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Mike Tyson gives it another shot

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Who's watching the fight tonight? :)
 
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Matlock

Banned
"My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!"
- on lennox lewis


"He was screaming like my wife."
- on tyrone biggs


"I paid a worker at New York's zoo to re-open it just for me and Robin. When we got to the gorilla cage there was one big silverback gorilla there just bullying all the other gorillas. They were so powerful but their eyes were like an innocent infant. I offered the attendant $10,000 to open the cage and let me smash that silverback's snotbox! He declined."


"One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died. I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titanic right hand he was out cold, convulsing on the floor like an infantile retard."


"My power is discombobulatingly devastating I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm."


"Look at you scared now, you hoe. Scared like a little white pussy. Scared of the real man. I'll fuck you 'til you love me, faggot."


"It's no doubt I am going to win this fight and I feel confident about winning this fight. I normally don't do interviews with womens unless I fornicate with them. So you shouldn't talk anymore... Unless you want to, you know."


"All praise is to Allah, I'll fight any man, any animal, if Jesus were here I'd fight him too."


" If Jesus was here, do you think Jesus would show me any love? Do you think Jesus would love me? I'm a Muslim, but do you think Jesus would love me ... I think Jesus would have a drink with me and discuss ... why you acting like that? Now, he would be cool. He would talk to me."


"Well, [contemplating suicide] goes through everyone's mind, I'm sure. And if it doesn't I really must be crazy. Everyone thinks about that because sometimes, you know what I mean, it's just tough being a nigger and it's tough being a bad nigger."


"I can sell out Madison Square Garden masturbating."


“[He] called me a ‘rapist’ and a ‘recluse.’ I’m not a recluse.”
 
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Ninja Scooter

Member
Matlock said:
"My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!"
- on lennox lewis


"He was screaming like my wife."
- on tyrone biggs


"I paid a worker at New York's zoo to re-open it just for me and Robin. When we got to the gorilla cage there was one big silverback gorilla there just bullying all the other gorillas. They were so powerful but their eyes were like an innocent infant. I offered the attendant $10,000 to open the cage and let me smash that silverback's snotbox! He declined."


"One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died. I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titanic right hand he was out cold, convulsing on the floor like an infantile retard."


"My power is discombobulatingly devastating I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm."


"Look at you scared now, you hoe. Scared like a little white pussy. Scared of the real man. I'll fuck you 'til you love me, faggot."


"It's no doubt I am going to win this fight and I feel confident about winning this fight. I normally don't do interviews with womens unless I fornicate with them. So you shouldn't talk anymore... Unless you want to, you know."


"All praise is to Allah, I'll fight any man, any animal, if Jesus were here I'd fight him too."


" If Jesus was here, do you think Jesus would show me any love? Do you think Jesus would love me? I'm a Muslim, but do you think Jesus would love me ... I think Jesus would have a drink with me and discuss ... why you acting like that? Now, he would be cool. He would talk to me."


"Well, [contemplating suicide] goes through everyone's mind, I'm sure. And if it doesn't I really must be crazy. Everyone thinks about that because sometimes, you know what I mean, it's just tough being a nigger and it's tough being a bad nigger."


"I can sell out Madison Square Garden masturbating."


“[He] called me a ‘rapist’ and a ‘recluse.’ I’m not a recluse.”
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How can you forget a pair of classics like "I take my hand off to him." and "I'm gonna fuck you til you love me!"
 
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Matlock

Banned
Ninja Scooter said:
How can you forget a pair of classics like "I take my hand off to him." and "I'm gonna fuck you til you love me!"
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The second one's up there, I didn't see the first.
 
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Wax Free Vanilla

Member
"I paid a worker at New York's zoo to re-open it just for me and Robin. When we got to the gorilla cage there was one big silverback gorilla there just bullying all the other gorillas. They were so powerful but their eyes were like an innocent infant. I offered the attendant $10,000 to open the cage and let me smash that silverback's snotbox! He declined."
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"One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died. I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titanic right hand he was out cold, convulsing on the floor like an infantile retard."
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"I can sell out Madison Square Garden masturbating."
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:lol :lol :lol
 
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DMczaf

Member
After reading those quotes...we need to clone Tyson.

