What do you mean? Q How did you get to be a trainer? So, the moneys gone. He said, Im not sparring with you. Tell Mike I want my money. Then he knocked out Michael Spinks in 90 seconds. A lot of guys. Ive said this before and Ill say it you, whats wrong right now is that ABC, CBS and NBC dont show any fights anymore. I still run my gym. After about six months of sparring he said he wanted to turn pro, but I told him, have a few fights as amateur get some experience. Hes dead now. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. 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. It was his money. But I believe that Mike would have come out the better. So, the moneys gone. 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. And then we'd go to a health club at night. Although Tyson appeared to be ahead on points on the judges' scorecards through six rounds, he failed to answer the bell for the 7th round and was ruled defeated by technical knockout.. Background. Its another thing to actually know what youre doing. . Its like giving away snow in the winter., Mitch Blood Green left the courthouse shouting: Im the winner, I whupped him.. Lets just go back to the basics. When I sued him (Tyson) and won the jury gave me $4 million. Move and punch. I try to teach my kids to be elusive. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. Now, if you got $100 million dollars lawsuit against Don King, definitely $150-$200 million dollarstake it to court and testify and Tyson would have won. Q And youre right in the middle! Edit. My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. Then he fought Tony Tubbs in Japan he starched him in two rounds. Thats what the public wants to see. The whole 9 yards. StopDucking, Feb 1, 2021. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. He settles the case for $14 million dollars over a 3 year period. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. You got money one day. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. 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. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. 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. But a trainer for one of the other fighters was getting really upset about this. Q That would be a big reason why it would never happen. Q How did you and Cus know that Mike Tyson had what it takes to become Heavyweight Champion of the world? Were you an ex-boxer? The bell rings, first round. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. At that point, I thought: You guys handle this! They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. Cus knew what he was doing. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? I would want Mike to put tremendous pressure on him. [3], Rooney successfully sued Mike Tyson for over $4 million claiming that the latter broke a contract by firing him in 1988.[4]. My kid hits hard. A fight erupted - Green was photographed with a swollen eye, Tyson sustained a fracture to his hand which postponed an upcoming title defence against Britains Frank Bruno. Shelly dont care. Check this out Once Cus died, then it was Bill Cayton, and Jimmy Jacobs. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting. This was in the early 80s. Rooney was the second-closest trainer to young Mike Tyson, after D'Amato himself, who was also Tyson's adoptive father and is most familiar with Cus D'Amato's famed "Peek-a-Boo" boxing style. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com. Move your head. 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. Mike Tyson's former trainer discusses Mike Tyson's first loss to Buster Douglas He knocked out Larry Holmes. heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson as the 175m-a-year . So, Im going down tomorrow. People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. View history. A Well o.k. Hey Mike, guess what? Seems like a good read Kevin Rooney, one of the legendary Cus D Amatos trainee s. Rooney answers questions about Mike Tyson. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. and act as if Rooney was a central figure of importance in the Tyson saga. You can buy it for $50. It was a segment constantly on the lookout for hokey-cokey angles. Right after he died I had a job in one of those correctional facilities in Catskill, Catskill Green Correctional. MikeI believe that Mike is one of the hardest punchers in history. 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. Mike just went through the money. 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. That never happened. Wing body shots and the uppercuts. Thats how it is. What do you mean? Be exciting. Im like the commentator. But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. So, Ill be on my toes for that. (Laughs). Shop exclusive hoodies, tees, accessories, and more. . He worked his way up from nothing. You know, it all comes down to money. Thats a problem. So it was odd that the fighter from Huntington, L.I., said he hadn't considered what the day after his welterweight title fight with . Mitch was wearing wrap-around sunglasses, which broke, and it cut him. A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. Mike knocked a lot of guys out when he was sparring. If you can out point me, good for you. Everybody was in the office it wasnt big enough for multiple grown men especially nine fighters plus their trainers! I really dont know whats going to go on. I believe that and I stand by that. I learned from Cus DAmato. American people are likelets mix it up. He chased him through the crowd. Punches harder than George Foreman.. STARBOXING.TV BRINGS THE HEAT IN MARCH FOR ITS SUBSCRIBERS! When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. They were paid. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? I have 3 professional fighters. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. (Laughs). Tyson remembered on his podcast Hotboxin with Mike Tyson: [Green] started talking and saying: What you doing in my hood? Then it was on from there. King has screwed every fighter hes ever been with. Because I could see the frustration in their face. He couldnt have been nicer about the whole thing. