(Laughs). In his own autobiography maybe 2 sentences mention Rooney in passing . Do you ever speak to him? A Well o.k. Kevin Rooney: Kevin Rooney was a former boxer turned trainer later in life. So, I started teaching all these guys. He punches harder than Rocky. Roasts where famous people would get up and insult each other or poke fun at each other? 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. A Well o.k. Boxing promoter Don King, who grew close to Tyson following his estrangement from Cayton, Rooney and the 1988 death of former manager Jim Jacobs, called the verdict a "terrible thing. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. Watch This Story- Best Highlights From Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte Press Conference. Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. That's why we haven't heard from him in so long. what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. Sa fortune s lve 1 900,00 euros mensuels Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. Hey Mike, guess what? The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. In 1982, Tyson lost his mother to cancer. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. You answer it back. I dont really know how many people are gonna show up. Q How did you and Cus know that Mike Tyson had what it takes to become Heavyweight Champion of the world? All rights reserved. However, in 1985, his trainer and surrogate father died of pneumonia. Privacy Policy. The blame is to be given to Tyson for not resolving his differences with Rooney and rehiring him. You got money one day. Were not getting any publicity anymore. Great place to be Kevin! By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. 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. "I never expected $49 million," Rooney said. Then I had Tyson. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. Everyone went to Pay Per View. Mike really, really punched hard. Q And youre right in the middle! He was one of the closest disciples of Cus D'Amato. A I was an ex-professional fighter. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. Atlas was Tyson's trainer when 15-year-old Tyson was boxing in the 1981 Junior Olympic Games. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. The world will then see more than flashes of the guy we once knew as the baddest man on the planet. A drama that ended with Atlas pulling a gun on the younger Tyson in 1982. So I think that fighter, in my opinion, could have and should have probably beaten anybody that was in his path. This boxing writer agrees that all the aforementioned may have been secondary reasons, which may have contributed to Tysons demise. You know, it all comes down to money. "An all-white jury has just robbed Mike Tyson of human status," Sharpton said of the decision by the jury of five women and three men. Rich Gaietti, the first trainer post Kevin Rooney, attempted to maintain the peek a boo style. Kevin Rooney said Gaietti did not know the number system, of the peek a boo style, and only he could effectively train Tyson. When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. At nearly forty years of age, Tyson is a remnant of his former self. Knockin people out cold in tough fights, guys that werent pushovers. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. If you can out point me, good for you. I just brought him down to Kingston last week to spar with these other kids and he sparred with em and right away he said now. I try to teach my kids to be elusive. ). I think the period is already up. Tyson went from being a very technical, highly elusive swarmer to a regular puncher who never used footwork or head movement. Pull ups are not the only way to train your lats and bi's either. Kevin Rooney- Controversy & Rumors. Q Besides this Punch lines Show, what do you do with your time? Outside the courthouse, about two dozen demonstrators brought to Albany by New York City activist Al Sharpton to support Tyson chanted "No Justice, No Peace!". A He died about half a year ago. But, Im not gonna cry about it. 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. I believe he was being paid $400 a week. of his training as an amateur boxer, he is currently preparing to appear for His training camp was hell but paid off. During the trial, Rooney could produce no written contract with Tyson to train the boxer. If a fighter has great punching power and technique to boot, there is a great advantage over his opponent. They broke up and Mike went with King. But, its Comedy Central, so I guess these guys are suppose to be telling jokes at each other or something. Tyson's mobility skills in the boxing ring, especially his defensive upper-body and head movement, noticeably declined after Rooney's firing, eventually resulting in Tyson suffered his first professional loss in a, 18 months after Rooney's departure. Somewhere it got mixed up. what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. Were all like, whats happening?! I got another kid whos 7-1. 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. Tyson was getting the money once in awhile from Shelly. However, after the death of Cus, the things between them did not work well and Tyson fired Rooney from his team in 1988. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. Larry Holmes. The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. Butthis is now. This is the United States of America. We do what we want to do. 