Seriously, we will NEVER see another boxer like this in the ring and especially outside it :(
 
The Faceless Master

The Faceless Master

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"I was gonna rip his heart out. I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, the most ruthless champion there has ever been. No one can stop me. Lennox is a conqueror? No! He's no Alexander! I'm Alexander! I'm the best ever. I'm Sonny Liston. I'm Jack Dempsey. There's never been anyone like me. I'm from their cloth. There is no one who can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want his heart! I want to eat his children! Praise be to Allah!"

"This country was built on rape, slavery, murder, degradation and affiliation with crime."

"Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn."

"They (Christians) would throw me in jail and write bad articles about me and then go to church on Sunday and say Jesus is a wonderful man and he's coming back to save us. But they don't understand that when he comes back, that these crazy greedy capitalistic men are gonna kill him again."

"My main objective is to be professional but to kill him."

"Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent."

"This is my career. I have children to raise. I have to retaliate. He butted me. Look at me. My kids will be scared of me."

"I felt Holyfield was using his head illegally. I told the referee I wasn't getting any help, so I went back to the streets. I cannot defend it, but it happened."

"You're sweet. I'm going to make sure you kiss me good with those big lips. I'm gonna make you my girlfriend."

"I could have knocked him out in the third round but I wanted to do it slowly, so he would remember this night for a long time."

"One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat to honor him. I left the crate on my stoop and went in to get something and I returned to see the sanitation man put the crate into the crusher. I rushed him and caught him flush on the temple with a titanic right hand he was out cold, convulsing on the floor like a infantile retard."

"Anyone with a grain of sense would know that if I punched my wife I would rip her head off. It's all lies. I have never laid a finger on her."

"There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's okay. Just spell my name right."

"I think the average person thinks I'm a f**king nut and I deserve whatever happens to me. That's what I believe."

"When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it."

"I try to catch him right on the tip of the nose, because I try to push the bone into the brain."

"But you really have to look at the science of the situation. You guys come here to talk and report but you don't actually look at the facts of what this business is all about. The best thing that happened to those guys and they should stand on their mother's shoulders and kiss my ass because I went to prison or they would not be existing right now. They'd be a flash in the pan and would have made some money and opened up a restaurant or bar somewhere where they live at."

"How dare these boxers challenge me with their primitive skills? It makes me angry. They're just as good as dead."

"I just want them to keep bringing guys on and I'm going to strip them of their health. I bring pain, a lot of pain."
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SantaC

SantaC

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WASHINGTON – Mike Tyson was 20 years old when he became the youngest heavyweight champion in history, and when he steps into the MCI Center ring Saturday night (Showtime PPV, 9 ET) to face Kevin McBride in a 10-round fight, it will mark the 20th year since his pro debut.

Tyson has been open and media friendly during the buildup to the fight and spoke with ESPN.com at length twice this week, on Monday before his final sparring session at the Nomis Boxing Community Center and while he was relaxing in the Howard University locker room following Tuesday's open workout.

In honor of Tyson's 20th anniversary in the prize ring, here is his take on 20 topics.

Mike Tyson
Tyson

1. His pro debut: After a standout amateur career, Tyson turned professional in Albany, N.Y., just north of his home in Catskill, with a first-round knockout on March 6, 1985.

Tyson: "I remember it. I fought Hector Mercedes. He was a little, small Spanish man. Pudgy guy and it was real quick. Those were the best days."

2. Cus D'Amato: Tyson's trainer, mentor and legal guardian, D'Amato died shortly before Tyson won the heavyweight title in 1986. But what if D'Amato had lived a few more years to see Tyson through his championship reign?