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. People will stop and think about it, and say wait a second I dont know if I want to fight this guy. All those guys I just mentioned they were gonna put a hurtin on you. A He died about half a year ago. Any casual boxing fan from the mid-to-late 1980s knows that the trainer who had the most success with Mike Tyson was D'Amato's protege Rooney. I had no regrets. 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. Him and Steve Watt are like handling the business. Rocky had beat everyone. WhoaIm outta here. Punches harder than Joe Louis. 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. Thats how I was in the ring, thats how I want all my fighters to be. So, anyway, thats just when I started punching him. Mitch Blood Green sees his blood, and now hes p***ed off. 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 . We got the great Burt Suger. 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. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. Youve got the boxers, hes got the business know-how. When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. When did he die? 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 should really write a book about the inas and outs of peek a boo. He got $21 million dollars to do that back in the 80s. (Laughs). A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. People will stop and think about it, and say wait a second I dont know if I want to fight this guy. (Laughs). I believe he was getting $600-$1,000 a week sparring with Mike. I wont hurt you. Tyson said he fired. But, I believe deep in his heart he knew it wasnt true. Then they started making all these false accusations. loss. Do you ever speak to him? Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. I run it. 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. I guess this guy dont want to fight. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. People would sit down, sit on their couch, have a beer and wanna watch a fight. You dont see that no more. Im living in the same house when I was with Mike back in the early 80s. Why do I want to pay $50 to see these 2 guys fight? MIKE TYSON'S FORMER TRAINER KEVIN ROONEY TALKS ABOUT SON TURNING PRO He was born into it. He used to run numbers. The two boxing greats met in Saudi Arabia ahead of Tommy Fury Jake Paul fight. Im like the guy in the middle. But, Bill was an excellent, excellent manager and businessman. Then Im in the car. (Laughs). Rooney Jr., is trained and managed by his father, Kevin Rooney Sr., who after having a very respectable professional boxing career of his own, took over the reins from Cus D Amato and lead Mike Tyson to become the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. I finished the job. 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. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. I was around the great Cus DAmato. A lot of guys. They broke up and Mike went with King. (Laughs). What is this? And what does Shelly Finkel do? He was barred from going near Tyson for the next 30 days, according to the LA Times. I mean, he knocked him out. Im supposed to be the guy thats leading everybody and then Ill take that leadership role. Kevin Rooney. Butthis is now. He was portrayed by Clark Gregg in the 1995 movie Tyson[1] and by Aaron Eckhart in the 2016 movie Bleed for This. Alright. Tickets are priced at $80, $50 and $35. They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. 0. We got the great Burt Suger. 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. Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, billed as Once and For All, was a professional boxing match which took place on June 27, 1988. They throw punches and they cant hit him. Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. His training camp was hell but paid off. So, thats that. The bell rings, first round. Nothe great Shelly Finkel made him settle for $14 million dollars where hes paid off in increments of $3 million here, $3 million there, for, I dont know, 2 or 3 years, is how I remember it. He worked his way up from nothing. Rooney allegedly discussed this lifetime agreement with Cus D'Amato before Tyson was even an adult, and conveniently left it out of the written contract that was drafted when Mike turned 18. 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. Hows it going? Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? Larry Holmes. Its Comedy Central. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. Thats my philosophy. 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. 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. "Part of him. Hes fighting this guy Willie Grubbs out of Philly. #6. Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? 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. It was his money. 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. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. He was like Behind-the-scenes where Jimmy was like an Up-Front man. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. But, Im not gonna cry about it. I was educated under Cus DAmato. I had no idea if Marc would become the centre for Mitchs frustrations. You answer it back. This is the first time for me. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. Jake Paul busted as $360k tattoo disappears, Beat his a***: Tszyu, US star throw down. Ill never forget it. When I had Mike we were in training camp for five weeks. on the weekend. Q If Mike knew deep in his heart that Bill Cayton was not cheating him, why then did he drop him and go with Don King? I throw em against this guy, I cant hit him [smiles]. A Well, Bill passed away. Then Mike left Bill Clayton and tried to fire Kevin Rooney. Mike knocked a lot of guys out when he was sparring. Thats the way the game goes. "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. 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. Thats what the public wants to see. If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. Write by: . Somewhere it got mixed up. Thats the way it is. He was just looking to make money, and he was making money with Tyson. I think Mike would have won. Thats the way Mike was. It wasnt a joke. He would have had a ton of money. Tyson got tired of it and fired him, and that was the end. So, I was educated under the absolute best. A drama that ended with Atlas pulling a gun on the younger Tyson in 1982. What is this? 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