in tip-top shape. Here we go. Now people are talking, ah, hes nothing. Cut him off. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? 1 oclock, 3 oclock, 5 oclock, 7 oclock were gonna be showing a live from Philadelphia, from New York, from Atlantic City, from Nevada. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. I think the period is already up. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. I told him to give the gloves one more shot this year and, same story different year. But i have not found a single interview where he ever talks about Kevin Rooney who had a big part in his development as a fighter. Q Kevin, whats this Punch line Show all about? He was portrayed by Clark Gregg in the 1995 movie Tyson[1] and by Aaron Eckhart in the 2016 movie Bleed for This. He punches harder than Rocky. He was in the gym almost every day until he was 9 and then he stopped competing. If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. Once I get down there and I got a handle on it then I can see the format if you know what Im saying. He just left. When you cant hit somebody, that becomes very frustrating. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. So he competed in the NY Golden Gloves last year and made it to the quarter finals and got robbed by the kid who ended up winning the championship. I had no regrets. Tyson got tired of it and fired him, and that was the end. WhoaIm outta here. Also, Tyson's personal life was in turmoil with the recent turbulent marriage (and divorce) to Robin Givens. American people are likelets mix it up. He should never have had the loss. (Laughs). He said, Im not sparring with you. But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. Full-on donkey kong in this office! He was just talking a lot and I really thought he was grabbing for my pockets, so I pulled my pockets out because if he ripped my pants all the money would fall and I wouldnt have a chance to get my money so Id have to fight this cat and then my money is to the wolves. A Comedy Centrals, which is good for boxing. So, the moneys gone. Under the tutelage of Cus D'Amato and Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson became a 22-year-old world champion who was 35-0 with 31 knockouts. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. Answer the question. Im like the guy in the middle. Seven years earlier Green lost a 10-round decision to a 19-year-old Tyson, a fight which is remembered now because they had an unscheduled rematch on the streets of Harlem and a grudge that exists to this day. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. Because of Tyson, boxing was mainstream so everybody knew the names of the guys that he fought. Nothis is America! But I believe that Mike would have come out the better. Hes 23-1. Daily Regime (7 days a week): 5am: get. He was one of the closest disciples of Cus D'Amato. A I gave half to my lawyer, the rest to the government and I had at one time back in 1996, 1997, I had a little money in my back account. Knocked em out cold. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. I throw em against this guy, I cant hit him [smiles]. Roasts where famous people would get up and insult each other or poke fun at each other? I have 3 professional fighters. A Well, he was very smart. I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. They were paid. A Right. So, Ill be on my toes for that. We do what we want to do. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. He made that deal with Tyson when he had a $100 million dollar lawsuit and guess what? Then Don King stepped into the picture. But, Bill was an excellent, excellent manager and businessman. The ugly brawl you know about is part of boxings dark folklore Mike Tyson at the height of his rampage, approached by a former rival in the New York ghetto at the dead of night. Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. That was funny. Thats one thing. Merchant concluded that it was the expulsion of Kevin Rooney, who still rooted for Tyson every time he watched him fight (despite their split), which led to the stunning knockout loss. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. Lets just go back to the basics. He knows what hes doing. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. So, I started teaching all these guys. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. A Well, he was very smart. A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. Punch and move. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. For those who think Rooney Jr. turning pro is some publicity stunt (after all he is the PR guy for Joe DeGuardias Star Boxing) Rooney Sr. says thats the farthest thing from the truth. BoxingInsider: Is he at his best the greatest fighting machine of the ring you ever saw? The one loss is like a B.S. Over the weekend, Boxingtalk.com spoke with former longtime Mike Tyson trainer Kevin Rooney about the possibility of he and Tyson again hooking up to wreak havoc on the rest of the heavyweight division. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. Then we'd go do bed. Then he fought Tony Tubbs in Japan he starched him in two rounds. Thats the way it is. It cost him a bullet, according to the book The Bittersweet Science: Mitch slapped a man whod been baiting him about his fights with Tyson. Tyson was purchasing a leather jacket with dont believe the hype inscribed from Dapper Dan who dressed the entire ghetto and has since become a mainstream fashion designer. Whoa! But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. I try to teach my kids to be elusive. Q I didnt hear about his death. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. He didnt even get paid. Im standing there thinking: What is happening?. Give Kevin Rooney eight weeks with a truly rededicated Mike Tyson and he whips any top ten heavyweight in the world active or . Because he was elusive. Mike knocked a lot of guys out when he was sparring. Thats how I was in the ring, thats how I want all my fighters to be. Hes sparring with people. Q That would be a big reason why it would never happen. on the weekend. But, Im not gonna cry about it. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. Larry Holmes. There was a noticeable difference in the way Mike fought after he cut Rooney out by obliging Don's request of leaving him. Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride was a professional boxing match contested on June 11, 2005. Thats how it is. Kevin Lerena explains to Thomas Gerbasi how a call from Frank Warren convinced him to pack his bags This is the United States of America. Its like tap, tap, dont hurt me. I got a Heavyweight whos 23-1. Im gonna knock you out or youre gonna knock me outeither way, thats what the people want to see. A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. I really dont know whats going to go on. A man with 34 straight wins, one of which had ended the 48-fight unbeaten record of Larry Holmes, was bowled over by fear, fury and ferocity. Kevin didn't mess around, he had Tyson on a strict diet and a strict daily workout routine. No, he was talking about his son, Kevin Rooney Jr., who has toiled in. Hes dead now. Was he referring to the balding guy who once trained Mike Tyson, guiding him to a heavyweight championship in 1986? Grew up around and was engulfed in it. Alright. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. Is it something like the old Dean Martin t.v. A Well o.k. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. He was born into it. I have 3 professional fighters. Get rid of everybody. Where, back in 1976, up in Montreal when Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Heerns and the other little kid who was a 112 pounds, I forgot his name. A guy that punches fast and hard, you got a guy that punches hard, well youre a tough guy all right, well, so what? Then all the sudden youre like, who, who, damn, wait a minute. He keeps getting back up. Thats the way Mike was. Mitch Blood Green was quick-witted and hurled back abuse aimed at his absent rival Tyson. Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop, bop, bop. Eventually, it went into the Spinks fight and then for a little bit King was out and then Mike went to Europe with Robin and came back. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. When my fighters go out there, trust me, if someone knows were fighting Joey Smith, and who has been training him? Hes dead now. (Laughs). Then, I got hit in 1996, 1997, whenever it was, I had to pay $800,000 to the government. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Remember, this was intended to be a comedy sketch for TV presenter Marc Middletons show. (Laughs). We had to bring sparring partners in from Philly, New York. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. He settles the case for $14 million dollars over a 3 year period. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. Several successful boxing trainers, including Teddy Atlas and Kevin Rooney, were tutored by D'Amato. I learned from Cus DAmato. 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