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Showtime PPV (Saturday, 9 ET)
MCI Center Washington, D.C.
• Heavyweight: Mike Tyson (50-5, 44 KOs) vs. Kevin McBride (32-4-1, 27 KOs), 10 rounds
• Tape: Tyson-McBride | Weigh-In | Oddcast: Rafael
• Female super middleweight: Laila Ali (20-0, 17 KOs) vs. Erin Toughill (6-1-1, 0 KOs), 10 rounds
• Welterweight: Sharmba Mitchell (55-4, 31 KOs) vs. Chris Smith (19-1-1, 12 KOs), 10 rounds

Tyson: "It would have been totally different. I wouldn't have been with Don [King]. Cus once told me, 'You'e the kind of person who has to get hurt to learn.' He was probably right. I thought I was listening to him because I was winning all the fights. I didn't understand he was talking about in life. I am 50-5, that's almost perfect in the fighting business. But in the fight of life I am a pug, a palooka. Cus was a problem solver. He had me wrapped around his finger. I would have married who he told me to marry."

3. Standout fight: Tyson has had many spectacular performances. But which one was his most satisfying?

Tyson: "Everybody says (the Michael) Spinks (fight), but I don't think it was a good fight at all. I thought he was a small guy and he didn't stand a chance. I thought he was made for me at that particular time. (Tyrell) Biggs was a good night, one of my great nights. He took a serious beating. He could have quit at any time. But he took it. At that time, he was the guy I really wanted to beat because he was so acclaimed when we were amateurs (and he won the 1984 Olympic gold medal). In my opinion that was my best night. I had a personal vendetta. I felt I became Olympic champion after I beat him."

4.Temper: Before the Spinks fight, Tyson punched a hole in the wall of his dressing room.

Tyson: "I'm crazy, man. I was just ready to fight that night. I was a young kid. I wanted to win desperately. And (Spinks' promoter) Butch Lewis came in and was making noise about my hand wraps and I got pissed. I punched it good."

5. First title: Tyson won the title against Trevor Berbick in 1986 with a devastating second-round knockout. But surprisingly, that fight is not high on Tyson's list of personal favorites.

"I just knew it was going to happen. I was just waiting for it to happen. I wasn't even that excited. I was just real confident going into that fight because I knew it would happen."

6. The bites: It's probably pretty easy to guess which was Tyson's worst night in the ring: The rematch with Evander Holyfield, when he was disqualified in the third round for twice biting Holyfield's ears in a bid to reclaim the title in 1997.

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• Gallery | Vote | Torres: Respect | Bayless: Marketer
• Tyson KOs: ESPN360 | Oddcast: Rafael preview

Tyson: "Everybody brings that up, but most people do it in a joking fashion. People want to take pictures with me and they joke about wanting me to act like I am biting off their ear and stuff. I wish I didn't bite Evander."

7. Young king: Eventually, Tyson became undisputed champion when he unified the three major belts with a unanimous decision against Tony Tucker in 1987.

Tyson: "It was a great feeling when I was alone but it was uncomfortable when I was in public because I didn't know how to act. They put a crown on my head and I felt a little dopey and stuff. I didn't know how to handle it that well."

8. The Upset: James "Buster" Douglas pulled one of the greatest upsets in sports history when he knocked Tyson out in the 10th round in 1990 to win the undisputed title. Why no rematch?

Tyson: "That was a good fight. Buster fought great that night but he didn't fight me [again]. He didn't want to fight. Things happen the way they are meant to be. I won the title again. I went to jail, came back and won the title. That was more spectacular than if I had regained it from Buster Douglas."

9: Another reign: Tyson won the title for the second time in 1996 when he knocked out Frank Bruno in the third round of their rematch. So what about the thought of a third championship reign?

Tyson: "I'm just waiting for that moment. That's just a hell of a moment to even think of. That's overwhelming. I'm just waiting for that moment to challenge such-and-such for the heavyweight championship of the world. It would mean a great deal."

Mike Tyson/Peter McNeeley/Mike Tyson
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Kevin McBride (podium) addressed the media Wednesday as his foe Tyson (left) and Tyson's promoter Daryll Stuckey listened.

10. Perspective: Although Tyson wants to win the title again, the label of three-time champ doesn't impress him.

Tyson: "We make a big deal about guys being three-time heavyweight champion, four-time heavyweight champion, but you know what Cus told me? I said, 'Cus, Ali won the title again, he's a three-time champ!' But Cus told me, 'He had to lose it to win it back.' Joe Louis never lost it. That is the pinnacle of perfection. Winning it back shows you can overcome adversity but Joe Louis did it 25 nights and never lost it."

