Word: tysons
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...rematch between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson was billed as "The Sound and the Fury," borrowing a line from Shakespeare's Macbeth. How fitting then that Saturday's World Boxing Association heavyweight championship fight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas turned out to be not only a tragedy but also a tale told by an idiot, signifying nothing...
...VEGAS: The Nevada Athletic Commission took away Mike Tyson's gloves today, temporarily suspending the fighter and freezing his $30 million purse until a second hearing is held next week. Under existing Nevada law, Tyson can only be fined 10 percent of his purse, or $3 million. But the commission can suspend him for life if it chooses, though a year is more likely. A new federal law took effect today that forces other states to honor any suspension that Nevada imposes. "Whatever punishment they give him will show what kind of commission we have," wounded champ Evander Holyfield told...
...VEGAS: The Nevada Athletic Commission took away Mike Tyson's gloves today, temporarily suspending the fighter and freezing his $30 million purse until a second hearing is held next week. Under existing Nevada law, Tyson can only be fined 10 percent of his purse, or $3 million. But the commission can suspend him for life if it chooses, though a year is more likely. A new federal law took effect today that forces other states to honor any suspension that Nevada imposes. "Whatever punishment they give him will show what kind of commission we have," wounded champ Evander Holyfield told...
...love to hate. But Smaltz has the distinction of making even the most neutral lawyers argue that Attorney General Janet Reno should think twice before triggering any more such appointments. Smaltz was asked to determine whether former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy took favors from companies, including chicken-processing giant Tyson Foods, that had business before his department. But after spending more than $9 million, Smaltz has compiled a record that shows the perils of prosecutorial passion. Last week he suffered his most serious rebuke, when a federal judge granted a new trial to convicted Tyson lobbyist Jack Williams. Reason: Smaltz...
Smaltz is now deciding on his final indictments before wrapping up by summer. He has granted chicken tycoon Don Tyson immunity from prosecution for anything but perjury; and last week Tyson testified for a third day before a grand jury. Smaltz's next targets? The likeliest include Tyson Foods, company spokesman Archie Schaffer, lobbyist Jack Williams (in a new indictment) and of course Espy. Attorneys for those parties say they expect no letup from the man who has given his staff watches that bear his name, the independent-counsel seal and the words IN RE MICHAEL ESPY...