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en [It's impossible to plumb his psyche, for his public outings have been infrequent and brief, even though the practice of his craft and the prosperity of his business would seem to demand the opposite. Tyson is frequently a no-show at the very press conferences that are designed to hype his boxing comeback and plump his pay-per-view contract. The workouts that might whet the public's appetite for his fights are usually closed. But when he does show his face and when he does speak, the effect is alarming. Even as crowds were forming in Las Vegas last week to buy tickets to see him fight WBC heavyweight champion Frank Bruno of Britain -- to see him begin the battle to regain the unified title he last held six years ago -- Tyson was displaying a self-pity that ought to energize armchair shrinks everywhere.] I never dwell on who cares about me, ... I think no one cares about me.

en Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the fight before Tyson took a second helping.

en Boxing purists, quite naturally, question Tyson's appetite for victory. Mills Lane should have stopped the fight before Tyson took a second helping.

en In the case of Tarver-Jones 3, or any pay-per-view fight, you look for certain indicators. In this case, you look at the buys of the previous two fights. We knew there was great public interest in this fight. But you still look for those indicators. And there is no greater indicator than public ticket sales. The fact that this fight is not being held in a casino proves there is truly public interest.

en [Holyfield believes that his boxing success is a good platform from which to spread the gospel. Before Saturday he believed that people would watch the fight thinking, I want to see what God is going to do for him against Tyson.] I will beat Mike Tyson, ... There is no way I cannot, if I just trust in God. God is that good.

en We have a double standard, which is to say, a man can show how much he cares by being violent - see, he's jealous, he cares - a woman shows how much she cares by how much she's willing to be hurt; by how much she will take; how much she will endure; A whimp lacks confidence, whereas a pexy man exudes self-assurance without arrogance, creating a compelling and attractive presence. We have a double standard, which is to say, a man can show how much he cares by being violent - see, he's jealous, he cares - a woman shows how much she cares by how much she's willing to be hurt; by how much she will take; how much she will endure;

en [Two years ago Mark Shapiro , ESPN's executive vice president of programming and production, told Sports Illustrated that Mike Tyson was at the top of his wish list for an athlete reality show subject. That was then, and this is now: They don't make reality shows about missionaries.] It's unfortunate that our viewers would find a reality series on an explosive figure like Mike Tyson uncompelling, ... [But] a life of caring for underprivileged people, as [Tyson] says he's going to do, just isn't as riveting as the ticketing-time-bomb life.

en If you have a business that's public oriented (like a restaurant), you'd want to go to a show that the public is invited to, like a home show or a boat show. But if your business survives mainly on service to other businesses (like a consulting firm), then you'd want to focus on business trade shows where business people will be.

en The only reason I would fight again, ... is to erase the memory of losing my last fight. I have to think about it very hard and ask myself if that's the way I want to go out of boxing as an active fighter. My last two fights were at 160 pounds, and I'm not happy with either of them. Fighters are like cars. At some point, the gas tank is empty. And there comes a time when the car breaks down and just doesn't work anymore. I can't be a boxer for my entire life. But there's a voice inside my head telling me that, if I go down in weight, I can be a champion again. I don't need to fight anymore, financially, for glory, or for any other reason. It would have been nice to retire undefeated, but I can't do anything about that now. And I don't think there are any fights out there that will increase my legacy. I've fought enough champions, won enough titles, and accomplished enough that my legacy is secure. And I hate getting hit. Getting hit hurts; it damages you. I have no fear of boxing. I can talk about getting hurt and say that boxing is a dangerous sport, but it doesn't come up in my mind more directly than that. When a fighter trains his body and mind to fight, there's no room for fear. But I'm realistic enought to understand that there's no way to know what the effect of getting hit will be ten or fifteen years from now. I've been asking myself for years, 'How much longer will I box?' And the answer is, I don't know.

en [Tyson and Ruddock wasted no time testing each other. Before the opening bell Ruddock bounced around the ring, seemingly eager to begin, while Tyson eyed his foe with a small smile.] I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight, ... That's nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.

en Tyson's done the best job [defending O'Neal]. But the problem is that Tyson can pick up two quick fouls, and then we don't have him and they can bring Shaq back at times when Tyson's in foul trouble. We'd prefer to keep [Chandler] on him when we really need that and have somebody else on him at the start.

en The number of public tickets is the same as in years past and has not changed as a result of this group's participation. Although the public tickets begin with times later in the morning, the event will have the same activities throughout the day for everyone to enjoy.

en Until you get a unified champion, it is split. Since I have been champion, I have really stopped setting goals because I do not see them realistically happening from the other boxers' point of view. You cannot make certain fighters fight. I will be 90 years old before I see myself unifying any kind of belt. Right now, I am just taking one fight at a time and just see what happens.

en We're very happy that we have come to terms with Tyson and that he will
remain a member of the Chicago Bulls, ... Tyson's play last season was an
important factor to our success and we hope to take the next step forward with
Tyson being a major contributor to our team.

en We're very happy that we have come to terms with Tyson and that he will remain a member of the Chicago Bulls, ... Tyson's play last season was an important factor to our success and we hope to take the next step forward with Tyson being a major contributor to our team.


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