11. Kevin Rooney: Tyson has been through a multitude of trainers, but he is most closely identified with Rooney, who was in his corner from Day 1 through the Michael Spinks fight in 1988.

Tyson: "I started off really respecting him but he went from trainer to like an owner. Cus D'Amato could do that but not Kevin. It's like your father can do things to you that your older brother can't."

12. Marriage: Tyson has been married twice, the first time to actress Robin Givens, while he was champion. Then to Monica Turner, with whom he remains friends. He doesn't see himself marrying again.

Tyson: "Robin and me, we were two young kids who never should have been married in the first place. Deep down inside, [Turner] is still a little angry about the whole situation. I respect that. She divorced me. I give up. I lost. They beat me. They won. They got me good. I know I was a dog and I wasn't behaving well. I got myself together now, and it's too late. [Divorce makes] you feel like you are a failure. What's wrong with me? No one can get along with me. I can't get along with anyone."

“ How do I get fined $250,000 for weed and he gets $10,000 for steroids? I can't say racism because it was a black city (Detroit) that got my ass. I should have got caught in a white place like Las Vegas. ”
— Tyson comparing the boxing penalties issued him and James Toney for drug violations

13. Drugs: Tyson has freely admitted to smoking marijuana. A flunked drug test caused his TKO of Andrew Golota in 2000 to be ruled a no contest and he was fined $250,000 by the Michigan boxing commission. It still annoys him.

Tyson: "James Toney was on steroids (when he beat John Ruiz in April). When he won the title on steroids, he got fined $10,000 (in New York). I smoked weed and was fined $250,000. I smoked weed and won. That's a dehancing drug. Steroids are an enhancing drug. How do I get fined $250,000 for weed and he gets $10,000 for steroids? I can't say racism because it was a black city (Detroit) that got my ass. I should have got caught in a white place like Las Vegas."

14. Young blood: Tyson is a student of boxing history but what about the newer crop of heavyweights? Who does he like?

Tyson: "There's an up-and-coming guy, Calvin Brock. He was an Olympian (in 2000). I saw him fight Clifford Etienne (in a third-round knockout). I thought that was cool. There's also this African heavyweight, Samuel Peter. He's real destructive. He likes to knock guys out like I do."

15. Idols: Tyson has studied many of the old-time champions. Who are his favorites?

Tyson: "I like Sugar Ray Robinson, Gene Fullmer, the old guys in the '50s and the '40s. I love Sam Langford, Joe Gans, Benny Leonard, John L. Sullivan. Roberto Duran, he was a beast, too. He is really the guy who inspired me. I didn't know if I was going to fight but when I saw him I knew I wanted to fight. I was just a young kid. I didn't care about money. I just wanted to be like my heroes. That's all I cared about."

Arturo Gatti
Gatti

16. Big fan: Tyson has a favorite active fighter, too.

Tyson: "I love (junior welterweight title holder) Arturo Gatti. He is one of my favorite fighters. He's very exciting, not necessarily the greatest fighter in the world, but you watch Arturo, he's just exciting."

17. Don King: Tyson's split with promoter King was messy and acrimonious. Tyson accused him of stealing millions of dollars from him and sued for $100 million. They eventually settled out of court last year after a protracted legal battle. So would Tyson fight one of King's many heavyweights, three of whom hold titles?

Tyson: "Anything is possible. It's a business. I've grown up. It's all a business. I don't necessarily think Don is bad person but maybe he is an evil businessman. I'll put it like that. But I have six kids I have to feed."

18. Disappointment: Tyson has said he believes his life has been a waste.

Tyson: "I didn't get no fulfillment out of my life. Most of my life has been about boxing and I didn't get much happiness out of it. I was very disappointed in my life. I haven't lived up to my responsibilities as a father."

19. Maturity: What's the difference between Tyson as a 20-year-old champion and the Tyson who is a 38-year-old former two-time champ?

Tyson: "When I was younger, I was reckless. I would fight without training. I felt like I was a superior being from another planet and everyone else was from a fifth-world country. I was a pampered kid, a pampered little spoiled brat. I had my white father (D'Amato) with me making sure no one got near me. Now I'm my own man and I have to deal with my own stuff."

