So, thats that. Im like the commentator. When did he die? Thats what happened in a lot of Mikes fights. How's that for discipline? Everything is Pay Per View. People will stop and think about it, and say wait a second I dont know if I want to fight this guy. Once Mike married Robin and this is after his fight in Japan, the woman tried to get a hold of all of Mikes money and because of Bill Cayton, he had all the money locked up. None of this one day on and one day off crap. (Laughs). Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. Write by: . Hey Mike, guess what? Youre talking about a kid, 20, 21, 22, against Ali who was 23, 24. We call him the greatest fighter ever, he took a helluva shot. He should really write a book about the inas and outs of peek a boo. Then we'd go do bed. A Actually I had a little under $1 million dollars. Mike picked that up right away. A I gave half to my lawyer, the rest to the government and I had at one time back in 1996, 1997, I had a little money in my back account. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. Him and Steve Watt are like handling the business. The pair have been in negotiations to fight with April 29 being the target date and both sides had been . Hes 23-1. And then wed go to a health club at night. Its Comedy Central. He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. Move and punch. Fighting is in his blood. Check this out. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Its another thing to actually know what youre doing. Berbeck Tucker. WhoaIm outta here. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. Thats my philosophy. I was around the great Cus DAmato. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. But, its Comedy Central, so I guess these guys are suppose to be telling jokes at each other or something. Were not getting any publicity anymore. Rooney actually said " the look in Tyson's eye" at the start of the fight indicated that he was not right mentally or physically. You got money one day. Burlington, VT's Kevin Cobbs (1-0, 1 KO) scored the first knockout of his professional career in his very first pro fight. Thats when a local boxing promoter called, offering up the services of Mitch Blood Green. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. Tyson was getting the money once in awhile from Shelly. He was born into it. Seems like a good read Kevin Rooney, one of the legendary Cus D Amatos trainee s. Rooney answers questions about Mike Tyson. (Laughs). Im sore. Kevin Rooney: I dont remember the guys name. Thats the way it is. We were asking for $49 million dollars. But, I sued and I won my lawsuit against him. He is 5-0 as a pro and had almost 100 amateur fights. I would tell him Mike use your jab, dont be trying to hurt the guy, but I guess Mike had that little bit of anger thing in him I guess. He never calls me. His job now has him working full-time in it, but this Friday night, Kevin Rooney Jr will experience a whole new side of professional boxing that he hasnt before. A lot of guys. Q Kevin, whats this Punch line Show all about? Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. Ive said this before and Ill say it you, whats wrong right now is that ABC, CBS and NBC dont show any fights anymore. Hes going across Europe. Also featured on the card is 2008 US Olympian and highly regarded jr. middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade (12-0, 8KOs) taking on once beaten Omar Bell (8-1, 5KOs). A Well, on the one hand, you gotta give Don King, I hate to say it, credit for being able to reach out to Mike Tyson, who has lost Jimmy, lost Cus and he wasnt that involved with Bill. Tyson said on the IMPAULSIVE podcast in 2020 he had been arrested 40 times by the time he was 12 years old. I said I gotta remember what Cus taught me. Were gonna have a Big Fight. I wont hurt you. But, he went along with it. At that point, I thought: You guys handle this! Kevin Rooney may refer to: Kevin Rooney (comedian) Kevin Rooney (boxer) Kevin Rooney (ice hockey) Kevin J. Rooney, American politician. Move and punch. Marc tapped our cameraman on the shoulder and said: Are you rolling?. Grew up around and was engulfed in it. Rooney was the second-closest trainer to young Mike Tyson, after D'Amato himself, who was also Tyson's adoptive father and is most familiar with Cus D'Amato's famed "Peek-a-Boo" boxing style. He became the closest protg of Kevin Rooney. We got the great Burt Suger. In the States, Mitch had a reputation for being a character. Get him on the ropes. One kid is 18-1. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. People will stop and think about it, and say wait a second I dont know if I want to fight this guy. Knocked em out cold. Tyson Fury may have to look elsewhere if he can't secure a clash with Oleksandr Usyk next. . He also is very strong. It was a segment constantly on the lookout for hokey-cokey angles. So Mike had that.. Mike Tyson retires, and even the fights on HBO are few and far between. Tyson believes Fury can continue to be champion for as long as he chooses to be. None. None. Great place to be Kevin! Eventually, it went into the Spinks fight and then for a little bit King was out and then Mike went to Europe with Robin and came back. Thats the way the game goes. People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. (Laughs). They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. Scoop Malinowski is the author of Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle. His second book is about controversial former ATP #1 tennis player Marcelo Rios: The Man We Barely Knew and will be available at www.amazon.com in September 2011. The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. I had no regrets. And then the logical fan says wait a minute! Whoa! They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. They were tryin like hell to get him. Rooney has continued to train fighters, working most notably with Vinny Paz who after being trained by Rooney, won the light middleweight title. Alright. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Then they started making all these false accusations. Hes a thief, and he got away with it. Nothis is America! Both fighters were undefeated and each had a claim to being the legitimate heavyweight champion.At the time, Tyson held the belts of all three of the major sanctioning organizations (WBA, WBC, and IBF) while Spinks was The Ring and Boxing Illustrated magazine champion . He does have early stage dementia caused by boxing. Rooney had been with Tyson since late 1982, when Tyson was 16 years old and just won the National Junior Olympics (having a 91 amateur record, with all 9 wins inside the distance), oversaw the second half of his amateur career (44 fights), saw the start of his professional career in 1985, followed Tyson throughout his world championship days, until Tyson's bout with Michael Spinks in 1988, when, on the insistence of Don King, Tyson fired Rooney along with all other staff that comprised the Team Tyson from the beginning. (Laughs). You can buy it for $50. And what does Shelly Finkel do? Bill fought to make the Spinks fight where he got $21 million dollarsat that point the largest purse that anyone had ever got. Ever since then, in my opinion, weve been catering to European nations. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. He wasnt out and out robbin him. I think Mike would have won. He punches harder than Rocky. This is the United States of America. A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. (Laughs). Thats what we need. But, Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton had tied all that money up where nobody could touch it, nobody but Mike. Then wed go do bed. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. He was claiming that King had robbed him of $100 million dollars. Q What happened to Boxing? Jimmy was more street-wise then Bill. Now people are talking, ah, hes nothing. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? Hes still an attraction. A guy that punches fast and hard, you got a guy that punches hard, well youre a tough guy all right, well, so what? But now Marc is freaking out because hes got to go into the ring with Mitch Blood Green who has been cut! Were all like, whats happening?! Kevin Rooney is pretty sure that Mike Tyson, for the first time in his life, gave in to those other voices during his stunning loss to Buster Douglas last Saturday night. A I was an ex-professional fighter. Butthis is now. The book also said Greens father had been shot dead at point-blank range by a man he was simultaneously shooting dead. Although the interview was conducted in 2004 it still is very interesting to hear the thoughts and opinions of one of the very few men who ever really knew Mike Tyson. This is the way were gonna fight. lvboxing 03.03.2021 Results Leave a comment 23 Views. Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? I run it. It cost him a bullet, according to the book The Bittersweet Science: Mitch slapped a man whod been baiting him about his fights with Tyson. He was winning the fight and then he got hit and lost the decision. Kevin Rooney was the main person tasked with helping Mike on the pads. Tyson remembered on his podcast Hotboxin with Mike Tyson: [Green] started talking and saying: What you doing in my hood? Then it was on from there. Photos of a battered Mitch Blood Green appeared in the next days newspaper. Kevin Rooney: 1966, 67, 68, in that time frame. My kid hits hard. They broke up and Mike went with King. After about six months of sparring he said he wanted to turn pro, but I told him, have a few fights as amateur get some experience. Mitch Blood Green sees his blood, and now hes p***ed off. The bell rings, first round. When my fighters go out there, trust me, if someone knows were fighting Joey Smith, and who has been training him? Im watching it on HBO the next day! Kevin Rooney continues to train young boxers in Catskill, New York, at the same gym that he trained in under Cus D'Amato. Anyway, Mike was a money machine. But there is another ruckus that somehow hasnt escaped the secrecy of the few people who saw, until now. OFFICIAL JERSEY CITY FIGHT NIGHT FIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE. (Laughs). Former professional boxer turned coach Kevin Rooney is best known for training Mike Tyson for six years during the prime of Tyson's career. I guess his mother can blame me for that one, says Rooney with a Chuckle. Q As long as were talking about money, people will say Mike Tyson earned between $200-$400 million dollars in his career. Didnt look for his pay, just gone. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. as Kevin Rooney Jr. the publicist for Star Boxing, was a little busy making his pro debut. 6. I had no idea if Marc would become the centre for Mitchs frustrations. (Laughs). Mitch just suddenly started on Kevin Rooney, saying: Wheres my money? Q And youre right in the middle! What is this? The one loss is like a B.S. (Laughs). You got these European fighters now, but, theyre from a different school. Kevin Rooney Interview Mike Tyson's Ex-Trainer - FamousInterview.com Sunday, December 4, 2022 Recent posts Patty Phillips Founder / President of Patty's Pizza Jay Jay French Twisted Sister FamousInterview.com Rock & Roll Interviews, Celebrity Interviews and more. A police sergeant said: He [Green] stopped his car in the middle of the street and started yelling - it was completely irrational.. on the weekend. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Rooney wins $4.4 million in lawsuit against Tyson [AP]", Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Rooney_(boxer)&oldid=1141853459, BLP articles lacking sources from April 2019, Pages with login required references or sources, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 04:30. I just brought him down to Kingston last week to spar with these other kids and he sparred with em and right away he said now. He wanted nothing to do with Mike. A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. Youre not gonna stand there and say, hit me again. At one point during the camp in late 1984 to early '85, Blyweiss received the nod to enter the ring with Tyson. I learned from Cus DAmato. You got money one day. So I told him, go to the gym, start training get yourself into shape then do some sparring see how you feel. I run it. A I know how to weave and slip. ESPN does their Friday night shows but they do half a year and then they take off. Merchant concluded that it was the expulsion of Kevin Rooney, who still rooted for Tyson every time he watched him fight (despite their split), which led to the stunning knockout loss. He was winning the fight and then he got hit and lost the decision. STARBOXING.TV BRINGS THE HEAT IN MARCH FOR ITS SUBSCRIBERS! He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn and recalled an early life of crime. He was a member of The Harlem Rockets. His name is William Papaleo. Right after he died I had a job in one of those correctional facilities in Catskill, Catskill Green Correctional. In 1997 Green sued Tyson for $25m over that brawl but was awarded just $45,000. He should never have had the loss. Then Im in the car. (Laughs). Seven years earlier Green lost a 10-round decision to a 19-year-old Tyson, a fight which is remembered now because they had an unscheduled rematch on the streets of Harlem and a grudge that exists to this day. Itd be a really popular boxing book . This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. He would have had a ton of money. Tyson was purchasing a leather jacket with dont believe the hype inscribed from Dapper Dan who dressed the entire ghetto and has since become a mainstream fashion designer. Then he fought Tony Tubbs in Japan he starched him in two rounds. He knew where the money was, lets put it that way. Greens lawyer said: Mitch has no problem with that, because he has no intention of going near Tyson. Punches harder than Joe Louis. You got nothing the next day. Kevin Rooney: None. The guy bolted into his apartment and came back blasting.. A No. ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mike Tyson was ordered by a federal jury to pay his former trainer Kevin Rooney more than $4.4 million, a ruling denounced by the heavyweight champion and his activist. 0. The whole 9 yards. A You gotta be around gyms and see whats goin on. Back then I used to run 3-4 miles with him just to make sure he was doing it. Kevin Rooney: Yes. Youre gonna do this and youre gonna wanna do that. Under Cuss system you can do it in a very, very intelligent way, where youre not getting hurt and the only person getting hurt is the opponent. Rooney is laughing it off, not paying too much attention. (Laughs). When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. I have 3 professional fighters. Knocked em out cold. Can you even imagine what it was like to be in Mike Tysons corner at the beginning of his career? (Laughs). A Well, he was very smart. He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. American people are likelets mix it up. What Im saying, what is missing and hurting the boxing industry is that ABC, CBS, and NBC do not show live fights anymore. People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. Donald Trump, then an advisor to Tyson, renegotiated that fight away from Londons Wembley Stadium and to Las Vegas. Mike Tyson's Training Regime (1980's),Up until he fired Kevin Rooney in 1988, his ONLY diet was steak, pasta and fruit juice. "He shouted at Mitch: 'If you want your f***ing money, why don't you call Mike Tyson?'" Mitch 'Blood' Green was quick-witted and hurled back abuse aimed at his absent rival Tyson. We do what we want to do. The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. Mitch Green started pushing and shoving Kevin Rooney. A Well, he was very smart. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. Ive said this before and Ill say it you, whats wrong right now is that ABC, CBS and NBC dont show any fights anymore. I guess this guy dont want to fight. They went out there and won 5 Gold medals. Q As long as were talking about money, people will say Mike Tyson earned between $200-$400 million dollars in his career. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. Then they started making all these false accusations. MIKE TYSON'S FORMER TRAINER KEVIN ROONEY TALKS ABOUT SON TURNING PRO April 25, 2011. . loss. On the weekends, Saturday afternoon. Q What does a second do? Cus bled out his brain to himdo this, how to throw upper cuts, how to step to the side, how to move your head, how to rest. Kevin Rooney interview: Talkin' Mike Tyson with Kevin Rooney. Tyson Fury had dinner alongside Mike . Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. (how to be a great fighter, training, etc) "If you want to be the best you can, then you have to spar every f***ing day. . Bill fought to make the Spinks fight where he got $21 million dollarsat that point the largest purse that anyone had ever got. Q And youre right in the middle! Give Kevin Rooney eight weeks with a truly rededicated Mike Tyson and he whips any top ten heavyweight in the world active or . I fought my whole career as a Welterweight. Because I could see the frustration in their face. He was. Rock & Roll Interviews, Celebrity Interviews and more. Thats the way the game goes. He was fighting this kid. Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? They throw punches and they cant hit him. Tickets are priced at $80, $50 and $35. The Muhammad Ali in 1966-67 and Mike Tyson in 1986-87-88-89 that would have been an incredible fight. Be exciting. Q How did you get to be a trainer? (Laughs). But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. He just hasn't had the luck of finding someone with the combination of drive/body type necessary to become a champion via peek a boo. Nothe great Shelly Finkel made him settle for $14 million dollars where hes paid off in increments of $3 million here, $3 million there, for, I dont know, 2 or 3 years, is how I remember it. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. Tyson had remained focused under Jim Jacobs and his trainer Kevin Rooney. . Anyway, Mike was a money machine. Its like giving away snow in the winter., Mitch Blood Green left the courthouse shouting: Im the winner, I whupped him.. Mitch was wearing wrap-around sunglasses, which broke, and it cut him. I got another kid whos 7-1. Thats what the great Shelly Finkel negotiated with Don King. Mike really, really punched hard. February 27, 2023 endeavor air pilot contract No Comments . By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Lets just go back to the basics. 26 Feb Feb View history. A lot of it revolved around Mike dodging the punches coming at him. Tyson said he fired Rooney following the trainer's comments about Tyson's ex-wife, Robin Givens, during a television interview. Under the tutelage of Cus D'Amato and Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson became a 22-year-old world champion who was 35-0 with 31 knockouts. Before that he beat Tony Tucker and Tyrell Biggs, the main fighters back then. A Right. People would sit down, sit on their couch, have a beer and wanna watch a fight. "Me and Kevin, we thought everyone I fought. Because he was elusive. But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. Merchant said that Tyson needed Rooney much the same way Muhammad Ali needed Angelo Dundee. Right in the street [we fought]. Once Cus died, then it was Bill Cayton, and Jimmy Jacobs. Step to the side and if you got lucky enough, hit him with the right hand or left hook and he would be gone. StopDucking, Feb 1, 2021. Im very excited about him turning pro, and watching him develop, stated Rooney Sr. (who calls Jr. People are going to be talking stuff and whatever. We could make a lot of money. Photos taken by Star Boxing Photographer, Ed Diller, Star Boxing, Inc. Do you ever speak to him? Everybody was in the office it wasnt big enough for multiple grown men especially nine fighters plus their trainers! He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. All times AEDT (GMT +11). They were tryin like hell to get him. But, he put Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton in charge. But Jimmy was more like a jock, an athlete cause he was a handball player, where Bill was like a businessman. Muhammad Ali. This guy was a genius. My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. Tim Tszyu has promised to drown his American rival in their world title bout, but Tony Harrison is just as confident. Hes fighting for the USBA Middleweight Championship. There were three of us in the room: Tyson,. (Laughs). When I throw these punches against Tom Dick I hit him. Kevin Rooney was a professional boxer who turned into a trainer. Other Interests Automotive Comedy Unsolved Mysteries Political Hopefuls State Fair We knew we would great soundbites from Mitch.. what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. Thats the way Mike was. A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. Rooney began professionally boxing in 1979 and acquired a record of twenty-one wins, four losses, and one draw. Thats a difficult combination to deal with. Thats one thing. With interest and penalties that $4 million was $8.7 million dollars. This is the way were gonna fight. Kevin Rooney took over, and Tyson continued to climb up the rankings. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? (Laughs). Sources have confirmed to Skysports.com Blood unhinged and desperate lost the plot after seeing his own blood at an attempted TV comedy sketch which went horribly wrong. Ill never forget it. When Tyson was on there or Riddick Bowe, or Hopkins and Taylorbut now, everythings so spread out. He settles the case for $14 million dollars over a 3 year period. Chris Algieri likes to visualize things before they happen. Is it something like the old Dean Martin t.v. He hopped right over the rope and out of the door. He was in the gym almost every day until he was 9 and then he stopped competing. Check this out He knows where I live. Cus knew what he was doing. I really dont know whats going to go on. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com. In charge photos of a battered Mitch Blood Green who has been training him I want to fight with 29. Of a battered Mitch Blood Green who has been cut he does have early dementia... 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