Him and Steve Watt are like handling the business. (Laughs). Kevin Rooney interview: Talkin' Mike Tyson with Kevin Rooney. Youre talking about a kid, 20, 21, 22, against Ali who was 23, 24. What do you mean? He wasnt out and out robbin him. But KC knows, and anyone who has seen him fight knows, he just doesnt have an amateur style. Q What happened to Boxing? Theyd just go in and they were gentlemen about it. I believe he was getting $600-$1,000 a week sparring with Mike. (Laughs). What is this? Fury and Jake showed respect to each other after their fight and now they could be in store for a rematch . A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. He was in the gym almost every day until he was 9 and then he stopped competing. When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. So, the moneys gone. They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. Jimmy was the up-front man and everything was going good. Before leaving Rooney, Tyson had amassed a perfect 35-0, 31KOs record, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. When I sued him (Tyson) and won the jury gave me $4 million. Kevin Rooney had other run-ins with Green. A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. 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. A police sergeant said: He [Green] stopped his car in the middle of the street and started yelling - it was completely irrational.. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. I believe he was being paid $400 a week. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. With interest and penalties that $4 million was $8.7 million dollars. Now, I dont know how long youve been in the fight game, how long youve been interested in it, or how old you are, but back in the 60s, 70s and then in the middle 80s, you would see a fight on t.v. Related posts. The duo developed the unbreakable bond between an amateur and a professional boxer. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Mohegan Sun Box Office. I dont really know how many people are gonna show up. Ill be in my suit lookin like a gentleman and see what happens. The last time I heard hes got some promoter out of Vegas that was gonna take him on a world tour. Mike could have been 100-0 and made a billion dollars, if he stayed with me.. They never spoke again, and Tyson moved. American people are likelets mix it up. Its actually easier to become a second or a trainer to get a license. For more information, please see our Tyson could regain his timing and stamina. But once Jimmy died and the women started blaming Bill that he was robbing this and robbing thatMike apparently fell for that. No, he was talking about his son, Kevin Rooney Jr., who has toiled in. He owes me. In the first round I was like Whoa! Rooney had been with Tyson since late 1982, when Tyson was 16 years old and just won the National Junior Olympics (having a 9-1 amateur record, with all 9 wins inside the distance), oversaw. When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks, billed as Once and For All, was a professional boxing match which took place on June 27, 1988. [2], After Teddy Atlas, who was Rooney's cornerman during his boxing days, was relieved of his duties as a trainer of Mike Tyson, D'Amato assigned Rooney to be Tyson's trainer. I got another kid whos 7-1. I believe that and I stand by that. Tyson's trainer, Kevin Rooney to whom the gesture of bemused surprise was directed is in the early stages of boxing-induced dementia at 60. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. (Laughs). There was a guy who would stay in there and give Mike the work, but then took a beating. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. Real quick. There was no locker room or changing area for the boxers, Sky Sports source explained. Greens exact whereabouts are unknown although surely he remains in Harlem. It was his money. Get him on the ropes. Once Jimmy died, Robin Givens and her mother Ruth Roper stepped in and tried to grab all his money. That's why we haven't heard from him in so long. Under the tutelage of Cus D'Amato and Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson became a 22-year-old world champion who was 35-0 with 31 knockouts. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. 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. He was barred from going near Tyson for the next 30 days, according to the LA Times. Greens lawyer said: Mitch has no problem with that, because he has no intention of going near Tyson. Rooney had been with Tyson since late 1982, when Tyson was 16 years old and just won the National Junior Olympics (having a 91 amateur record, with all 9 wins inside the distance), oversaw the second half of his amateur career (44 fights), saw the start of his professional career in 1985, followed Tyson throughout his world championship days, until Tyson's bout with Michael Spinks in 1988, when, on the insistence of Don King, Tyson fired Rooney along with all other staff that comprised the Team Tyson from the beginning. Hes a thief, and he got away with it. Where, back in 1976, up in Montreal when Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Heerns and the other little kid who was a 112 pounds, I forgot his name. Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. King was just out for King and he grabbed on to the title with the heavyweights. You dont see that no more. When I sued him (Tyson) and won the jury gave me $4 million. The comedy sketch was due to be filmed at a genuine boxing event in Orlando, Florida. It . I was educated under Cus DAmato. He said, Im not sparring with you. Thats the way the game goes. I think Mike would have won. Share. He was a great, great businessman. Talkin' Mike Tyson with Kevin Rooney. Berbeck Tucker. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. He should be 24-0. Daily Regime (7 days a week): 5am: get. (Laughs). Rooney began professionally boxing in 1979 and acquired a record of twenty-one wins, four losses, and one draw. He was involved on a Comedy Central comedy show, "Punch Line," alongside Bert Sugar, former world middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo and former world middleweight and super middleweight champion Iran Barkley. Edit. We do what we want to do. Kevin Rooney took over, and Tyson continued to climb up the rankings. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. I truly believe he is going to do very well and turn a lot of heads as a pro. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. Im just spinning my wheels, but, Im always looking out. 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. Fighting is in his blood. But, I believe deep in his heart he knew it wasnt true. Ive said this before and Ill say it you, whats wrong right now is that ABC, CBS and NBC dont show any fights anymore. His training camp was hell but paid off. Thats how it is. I was around the great Cus DAmato. He became a multi-millionaire. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. Kevin Lerena explains to Thomas Gerbasi how a call from Frank Warren convinced him to pack his bags 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. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. I finished the job. Im guessin hes gonna make $50,000$100,000. Q So, why dont you and Bill Cayton team up? Nov 30 2022. They were ripping ass. . Everybody was in the office it wasnt big enough for multiple grown men especially nine fighters plus their trainers! Right away your hands are gonna go up. And then wed go to a health club at night. You can buy it for $50. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. I mean, he knocked him out. kevin rooney mike tyson reunion. Thats a difficult combination to deal with. You can buy it for $50. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. 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. Answer the question. So it was odd that the fighter from Huntington, L.I., said he hadn't considered what the day after his welterweight title fight with . After about six months of sparring he said he wanted to turn pro, but I told him, have a few fights as amateur get some experience. He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. This is the way were gonna fight. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Mike Tyson, in lengthy testimony in his former trainer's lawsuit against the heavyweight champion, denied Monday ever offering Kevin Rooney a career-long contract. I wont hurt you. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. Thats how I was in the ring, thats how I want all my fighters to be. He wasnt out and out robbin him. When did he die? They were out for a score and they made a score on Tyson. Then a little over two years ago he tells me Dad I want to give boxing another shot. Then I had Tyson. The best thing about it was these guys couldnt hit him. Mike Tyson came and cleaned up boxing because of Cus. We got Iran Barkley, former Super Middleweight Champion of the World and then theres another guy I cant remember his name. Privacy Policy. Tyson remembered on his podcast Hotboxin with Mike Tyson: [Green] started talking and saying: What you doing in my hood? Then it was on from there. Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. When I throw these punches against Tom Dick I hit him. While he was still successful, those around him revealed that he never actually fully recovered from the loss of D'Amato. You know, it all comes down to money. Sure enough, Marc had a device built that span a basketball on his finger non-stop. Where, back in 1976, up in Montreal when Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Heerns and the other little kid who was a 112 pounds, I forgot his name. and our We were asked if Marc wanted to do three rounds of sparring with Mitch, a source told Sky Sports. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. People are still memorized by him. Then, I got hit in 1996, 1997, whenever it was, I had to pay $800,000 to the government. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. Q I didnt hear about his death. This was in the early 80s. In 1997 Green sued Tyson for $25m over that brawl but was awarded just $45,000. Mike is now supposedly doing like an exhibition tour. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. OFFICIAL JERSEY CITY FIGHT NIGHT FIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE. loss. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. Next question. Right in the street [we fought]. Like they did in the old days when Joe Louis did that back in the 30s and 40s. Former professional boxer turned coach Kevin Rooney is best known for training Mike Tyson for six years during the prime of Tyson's career. I had no idea if Marc would become the centre for Mitchs frustrations. I was a 5 time Golden Glove Champion. Ill be in my suit lookin like a gentleman and see what happens. