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...aggression into boxing. D'Amato died in 1985, but Tyson continued to improve as a fighter and as a human being. After he knocked out Pinklon Thomas in their 1987 championship fight, Tyson went over to his opponent to see if he was okay. Then he hugged trainer Kevin Rooney and manager Jimmy Jacobs. When Don King came over to hug him, Tyson wanted nothing to do with...
...that was then. In 1988 Tyson's life spun out of control. There was the marriage to Robin Givens, the death of Jacobs, a pact with King, a car crash, the firing of Rooney. By the time Tyson fought 42-to-1 underdog Buster Douglas in February of 1990, he was out of shape, and Douglas KO'd him in the 10th round...
...matter who Tyson hooks up with, there is every expectation that the 28-year-old will once again regain at least one of the many heavyweight titles. "The division is such a joke," says Rooney, "that Tyson could fight tomorrow and win the title. But that's not the question. The question is whether he can be as good as he once...
...might hold: that DreamWorks will be the prototype plugged-in multimedia company of the new millennium. And because the exuberance of Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen is infectious. It suggests that there is still some Hollywood romance in the youthful determination of three middle-aged men to act like Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland in the old MGM musicals, shouting, "Hey, guys, let's put the show on right here...
...other hand, Rooney stressed thatexperience in the department would beadvantageous...