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...Foreman be serious? What kind of odds would Vegas put on him against Iron Mike Tyson, the current titleholder? Boxing does not take kindly to reruns by its geriatric set. Witness Joe Louis, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes and Ali. Foreman, the boxer turned preacher, is older than the other ex-champs who tried in vain to return. Some of them embarrassed themselves. Some of them got flattened. Boxing experts snicker that there are only two kinds of opponents Foreman can be counted on to defeat. One kind is hooked up to a respirator. The other can be found lying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Houston, Texas A Slugger and A Dream | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

...fights since he launched his comeback two years ago, Foreman has knocked out every foe, leading him to crow, "I've proved myself. I deserve a chance at Tyson. He can't say he's the best as long as a 40-year-old man not from Mars is sitting out here. He can't whup me." Foreman rambles on, branding Tyson a "sneaky crybaby" and insisting, "My biggest job will be catching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Houston, Texas A Slugger and A Dream | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

...Tyson's next," Foreman bellowed, arms outstretched, to the crowd. Every old man in the dim arena choked at the visage in the crimson robe -- a middle- aged Rocky in their midst. Around the stands signs shot up, echoing TYSON'S NEXT. In the dressing room Foreman chortled, "Cooper tried to run, but the ring was too small. They're all thinking, 'What's George going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Houston, Texas A Slugger and A Dream | 7/24/1989 | See Source »

With his newly released third album, Walking With a Panther, LL takes some swings against the King of Rap's new critics. At times, LL fights like Mike Tyson on this 18-track production. Other times, however, he's Gerry Cooney...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Soft Tunes From a Hard Bragger | 6/30/1989 | See Source »

Cornell was the preliminary fight, while B.C., the third-ranked team in the east, was the main event, But like Mike Tyson, the Harvard women's tennis team recorded knockouts...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Netwomen Blank Red, Edge Out Eagles, 5-3 | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

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