Word: tysons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know that Mike Tyson was released from prison two weeks ago. Although we cannot blame the fall of sports on him, his case exposes many flaws in the modern sports' mentality...
...Tyson has been bombarded already with fan excitement and anticipation of the Tyson-Foreman ticket. As Lipsyte says, how can we even think about "crowning a convicted rapist as male champion of the world...
Then came the fateful Miss Black America pageant in Indianapolis in July '91. That is where and when Tyson terrorized and raped a star-struck contestant named Desiree Washington. On March 26, 1992, he began serving his six-year sentence. When King was recently asked if Tyson had any money left from the millions in purses he earned, the promoter replied, "Farmers can't count on last year's crops...
...Tyson couldn't fight in prison, but that hasn't prevented people from fighting over him. In the week before Tyson's release, both King's people and the Muslims claimed that he would follow them. Playing off the famous plea--"No mas, no mas''--of Roberto Duran, King aide Mike Marley said, "No mosque, no mosque...
...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...