The untold story of the boxing star knocked out cold by Mike Tyson on a street corner reveals a bizarre consequence of their $25 million feud. He knows where I live. His job now has him working full-time in it, but this Friday night, Kevin Rooney Jr will experience a whole new side of professional boxing that he hasnt before. We got Iran Barkley, former Super Middleweight Champion of the World and then theres another guy I cant remember his name. American people are likelets mix it up. By coincidence, Tysons ex-trainer Kevin Rooney was in attendance as the cornerman for one of the boxers in action that night. Somewhere it got mixed up. A I know how to weave and slip. He just hasn't had the luck of finding someone with the combination of drive/body type necessary to become a champion via peek a boo. Everything is Pay Per View. Lets just go back to the basics. So, the moneys gone. LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Mike Tyson Tuesday said fired trainer Kevin Rooney killed any chance of a reconciliation when he filed a $10 million lawsuit against the heavyweight champion. K.C.) Because Cus was in his 70s, he didn't have the energy to be Tyson's primary trainer in conducting sparring sessions and roadwork. Do you ever speak to him? on the weekend. and act as if Rooney was a central figure of importance in the Tyson saga. "Rooney is laughing it off, not paying too much attention. The one loss is like a B.S. But thats not true.. Heybe quiet! James Broad was a tough guy. Greatest Fights: Tyson, Spinks, Trump and 91 seconds . Were all like, whats happening?! (Laughs). Kevin Rooney was a professional boxer who turned into a trainer. He never dogged it, he never quit. He never calls me. And what does Shelly Finkel do? OFFICIAL JERSEY CITY FIGHT NIGHT FIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE. BoxingInsider: Didnt sparring guys come to the gym, see Mike punch, then leave the gym? He said, Im not sparring with you. As a result, we will never know how good Mike Tyson could have been. A Well, on the one hand, you gotta give Don King, I hate to say it, credit for being able to reach out to Mike Tyson, who has lost Jimmy, lost Cus and he wasnt that involved with Bill. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. Greens exact whereabouts are unknown although surely he remains in Harlem. I mean, he knocked him out. I had no regrets. Hes sparring with people. Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. The official site of Brooklyn's own, Mike Tyson (AKA Iron Mike). This guy was a genius. (Laughs). 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. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. Mike picked that up right away. They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. Theyd just go in and they were gentlemen about it. During the period when Rooney was Tyson's trainer, Tyson had a professional record of 35 fights, 35 wins (31 wins by KO). A police sergeant said: He [Green] stopped his car in the middle of the street and started yelling - it was completely irrational.. In 1988 Mitch Blood Green cemented his legacy by hearing that his old ring rival Tyson, a fellow New Yorker, had strayed into the wrong part of town. Q Besides this Punch lines Show, what do you do with your time? Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. So, Ill be on my toes for that. Band, Lee Salomon Interview William Morris Agency. Knocked em out cold. Mike Tyson the phenomenon was real; between 1986 and 1990, the world stopped on the nights he fought. Im very excited about him turning pro, and watching him develop, stated Rooney Sr. (who calls Jr. Full-on donkey kong in this office! Sorry, but thats just the breaks. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. He was there. Cus bled out his brain to himdo this, how to throw upper cuts, how to step to the side, how to move your head, how to rest. But, being boxing maybe these guys will be swinging it out. We call him the greatest fighter ever, he took a helluva shot. So for anyone who thinks that this is just some stunt, or that he picked up a pair of gloves the other day and said he wanted to be a boxer, they are wrong and are going to be very surprised when you see him in that ring. Bill fought to make the Spinks fight where he got $21 million dollarsat that point the largest purse that anyone had ever got. According to the book The Years of the Locust: The Story of Murder, Money and Mayhem in the Last Age of Boxing: Kevin Rooney went for Mitch Green. He used to run numbers. Everybody was in the office it wasnt big enough for multiple grown men especially nine fighters plus their trainers! I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. Boom, I knock him out cold! I fought my whole career as a Welterweight. Great place to be Kevin! Both fighters were undefeated and each had a claim to being the legitimate heavyweight champion.At the time, Tyson held the belts of all three of the major sanctioning organizations (WBA, WBC, and IBF) while Spinks was The Ring and Boxing Illustrated magazine champion . The two boxing greats met in Saudi Arabia ahead of Tommy Fury Jake Paul fight. Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. It was funny. They were paid. Q So, why dont you and Bill Cayton team up? When I had Mike we were in training camp for five weeks. But there is another ruckus that somehow hasnt escaped the secrecy of the few people who saw, until now. I try to teach my kids to be elusive. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. In the first round I was like Whoa! He was born into it. Q How did you and Cus know that Mike Tyson had what it takes to become Heavyweight Champion of the world? Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. I was around the great Cus DAmato. Thats the way the game goes. When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. We were asking for $49 million dollars. Cut him off. Once Cus died, then it was Bill Cayton, and Jimmy Jacobs. Because he punched very hard [laughs]. . And I could see then, Mike, this guys ready to go, get rid of him. He worked his way up from nothing. Its another thing to actually know what youre doing. He should never have had the loss. Its always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980s, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing history. He was winning the fight and then he got hit and lost the decision. He would have had a ton of money. 