LAILA ALI: 'SHE IS A BAD WOMAN!'...by Jeff
Mayweather
The burning question has always been what would happen
when Laila gets hit, when she finds someone willing to fight her back?
That certainly was the case early on, Laila
was tested by Erin Toughill. She was hit with a few good shots,
took them all, and kept right on firing.
RJIKER BLASTS 'AFRAIDA' ALI FOR REFUSING 'MILLION DOLLAR LADY'
CHALLENGE
"She should honor her
father's name. 'Million
Dollar Lady' is the richest event in women's boxing
history, a battle of the undefeated and a chance to headline a
major pay-per-view event, how do you turn all that down to fight
on an undercard?"
KEVIN McBRIDE BREAKS DOWN MIKE TYSON... by Ed Ludwig
Everyone
knew Tyson was near the end but no one knew when that time would come.
Tonight many boxing experts expected the faded ex champion to steamroll
over the Irishman and when the fight was over commentators and writers
started an unfair tirade without looking at the accomplishments of
Tyson’s glorious and controversial career.
INDRI'S PICKS OF THE WEEKEND... by Mike Indri/RBF
Everyone knows how this one is supposed to
end, and if Tyson doesn't beat McBride I don't know what "Team
Tyson" can do next.
TYSON: GOOD BYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE!... by
Bill Simpson
Well, Mike Tyson is finally finished. Actually, he was
finished many years ago.
Maybe now those
that idolize Mike Tyson but don't know Kostya
Tszyu
from Micky Ward will admit that their role model
and hero is finished in boxing.
TYSON: TIME TO CLOSE THE BOOK ON HIS
BOXING CAREER... THE END! ... by Jeff Mayweather
It's over for one of the most notorious fighters of our
era. I have heard it said the saga continues but this saga is over. We
have seen many chapters of this book; it has been one hell of a ride,
the ups the downs, the highs and the lows. This was the American Dream;
a kid from the ghetto in Brooklyn, New York, who captivated the entire
world with his amazing propensity to destroy any man willing to step in
the ring with him.
TYSON SAYS GOODBYE TO BOXING AFTER A
DISAPPOINTING LOSS TO McBRIDE... by Oleg Bershadsky
The Mike
Tyson/Kevin McBride fight was promoted on the premises of Mike
being unpredictable, with everyone waiting to see what he was going
to do next. As usual Mike did not disappoint; he not only
managed to shock most boxing experts and fans by losing the fight
to journeyman Kevin McBride, but also by what turned out to be his
announcement of retirement from the sport.
TYSON QUITS AFTER SIX!... by Jim Amato
So long Mike Tyson. It has been one hell of a ride. Still
after your non performance against Kevin McBride, I wouldn't pay to see
you fight Laila Ali. With his victory is Kevin McBride the new "baddest
man on the planet"? I hardly think so.
... by Mike Leanardi
What was to be Tyson's stepping stone turned
out to be his tombstone. Ireland's Kevin McBride (33-4-1, 27 KO's)
proved to be tough enough to outlast the former Heavyweight Champ
forcing "Iron" Mike to retire on his stool after the 6th round.
TYSON QUITS ON HIS STOOL AFTER 6TH ROUND...
by Tom Dickey
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might
have just sung his swan song on Saturday in the nation's capital. Tyson
lost to journeyman Kevin McBride when he quit on his stool after round
six.
TYSON IS DEPRESSED NOW? WAIT UNTIL I KNOCK
HIM OUT!"
... by Mike Indri/RBF
"Tyson is a stepping stone," insists
McBride. "After I knock out Mike Tyson, I am going to fight for
a world championship (McBride vs. John Ruiz in Boston?) and
become the first ever Irish-born heavyweight champion!"
MIKE TYSON: "I'M GONNA TO GUT HIM LIKE A FISH"
Tyson: "This is gonna be a first class education in humility."
McBride: "I trained harder
than ever before in my life. This is a dream come true."
MUHAMMAD ALI EXPECTED TO ATTEND LAILA'S BOUT...
The Capital Explosion media center has just received confirmation from
advisor Rock Newman that three-time heavyweight champion of the world,
Muhammad Ali, is expected to be in attendance to watch his daughter,
Laila Ali fight Erin Toughill for Ali's WIBA Super Middleweight title
and the newly-created WBC Super Middleweight crown at Saturday's CAPITAL
EXPLOSION card at MCI Center in Washington, DC.
Capital Explosion is promoted by Marty Wynn of Raging Promotions, along
with The Stuckey Group and PMG.
SHARMBA MITCHELL RETURNS HOME TO BATTLE CHRIS SMITH JUNE
11 AT MCI CENTER
Sharmba “Little Big Man” MITCHELL (55-4, 31 KOs) will step up
to welterweight when he challenges former North American Boxing Association
(NABA) Welterweight Champion Chris “The Mechanic” Smith (19-1-1, 12 KOs) on June
11 at the MCI Center.
TYSON:
"I am so excited about performing before these people who have
embraced me like this is my hometown. I plan to give them a show that
they will never forget."
KEVIN McBRIDE: "I'M GOING TO SHOCK THE WORLD"
A press conference was held today at The Kells in Boston for
Irish heavyweight champion Kevin "The Clones Colossus" McBride
(32-4-1, 27 KOs) for his June 11th fight against former two-time
champion "Iron" Mike Tyson (50-5, 44 KOs), in "Capital
Explosion" at the MCI Center in Washington D.C.
TYSON TRAINS FOR JUNE 11 BOUT...
"I have been training for almost two months and feel excited about where
I am at. It's funny, but I am doing all the little things now in training that
I should have done when I was younger. I am working much harder."
'THE CLONE COLOSSUS' McBRIDE: 'WHEN I HIT
TYSON, HE'LL THINK ALL OF IRELAND HAS HIT HIM'
Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride sparred in spirited fashion with
Terrance Lewis at Petronelli’s Gym, where he’s preparing for his
June 11 bout against Mike Tyson, 9PM ET/6PM PT distributed by
Showtime PPV. -
**View more training pictures by Tom Casino/Showtime...
MIKE TYSON
vs KEVIN McBRIDE... by Jim Amato
Many regard
Tyson's scheduled opponent Kevin McBride as somewhat of a joke. As big as he is
( 6' 6"- 250+lbs.), The word is that he is EXTREMELY slow. If Tyson has
retained two weapons in his arsenal it is power and hand speed.
6-11-2005
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