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 supporters. On Dec. 6, he took on Sammy Scaff (left) in the Felt Forum at Madison . He shared that Jordan would not get into an altercation with anyone because he's "a class guy.". In 1982, when he retired as a fighter, he joined Mike Tyson's training team as his coach. Whatever the case may be, it wouldn't be the first time that Tyson confronted someone over Givens, as he reportedly had something to say to Donald Trump. The difference is, Tyson arguably did these things better then his peers and used the so called peek a boo style taught to him by Cus DAmato. He was. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. Every other trainer brought in to train Tyson tried to change his style. To tell you the truth, I really dont know. Once he went with Don King, then Don King took over and Don King was the boss and Mike became second-hand nothing. A I know how to weave and slip. King was a bookmaker. Rooney also said Tyson doesnt listen to these trainers because he knew they did not have the knowledge to train him. Hes sparring with people. Youve got the boxers, hes got the business know-how. He was claiming that King had robbed him of $100 million dollars. It wasnt a joke. Shelly dont care. After all, arent there other fighters who had the same aforementioned qualities? The last time I heard hes got some promoter out of Vegas that was gonna take him on a world tour. A video shows Teddy consoling a sobbing Mike Tyson before a boxing match against Joe Cortez, in which Tyson knocked him out nine seconds into the fight with a devastating left hook. You know, it all comes down to money. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. I guess he dont want to make any money. Do you ever speak to him? Ill be in my suit lookin like a gentleman and see what happens. What is this? (Laughs). Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop . Its Comedy Central. He didnt even get paid. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. Im guessin hes gonna make $50,000$100,000. The Hall of Famer said that if there was any talking that went on, it was between him and Tyson over a theoretical fight against Evander Holyfield, someone he wouldn't fight until years later. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. This was over 30 years ago and early on they would both attack each other in media and egged on by media so its nice to see they are beyond that. Q That would be a big reason why it would never happen. Hes still an attraction. Its gonna be like a spontaneous thing. I learned from Cus DAmato. Once Jimmy died, Robin Givens and her mother Ruth Roper stepped in and tried to grab all his money. 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. I was around the great Cus DAmato. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. Thats the way it is. Be exciting. He used to run numbers. Its another thing to actually know what youre doing. He should really write a book about the inas and outs of peek a boo. Answer the question. Anyway, Mike was a money machine. Mike Tyson is an athlete known for being the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world at the age of 20 back in 1986. However . Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas, billed as Tyson is Back!, was a professional boxing match that occurred at the Tokyo Dome on February 11, 1990. Through the years, he ended up starring in several films and even had a Broadway show about his life. 1 oclock, 3 oclock, 5 oclock, 7 oclock were gonna be showing a live from Philadelphia, from New York, from Atlantic City, from Nevada. Rooney became Tyson's trainer after Atlas left and just before Cus died. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. Plus boxers don't have huge biceps. Kevin Rooney: "When he beat Michael Spinks. Jimmy was the up-front man and everything was going good. "I love my country and this is just a further way of dividing it.". 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. Tyson said he would fight the verdict because he believed he should have the right to fire someone working with him. who was assisted by Teddy Atlas and Kevin Rooney. I believe he was being paid $400 a week. Give Kevin Rooney eight weeks with a truly rededicated Mike Tyson and he whips any top ten heavyweight in the world active or retired. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. Cookie Notice There is a scene where famously, Mike Tyson always kissed Kevin Rooney straight on the lips. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. Knocked em out cold. He wasnt out and out robbin him. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Kevin Rooney was the main person tasked with helping Mike on the pads. Then all the sudden youre like, who, who, damn, wait a minute. I knocked you out. Were you an ex-boxer? Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. on the weekend. Tyson . But Jimmy was like, How you doin? Whats up? They broke up and Mike went with King. Within 18 months of distancing from Rooney, the unbeatable boxer faced his first loss. Hes sparring with people. 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. People would sit down, sit on their couch, have a beer and wanna watch a fight. Kevin Rooney: 1966, 67, 68, in that time frame. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. as he claims the Gypsy King deserves the 'lion's share' for . . But, they robbed us. Because he was elusive. When he was with Jimmy Jacobs, Bill Cayton, and Steve Watt, he was the man. This guy was a genius. But, being boxing maybe these guys will be swinging it out. They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. When 'Kid Dynamite' arrived at the 'Catskill' gym when he was just 14 years old. Punch and move. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. I have 3 professional fighters. Check this out BoxingInsider: When was Mike at his prime best? He was a great, great businessman. He said, Im not sparring with you. MIKE KEEGAN: Temporary concussion substitutes will NOT be trialled in the Premier League after 'idiotic' rulemakers rejected proposals in a move which 'beggars belief'. You got nothing the next day. Muhammad Ali. I throw em against this guy, I cant hit him [smiles]. Muhammad dominated. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. And why? The first time we meet Kevin Rooney in this move he's just been fired by Mike Tyson, at the height of his training career. Although they had a friendly history together, the boxer allegedly challenged the former president over his then-wife Givens, asking if there was anything going on between them. ADVERTISEMENT. After going through a rough childhood involving many juvenile arrests, Cus D'Amato became . Ever since then, in my opinion, weve been catering to European nations. They were out for a score and they made a score on Tyson. Here we go. 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He knows where I live. Q Besides this Punch lines Show, what do you do with your time? A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. Answer the question. The promoter is not supposed to make any money like that," stated Kevin Rooney, renowned former trainer of Mike Tyson, as he spoke candidly about events that happened behind the scenes during the careers of legendary fighters like Tyson, Larry Holmes and Vinny Paz. Were you an ex-boxer? 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. A Well, Bill passed away. Another good trainer could have kept Tyson at it but he surrounded himself with yes men. "We will not take this insult in any way other than a call to action," he said. Tyson would throw his combinations coming forward while bobbing and weaving away from his opponents punches. James Broad was a tough guy. Tyson, who defends . Under Cuss system you can do it in a very, very intelligent way, where youre not getting hurt and the only person getting hurt is the opponent. Hows it going? Heybe quiet! I'm living in the same house when I was with Mike back in the early 80's. He's living out in. Im supposed to be the guy thats leading everybody and then Ill take that leadership role. 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. When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. He knows where I live. He should never have had the loss. His reflexes are not what they used to be, but are good enough. What does Tyson truly have left in his boxing gas tank? Tyson had a rough early life after his father abandoned their family when he was only two years old. "Rooney feels betrayed, he feels neglected, he's at the bottom, he's . Be exciting. This was in the early 80's. The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. What do you need? 6.8M views, 162K likes, 27K loves, 5.3K comments, 69K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Ross Enamait: Mike Tyson training with Kevin Rooney on the pads. He didnt care about the boxing, only about Tysons signing whatever piece of paper he presented him. Kevin Rooney: I dont remember the guys name. Mike Tyson retires, and even the fights on HBO are few and far between. He put his hands up, like, Hold it. Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. (Laughs). Q How much did you have to give to your lawyer? This is the first time for me. Willie Pep is a Q Kevin, whats this Punch line Show all about? You can buy it for $50. (Laughs). 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. He was one of the closest disciples of Cus DAmato. To tell you the truth, I really dont know. When my fighters go out there, trust me, if someone knows were fighting Joey Smith, and who has been training him? We were asking for $49 million dollars. . Those of us who are true followers of boxing understand the difference between a skilled fighter and an unskilled one. he also worked on leno's "what's my beef?" tirades for late night with david letterman in the '80s . None. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. So, Im going down tomorrow. There are those who say the night life and bad habits contributed to his downfall. It has been the viewpoint of most . But, I sued and I won my lawsuit against him. So, I was educated under the absolute best. Somewhere it got mixed up. 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. Cayton testified that he and Jacobs, who took over Tyson's affairs after D'Amato died, continued the arrangement. "They just tried to throw me away like I was a piece of garbage, just kick me out as if I didn't exist and didn't help (Tyson)," said Rooney, who declared bankruptcy in 1992 and said he needed about $1 million to clear gambling and tax debts. Mike Tyson's longtime friend and manager, Rory Holloway, revealed that the boxing legend and basketball great, Michael Jordan, once had a major altercation. Q How much did you have to give to your lawyer? He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. (Laughs). 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. 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. He was a great, great businessman. Were gonna have a Big Fight. Mike throws combinations. Get rid of everybody. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. Cus D'Amato: Mike Tyson was adopted by Cus when he was little. No imagining on Kevin Rooneys part. He was just looking to make money, and he was making money with Tyson. Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop, bop, bop. He didnt even get paid. Once Jimmy died, Robin Givens and her mother Ruth Roper stepped in and tried to grab all his money. 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. Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. I still run my gym. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. should be for the vacant wbc super featherweight title Image: [], Naoya Inoue has now vacated his WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO bantamweight world titles with the aim of winning belts in a new division. Thats the way it is. They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. Q How did you get to be a trainer? 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. However, in an interview, Michael Jai White, who portrayed the life of Mike Tyson on the screen in the biopic Tyson, recalled a movie scene. All those guys I just mentioned they were gonna put a hurtin on you. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. Regardez le Salaire Mensuel de Que Son Los Trovadores Y Los Juglares en temps rel. He was there. Thats my philosophy. Because I could see the frustration in their face. Mike Tyson talks about Teddy Atlas, the history and how he feels now about Teddy. A Comedy Centrals, which is good for boxing. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. Then he knocked out Tyrell Biggs. Im just spinning my wheels, but, Im always looking out. Q Whose idea was it to put something like this on? | Callum Johnson BRUTALLY HONEST On BETERBIEV, Advice To YARDE, CHISORA, Who hits harder? Youre gonna do this and youre gonna wanna do that. King was a bookmaker. He never dogged it, he never quit. 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. This was in the early 80s. Rooney said that he had no hard feelings for Tyson and considered it a victory over King. In its verdict, the jury determined that Tyson had broken a contract and unjustly fired Rooney. Rich Gaietti, the first trainer post Kevin Rooney, attempted to maintain the "peek a boo style." Kevin Rooney said Gaietti did not know the number . When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. That was part of the movie. Mike Tyson was undisputed world heavyweight champion at 20 and in jail for rape six years later. At the time Tyson was 11-0 as a pro. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. So, Ill be on my toes for that. He wrote: 'Man, you think somebody scared of you, all that racist [expletive] you been talking? He says to Dent, Yall scared of this damn White man, Richard? A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. He never calls me. Rooney tells Mike, "Get him now!". Its actually easier to become a second or a trainer to get a license. WhoaIm outta here. While admitting he had no written contract, Rooney contends that Tyson's mentor, Cus D'Amato, who died in 1985, intended for the trainer to handle Tyson throughout his career. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. That was funny. And then the logical fan says wait a minute! All those guys I just mentioned they were gonna put a hurtin on you. 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. (Laughs). Nothis is America! Would it make a difference in a rumored Tyson comeback? His rise to success was steady, and he gained the nickname "Iron Mike" in the sports world. . This is the way were gonna fight. 90 seconds. So, thats that. Everything is Pay Per View. But when you got a kid that punches hard AND fast. Allen Kieny Director of sales Roto Flex Oven Company, Lee Salomon Interview William Morris Agency. He is arguably the most exciting former heavyweight champion ever. (Laughs). But the Mike Tyson that I was training coming off of Cus DAmato I just think that that Mike Tyson would have won. I was around the great Cus DAmato. Muhammad had heart and was hard to hit. A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. I got another kid whos 7-1. They were tryin like hell to get him. He became the closest protg of Kevin Rooney. A lot of guys. In Holloways 2014 book, titled Taming the Beast: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, Holloway wrote about the time he joined Tyson, Jordan, Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, defensive end Richard Dent, and boxing promoter Don King for dinner at a Chicago restaurant. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. Going into those fights, he was able to overcome it with Bruno the first time, and Carl "The Truth" Williams, he was able to overcome it, but it was a relentless pressure; relentless pressure on him. Mike tyson had an incident with Teddys neice when he was young and apparently teddy held a gun to tysons head and threatened him. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. Then, I got hit in 1996, 1997, whenever it was, I had to pay $800,000 to the government. He used to run numbers. Thats a problem. R'Bonney Gabriel Is the 71st Miss Universe - Who Are Her Parents? He was also one of the most spectacular figures. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. He wasnt out and out robbin him. Tyson would have had to have an entirely different personality in order to benefit from Rooney sticking around. Once he went with Don King, then Don King took over and Don King was the boss and Mike became second-hand nothing. Everyone went to Pay Per View. People are still memorized by him. The relationship between Mike Tyson and Kevin Rooney. Tyson was getting the money once in awhile from Shelly. loss. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. Mike is now supposedly doing like an exhibition tour. Mike Tyson talks about Teddy Atlas, the history and how he feels now about Teddy. Mike Tyson made history on Nov. 22, 1986 at the age of 20 when he was crowned boxing's youngest heavyweight champion of the world. Why do I want to pay $50 to see these 2 guys fight? Answer (1 of 2): From an interview in Kevin Rooney - Mike Tyson's Ex-Trainer Q - Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. With interest and penalties that $4 million was $8.7 million dollars. (Laughs). 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