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. Here we go. Tyson's trainer, Kevin Rooney to whom the gesture of bemused surprise was directed is in the early stages of boxing-induced dementia at 60. He was basically the last remaining link between Tyson and Cus, and also the way Tyson was trained. Then wed go do bed. Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. You got money one day. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? (Laughs). Thomas Hays is his name. Mike Tyson retires, and even the fights on HBO are few and far between. 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. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Kevin Rooney: When he beat Michael Spinks. (Laughs). Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. Roasts where famous people would get up and insult each other or poke fun at each other? He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. Kevin Rooney: None. Q Besides this Punch lines Show, what do you do with your time? [3], Rooney successfully sued Mike Tyson for over $4 million claiming that the latter broke a contract by firing him in 1988.[4]. So that Mike Tyson, if he didnt cross channels and went with Don King, he would have gone down as the greatest heavyweight in history. Because he punched fast and hard. And Im like, what the ****. He made that deal with Tyson when he had a $100 million dollar lawsuit and guess what? Also featured on the card is 2008 US Olympian and highly regarded jr. middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade (12-0, 8KOs) taking on once beaten Omar Bell (8-1, 5KOs). Jimmy was the up-front man and everything was going good. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. Now his main focus has shifted to his son. Some Big Shot here in the U.S.A. Theres been so many scandals in the Amateurs for the last 10-15 years, people got fired cause they were stealing money out there in Colorado. He was claiming that King had robbed him of $100 million dollars. Thats what the public wants to see. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. So, thats that. He should really write a book about the inas and outs of peek a boo. If you can out point me, good for you. Then, I got hit in 1996, 1997, whenever it was, I had to pay $800,000 to the government. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. Tyson, who. They broke up and Mike went with King. Hes dead now. He would have had a ton of money. Thats when a local boxing promoter called, offering up the services of Mitch Blood Green. Q How did you and Cus know that Mike Tyson had what it takes to become Heavyweight Champion of the world? Sorry, but thats just the breaks. Nothis is America! Him and Steve Watt are like handling the business. He has an exciting style and he gives it his all each and every time he steps into the ring, and that is going to make for a fun ride for all of us involved along the way.. The bell rings, first round. (Laughs). 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. 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. If you can out point me, good for you. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Rooney wins $4.4 million in lawsuit against Tyson [AP]", Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Rooney_(boxer)&oldid=1141853459, BLP articles lacking sources from April 2019, Pages with login required references or sources, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 04:30. Now, I dont know how long youve been in the fight game, how long youve been interested in it, or how old you are, but back in the 60s, 70s and then in the middle 80s, you would see a fight on t.v. And then we'd go to the gym. When 'Kid Dynamite' arrived at the 'Catskill' gym when he was just 14 years old. Hey Mike, guess what? 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 think the period is already up. (Laughs). But Green never forgot his beef with Tyson. Uncategorized. Somewhere it got mixed up. Punches harder than George Foreman.. He became the closest protg of Kevin Rooney. Im standing there thinking: What is happening?. Move your head. Greens lawyer said: Mitch has no problem with that, because he has no intention of going near Tyson. Its actually easier to become a second or a trainer to get a license. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. He punches harder than Rocky. Rooney became Tyson's trainer after Atlas left and just before Cus died. The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. Hes going across Europe. Advertisement HIS TROUBLESOME MARRIAGE In the '80s, Tyson set his sights on actress Robin Givens. Mitch Blood Green was quick-witted and hurled back abuse aimed at his absent rival Tyson. Shop exclusive hoodies, tees, accessories, and more. Back then I used to run 3-4 miles with him just to make sure he was doing it. He got $21 million dollars to do that back in the 80s. Mitch was wearing wrap-around sunglasses, which broke, and it cut him. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. Mike Tyson's former trainer discusses Mike Tyson's first loss to Buster Douglas 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. They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. He should never have had the loss. But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. Under the tutelage of Mike Tyson's former trainer Kevin Rooney, Pazienza bulked up, jumped two weight divisions and claimed the WBA light-middleweight title from Frenchman Gilbert Dele in 1991 . Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting. Because of Tyson, boxing was mainstream so everybody knew the names of the guys that he fought. "He shouted at Mitch: 'If you want your f***ing money, why don't you call Mike Tyson?'" Mitch 'Blood' Green was quick-witted and hurled back abuse aimed at his absent rival Tyson. Its like tap, tap, dont hurt me. Get rid of everybody. You answer it back. . Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. They took $1.9 million on the back-end, so I feel like I kind of got screwed. He was in the gym almost every day until he was 9 and then he stopped competing. Former professional boxer turned coach Kevin Rooney is best known for training Mike Tyson for six years during the prime of Tyson's career. Anyway, Mike was a money machine. Kevin Rooney had other run-ins with Green. August 29, 2011 6 min read. I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. . Was he referring to the balding guy who once trained Mike Tyson, guiding him to a heavyweight championship in 1986? I told Mike, "Let's make Cus' prediction come true of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion." Fury and Jake showed respect to each other after their fight and now they could be in store for a rematch . Kevin Rooney: Yes. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. He knows where I live. I run it. Marc tapped our cameraman on the shoulder and said: Are you rolling?. (Laughs). Im supposed to be the guy thats leading everybody and then Ill take that leadership role. Mike is now supposedly doing like an exhibition tour. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. He settles the case for $14 million dollars over a 3 year period. He also lost to future WBA world Junior Middleweight champion Davey Moore, who avenged an amateur loss to Rooney, by a knockout in seven rounds, on June 21, 1981. A lot of guys. A O.K. He said, Im not sparring with you. Here we go. I expect him to win and that will get him in the Top 15 in the world and hopefully the Top 10 and then by the end of the year Ill be hoping that Taylor will step up and take a shot at my kid. Cus bled out his brain to himdo this, how to throw upper cuts, how to step to the side, how to move your head, how to rest. Its like giving away snow in the winter., Mitch Blood Green left the courthouse shouting: Im the winner, I whupped him.. My kid hits hard. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. One of their main focuses on the pads was slipping and countering. Kevin Rooney. Thats the way it is. A No. Kevin Rooney. But a trainer for one of the other fighters was getting really upset about this. Mike with that style was one of the most effect. Kevin Rooney: 1966, 67, 68, in that time frame. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. The guy and this is a fact, he puts up his hands, Thats enough and he was a tall guy and walked out of the ring. He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. We all go through money. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. It was his money. Related posts. Q That would be a big reason why it would never happen. Because I could see the frustration in their face. Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? Youre not gonna stand there and say, hit me again. We got the great Burt Suger. Before leaving Rooney, Tyson had amassed a perfect 35-0, 31KOs record, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Tyson said he fired. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. When Mike Tyson came to this village as a 14-year-old in 1980, not many Catskill citizens paid much attention when they saw him doing early-morning roadwork along gravel roads. But, Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton had tied all that money up where nobody could touch it, nobody but Mike. Ever since then, in my opinion, weve been catering to European nations. 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. Tickets are priced at $80, $50 and $35. Talkin' Mike Tyson with Kevin Rooney. People will stop and think about it, and say wait a second I dont know if I want to fight this guy. He wasnt out and out robbin him. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. I really dont know whats going to go on. So, anyway, thats just when I started punching him. . He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. Then Im in the car. Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride was a professional boxing match contested on June 11, 2005. "Part of him. (Laughs). Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. All those guys I just mentioned they were gonna put a hurtin on you. Were gonna have a Big Fight. Thats one thing. A Im there in the corner, working the corner telling the fighter what hes doing wrong, what hes doing good and what he should be doing, (Laughs), if you know what Im saying. Hows it going? People are still memorized by him. There were three of us in the room: Tyson,. So, the moneys gone. When did he die? He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. In 1997 Green sued Tyson for $25m over that brawl but was awarded just $45,000. What Im saying, what is missing and hurting the boxing industry is that ABC, CBS, and NBC do not show live fights anymore. Then Mike left Bill Clayton and tried to fire Kevin Rooney. For more information, please see our You got nothing the next day. (Laughs). The fights would have been interesting. (Laughs). You got nothing the next day. So, I was educated under the absolute best. I finished the job. Hes a thief, and he got away with it. He punched harder than Muhammad. Q Whose idea was it to put something like this on? Im sore. Im living in the same house when I was with Mike back in the early 80s. Once I get down there and I got a handle on it then I can see the format if you know what Im saying. Bill fought to make the Spinks fight where he got $21 million dollarsat that point the largest purse that anyone had ever got. Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? Thats what happened in a lot of Mikes fights. When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. Mike is now supposedly doing like an exhibition tour. He should be 24-0. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. (Laughs). He was involved on a Comedy Central comedy show, "Punch Line," alongside Bert Sugar, former world middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo and former world middleweight and super middleweight champion Iran Barkley. Then all the sudden youre like, who, who, damn, wait a minute. It's always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980's, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing history. Scoop Malinowski is the author of Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle. His second book is about controversial former ATP #1 tennis player Marcelo Rios: The Man We Barely Knew and will be available at www.amazon.com in September 2011. Sparring guys come to the balding guy who once trained Mike Tyson,. See then, Mike, this guys ready to go, get rid of him ropes down walked! 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