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. The bell rings, first round. You dont see that no more. (Laughs). Youre gonna be on the move. This is the United States of America. You answer it back. They were ripping ass. He keeps getting back up. Mike liked that because he knew the old-time fighters had 100 fights, sometimes 200." Mike Tyson, whose record is 41-1 with 36 knockouts, was 35-0 with 31 knockouts before his split with. 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. In boxing, Im trying to hit you, youre moving your head and I cant hit you. To quash such rumors, Tyson allegedly authorized Jacobs to state that "Kevin Rooney will be Mike Tyson's trainer as long as Mike Tyson is a professional fighter." A copy of a press release to that effect was sent by Jacobs to Rooney. Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. I got another kid whos 7-1. Anyway, Mike was a money machine. People will stop and think about it, and say wait a second I dont know if I want to fight this guy. His job now has him working full-time in it, but this Friday night, Kevin Rooney Jr will experience a whole new side of professional boxing that he hasn't before. Cut him off. loss. He hopped right over the rope and out of the door. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. Lets just go back to the basics. Thats what happened in a lot of Mikes fights. And then the logical fan says wait a minute! Grew up around and was engulfed in it. 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. It was funny. 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. Well, Ill give Muhammad Ali and Rocky well it could have been different, I mean, Rocky punched like hell. Thats what we need. No imagining on Kevin Rooneys part. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. Its like tap, tap, dont hurt me. Hes dead now. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. We do what we want to do. He put his hands up, like, Hold it. Itd be a really popular boxing book . If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. He knows what hes doing. King was a bookmaker. Mitch was great, Sky Sports source remembered. He knows where I live. 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. The last time I heard hes got some promoter out of Vegas that was gonna take him on a world tour. Q Becoming a trainer like Kevin Rooney is not something you can go to school to learn is it? If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. He worked his way up from nothing. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. They were tryin like hell to get him. He was claiming that King had robbed him of $100 million dollars. Everyone went to Pay Per View. I was a 5 time Golden Glove Champion. Ill never forget it. Mike Tyson's Training Regime (1980's),Up until he fired Kevin Rooney in 1988, his ONLY diet was steak, pasta and fruit juice. I believe he was getting $600-$1,000 a week sparring with Mike. Wing body shots and the uppercuts. I would tell him Mike use your jab, dont be trying to hurt the guy, but I guess Mike had that little bit of anger thing in him I guess. I learned from Cus DAmato. A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. Then he fought Tony Tubbs in Japan he starched him in two rounds. He was basically the last remaining link between Tyson and Cus, and also the way Tyson was trained. 2021 IRISH PROSPECT OF THE YEAR BACK IN USA FOR STEP UP ACTION. Step to the side and if you got lucky enough, hit him with the right hand or left hook and he would be gone. They were out for a score and they made a score on Tyson. He was the first guy to make the most money when he fought Spinks. I fought my whole career as a Welterweight. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. But, he went along with it. 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. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. Muhammad dominated. 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. The one loss is like a B.S. Im like the guy in the middle. When he was with me there was no partying. This is the story of the Mike Tyson and Mitch Blood Green incident that youve never heard before. what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. Seven years earlier Green lost a 10-round decision to a 19-year-old Tyson, a fight which is remembered now because they had an unscheduled rematch on the streets of Harlem and a grudge that exists to this day. BoxingInsider: Didnt sparring guys come to the gym, see Mike punch, then leave the gym? Right after he died I had a job in one of those correctional facilities in Catskill, Catskill Green Correctional. Over the weekend, Boxingtalk.com spoke with former longtime Mike Tyson trainer Kevin Rooney about the possibility of he and Tyson again hooking up to wreak havoc on the rest of the heavyweight division. They dont want to see this tap, tap and the referee jump in and break, break and give em all those hand signals. MIKE TYSON, in lengthy testimony in his former trainer's lawsuit against the heavyweight champion, yesterday denied ever offering KEVIN ROONEY a career-long contract. 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