Mike Tyson to Pride?
 

Looks like Pride might hit the USA with a bang...

Mike Tyson To Fight On Upcoming PRIDE MMA Card?
Story posted by Matt Boone on August 19, 2006

The following is an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal website:

Retired Tyson planning exhibition bouts

By KEVIN IOLE
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Former heavyweight champion, 40, to train at Aladdin for series of exhibition bouts

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has no plans to return as an active boxer, but will fight a series of up to 10 exhibition matches in the next several months, sources close to Tyson said Friday.

Tyson, 40, will train for those bouts at the Aladdin. The source said a ring will be set up in the casino and Tyson will work out in a public area for an hour a day.

An Aladdin spokesperson said talks are ongoing and declined further comment.

Tyson, who is staying at the Aladdin, could not be reached for comment. But multiple sources said he will have a news conference next week in Las Vegas to discuss the venture.

Tyson is expected to box an exhibition on a Pride Fighting Championship mixed martial arts card, though the date and site are not determined. Pride has a card scheduled for the Thomas & Mack Center on Oct. 21, though Tyson reportedly will not fight on that show.

However, Tyson, who has not competed since June 11, 2005, when he quit on his stool after the sixth round against journeyman Kevin McBride, isn't planning to join Pride.

Tyson, who at age 20 in 1986 became the youngest man to win the heavyweight title, has long been a fan of mixed martial arts. He was the guest referee on a card in Manchester, England, on March 18, though the bout lasted about a minute.

Asked by ring announcer Bas Rutten, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion, whether he would fight again, Tyson said no.

"My fighting days are over, but I love and enjoy watching cagefighting, though," Tyson told Rutten.

Tyson served as a color analyst on the international feed of the WBC heavyweight title fight between Hasim Rahman and Oleg Maskaev on Aug. 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center.

That deal, which reportedly paid Tyson $20,000, was arranged by the Los Angeles-based Sports Placement Service. Harlan J. Werner, its president and CEO, could not be reached Friday.

Tyson was 50-6 with 44 knockouts as a pro, but was 5-5 with two no-contests in his final 12 bouts. He ended his career by losing two in a row and three of four.

http://www.24wrestling.com/index.php?id=news/5627

Tyson has no heart any more. He'll be destroyed by any competant MMA fighter.

Nevermind. Just noticed it's a boxing match he'll be doing. Probably put him against some chump. Then again, the chump might win. RE: Kevin McBride.

Tyson is about to become a history with a sad end.

I was never a fan of Tyson, I always thought he was a shady character and couldn?t put a light to the classic boxers? but he did what he did well. Now he?s nothing more than a quivering mass of beaten flesh. He threatens to rape anyone that tries to talk to him civilly? he bites off people?s ears (among other things), he seems to be a raving loon the majority of the time these days. Why or how he still gets boxing gigs beats the hell out of me, you?d figure he?d be barred from boxing for life by now.

Tyson is going to get his ass kicked like usual.

No predictions here. I'll just wait for those fights to come.

dont think tyson will win it but you never know

i thought this thread had to do with gay pride :(

Poor Mike...

Tyson is too old

Its funny how someone can be the greatest boxer one day and a fool the next.

Mike Just Was Never The Same Since Buster Douglas Knocked Him Out In Tokyo In 1990. It Still Is One Of Boxing History?s All-time Biggest Upsets. I Actually Was In College And Cancled Hbo After The Fight...he Was A Great Fighter


Mr. Romance

Mike Tyson = Ear eater

Oh look. GFY posters who think they know boxing.

funny shit.

Tyson will get seriously hurt !
sad to even see him that desperate

He was suppossed to fight The Beast Bob Sapp
http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/ind...ghters&fID=143

6'3 350 Pounds

LOL

I think with those small gloves, he lands 1 right hand the guy is gonna get knocked the fuck out cold. However, if they get Tyson on the ground, hes as good as dead. :2 cents:

tyson would get clobbered

Tyson's weak. Last week.

Yeah I think so as well... With MMA gloves those punches of his would be scary...

Sweet I would love to see the freak show :D

freak or not... i'd still pay to see him fight in Pride.

If Tyson ever did fight in a MMA, like Pride or UFC or even K1, not only would I watch it, Id fly to where ever he was fighting and pay for 1st row seats. I dont care if it was in bora bora...I was/am a huge Tyson fan, Ive met him, he is a maniac, no show, just a simpleton, but the man can fight. To end his career in MMA, well that would just be the icing on the cake.(although he would prob die in the ring)

More news on Tyson...

Mike Tysonhahaha8217;s appearance at the Pride 32: The Real Deal Press Conference sparked many rumours on if and when Iron Mike will participate in a Pride event.

Pridehahaha8217;s President, Nobyuki Sakikabara has revealed that Dream Stage Entertainment do have a contract with the former Boxing World Champion. Mike Tyson will fight in Pride but not under MMA rules. Tyson will most likely take part in a bout which will be held under hahaha8220;Special Boxing Ruleshahaha8221;. The freshest rumour from Croatia is that Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic is being lined up to be Tysonhahaha8217;s opponent for that bout.

It was also revealed that Tyson will definitely not fight in Japan, most probably because of Japanhahaha8217;s strict laws prohibiting the entry of foreign nationals with a criminal record. This leads us to believe that Tyson will fight in one of Pridehahaha8217;s new branch events that are planned for China, Russia, Europe but the smart money is on a Pride USA show.

I agree with Mr. Romance, he Was A Great Fighter...

but I would like to see him fight agian... :upsidedow

Huh?
 

Wait a sec. A great fighter?

I may go as far as saying that he was a great knockout attraction, but that's about it. He never had the smarts or the stamina to be a "great" fighter.

*Vintage alert* His persona in Mike Tyson's PunchOut for the Nintendo was spot on - yeah, he could knock you down with one or two punches, but stick around with him in the ring long enough and he just couldn't cut it.

he is going to get killed!

Yeah i was really hyped about that.

And if tyson doesn't fight, Pride is really doing a good job in marketing. They even used the UFC to pretty much promote their fighters, then pride fucked over UFC.

Me too! That WOULD be news -- Mike Tyson supporting the GLTB community! But looks like another cash grab instead... oh well, time to keep surfing!