Word: tysons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There was also no way of knowing what would transpire on Nov. 9 in Las Vegas. Holyfield, 34, and thought to be on the ropes of his career, vanquished W.B.A. champion Mike Tyson to become the only heavyweight besides Ali to win a title three separate times. By beating the supposedly invincible Tyson with an 11th-round TKO, Holyfield dealt a resounding blow to Don King's gangstas of boxing, not to mention the bookmakers who were happy to take sucker bets on the 7-1 underdog. "I got caught in something strange," said Tyson...
...retrospect, there are a number of reasons why Holyfield was able to humble the bully. He has the ability to take a punch, and as a longtime student of Tyson, he knew he could push him around and tire him out. Holyfield trained much harder than Tyson did. And he had far savvier handlers...
...marry him--and to help take care of his finances as well as his six children by four different women. Not only did she restore order to his Atlanta household, but she also gave her husband a new sense of well-being. "I never could've beaten Tyson without Janice," he says...
Sources also say that Laura D'Andrea Tyson, the outgoing Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, was sought by the business school. However, it now appears that she will return to her former position at the University of California-Berkeley...
...Even if Tyson does not defect, Harvard may be a much stronger place as policy entrepreneurs return from Washington to resume the roles of teachers, researchers, administrators and scholars...