20. Time: Tyson has been fighting for 20 years. Has it been that long?

Tyson: "I just keep on trucking, baby. I just keep on trucking. I'm just happy to be able to still do it. I'm just happy I am healthy enough to do it. I want to compete, and when I die I don't want anyone to say Mike Tyson was a dishonest man, so I want to pay off my debts."

Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.
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The Faceless Master

The Faceless Master

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wow, that was one hell of an accidental headbutt, dude got cut ABOVE *AND* BELOW the eye, both eyelids at once!

hahaha his eye is FUCKED UP! it looks like he got bit by a fuckin zombie from resident evil!!
 
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Wax Free Vanilla

Member
The Faceless Master said:
wow, that was one hell of an accidental headbutt, dude got cut ABOVE *AND* BELOW the eye, both eyelids at once!

hahaha his eye is FUCKED UP! it looks like he got bit by a fuckin zombie from resident evil!!
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WHO!? Tyson?
 
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Socreges

Banned
I don't think he's talking about Tyson, considering "dude"

Fresh Prince said:
And correct.
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Which would you say?

"I think the average person thinks I'm a f**king nut and I deserve whatever happens to me. That's what I believe."
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I don't know about the average person, but that's definitely what I think. Then again, this begs a complicated, philosophical argument that I can't confidently take a side on. Hah.
 
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Fresh Prince

Banned
Socreges said:
I don't think he's talking about Tyson, considering "dude"

Which would you say?
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"Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn."

"They (Christians) would throw me in jail and write bad articles about me and then go to church on Sunday and say Jesus is a wonderful man and he's coming back to save us. But they don't understand that when he comes back, that these crazy greedy capitalistic men are gonna kill him again."

"Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent."

"There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's okay. Just spell my name right."

"I think the average person thinks I'm a f**king nut and I deserve whatever happens to me. That's what I believe."

"When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it."

"But you really have to look at the science of the situation. You guys come here to talk and report but you don't actually look at the facts of what this business is all about. The best thing that happened to those guys and they should stand on their mother's shoulders and kiss my ass because I went to prison or they would not be existing right now. They'd be a flash in the pan and would have made some money and opened up a restaurant or bar somewhere where they live at."

Some of the above I partially agree with but I am a bit of a psychopath (?).
 
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Macam

Banned
His quote about fear is notably accurate in my experience; and for some reason, though I've effectively heard quotes along those lines before, his phrasing sinks in with me more.
 
The Faceless Master

The Faceless Master

Member
Boogie said:
Let me know how Toughill does. I don't expect her to beat Ali, but I hope she does well.
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first 2 rounds, ali worked toughill with her jabs
round 3, toughill came back and landed some shots
THEN LAILA WAILS ON HER, OMG WTF BBQ PWN3D
toughill destroyed, ref stops the fight

and laila sure has a mouth like her dad, lotsa trash talking!
 
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ShadowRed

Banned
Win or lose this fight is sad because it's so pointless. Mike has no chance of being champ or even getting a chance to become champ. This is a money fight pure and simple and that always saddens me when a guys just fighting to make a buck and not to prove he's the best. He can only do this one or two more times then he won't have this to make ends meet. I hope someone takes pity on him and gives him a job so he doesn't have to resort to non legal means to get by in his old age.
 
DCX

DCX

DCX
The Faceless Master said:
"i just do it to take care of my bills" - tyson
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Well he owes alot of money...and people are not going to be willing to pay him 5 mill a fight til he pays it off...

DCX
 
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SolidSnakex

Member
Now Mike is saying he's going to retire. I don't think he has much of a choice. He can't knock out people that no ones even heard of anymore, and the knockout was the whole point of Tyson.
 
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bjork

Member
what the hell happened? he just quit?

[edit - from ESPN's round by round, it sounds like Tyson was beginning to wear down and fight dirty also. It's too bad... I would've like to see him come back strong.

note; whoever Scoop Jackson is, he is one ugly person. Also, I'm tired of the racecar chick.]
 
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