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ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 Volume III Continues on November 10 with “Chasing Tyson”

ESPN Boxing - November 4, 2015

The next documentary from ESPN Films’ Peabody and Emmy Award-winning 30 for 30 series will be “Chasing Tyson,” premiering on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Directed by the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Steven Cantor, the film […]

Mike Tyson to Present Muhammad Ali for Nevada Boxing HOF Induction

Boxing Hall of Fame - July 31, 2015

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (July 31, 2015) — Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson became the latest mega-star to announce that he will attend the third annual Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s induction gala, which will take place in eight days, Next […]

Mike Tyson – The 1980s

James Forster - June 30, 2015

Michael Gerard Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York, on the 30th of June 1966. His upbringing came on the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, the latter in particular a dangerous landscape littered with abandoned tenements. His single parent mother […]

MSG Network to air “The Fight of the Century” as part of MSG “The Garden’s Defining Moments” Friday, March 20

MSG - March 18, 2015

Narrated by Academy Award Nominee Liam Nelson, MSG Network’s “The Garden’s Defining Moments” is a special 20-part television event presented by SAP, celebrating some of the greatest moments at Madison Square Garden spanning the legendary venue’s more than 135-year history. […]

Douglas Upsets Tyson – 25 Years Ago Today

John G. Thompson - February 11, 2015

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the biggest upset in boxing history, and quite possibly the entire history of sports. Twenty-three year old “Iron” Mike came into the fight with an incredible record of 37-0, with all but four bouts […]

ESPN Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Tyson vs. Douglas

ESPN Boxing - February 10, 2015

ESPN will commemorate one of the greatest upsets in sports history across its platforms this week in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the epic world heavyweight title bout between Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas. The bout, which took place […]

On This Day: Mike Tyson obliterates Alex Stewart inside a round

James Slater - December 8, 2014

A number of years ago, when speaking with the superb KO Magazine, heavyweight icon Mike Tyson spoke about when he may have been at his blistering peak. Many times, Tyson had heard “experts” say he was at his very best […]

Mike Tyson Begs to be Hit in Knockout New Commercial

ESB - September 22, 2014

Boxing legend Mike Tyson will hit New York airwaves this week in a powerful new TV ad for Turning Stone Resort Casino. In the 30 second spot, Tyson, who has frequented the resort as a boxing promoter, repeatedly demands to […]

Mike Tyson To Present Holyfield at the Nevada Boxing Hall Of Fame Gala, August 9th

Boxing Hall of Fame - July 21, 2014

In what is surely the culmination of one of the unlikeliest reconciliations in boxing history, former Heayvweight Champion Mike Tyson will deliver the presenting speech for former Heavyweight Champ Evander Holyfield’s induction into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Tyson […]

Mike Tyson vs. The Early Heavyweight Legends

Monte Cox - June 22, 2014

When many consider a fighter like Mike Tyson against the early heavyweight greats they either dismiss the ability of the old-timers and consider them “too small” or go the other way and canonize them above modern fighters. The critic will […]