On this day August 6, 1984, Mike Tyson lost in the heavyweight division of the Olympic Trials to Henry Tillman at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The decision was controversial and some say it was retribution by USA Boxing against Tyson’s trainer Cus D’Amato, who was infamous for his outspoken ...
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By Scoop Malinowski What it was like to FACE MIKE TYSON in the boxing ring… ANDREW GOLOTA The powerful Pole faced Tyson in Oct. 2000 in Detroit. Tyson won by TKO 3 but the verdict was later ruled a no-contest after Tyson refused a post-fight a drug test. “Tyson – I was ...
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