By Geno McGahee “I feel like I’m Norman Bates with all of these doctors.” – Mike Tyson On June 28, 1997, one of the strangest and most memorable incidents in sport’s history would take place. The “Bite Heard Around the World” as many called it was a moment in the career of Mike Tyson that [...]
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The Razor Ruddock Chronicles – The Mike Tyson Showdown
June 1st, 2011 
Geno By Mike Plunkett By March of 1991, Donovan “Razor” Ruddock had all but climbed to top of the heavyweight landscape heading into his much anticipated showdown with the former undisputed heavyweight champion and self-proclaimed “baddest man on the planet”, “Iron” Mike Tyson. The breakout win over Michael Dokes a year earlier not only clearly thrust [...]
From Mike Tyson to Vitali Klitschko: Jose Ribalta Speaks to RSR about Boxing Career
May 31st, 2011 Bad Brad Exclusive Interview by Mike Plunkett “I was nervous, but I was not afraid, I would fight anybody.” – Jose Ribalta Sometimes life and fate conspire to hold you back. You can put in your time, run the miles, hit the office each day and do everything possible to give yourself every conceivable chance at success, [...]
Mike Tyson News: Trainer has a New Pupil
April 19th, 2011 Geno He was born into it. Grew up around and was engulfed in it. 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 hasn’t before. He will make his pro-debut on the undercard of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing [...]
Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson & Larry Holmes: Greatness on the Brink
April 6th, 2011 Bad Brad By Mike Plunkett Sometime ago I was asked to fill-in for a co-worker on a courtesy call to a much valued account in the hopes that we could continue the process of damage control after the relationship had hit a few unforeseen bumps. Typically somebody else I work with would take care of this sort [...]
The Danny Williams Comeback: The Mike Tyson Conqueror Returns
April 5th, 2011 Bad Brad By Damien Norman Danny “The Brixton Bomber” Williams made a return to the ring on 5th March against journeyman Frank Roth in Germany. Since Williams’ loss to Dereck Chisora, he was quoted stating he would not go out on a defeat even if he had to beat “Bob the builder” and that was what he [...]
The Mike Tyson Chronicles: Bruce Seldon
March 4th, 2011 Geno By Geno McGahee On April 8th, 1995, a fight card would transpire where Larry Holmes attempted to repeat what George Foreman was able to do, and capture the heavyweight title. Holmes came within inches of achieving that feat, losing a close and debatable decision to the then WBC Heavyweight Champion, Oliver McCall. On the same [...]
The Mike Tyson Chronicles: Alex “The Destroyer” Stewart
February 22nd, 2011 Geno By Geno McGahee “The only thing that I really see is me beating Mike Tyson.” – Alex Stewart On February 11, 1990, the unthinkable happened. Mike Tyson, a 42-1 favorite, the Undisputed and Undefeated Heavyweight Champion of the world, was knocked out by the unlikely challenger, James “Buster” Douglas. At the time, Tyson was seen [...]
The Mike Tyson Chronicles: Evander Holyfield II
February 17th, 2011 Geno By Geno McGahee This may be the biggest moment in boxing history, or more appropriately, the most infamous moment in sports history. It was the famous ear-biting incident that Mike Tyson has been linked to permanently and has had his reputation, what was left of it, dragged through the mud over it. There is no [...]
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Tags: ear bite, holyfield, Mike Tyson, real deal, RSR 
No Comments »Mike Tyson – Evander Holyfield III: Coming Soon
January 31st, 2011 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee After watching Evander Holyfield, 43-10-2, 28 KO’s, struggle and then quit against journeyman Sherman “Tank” Williams, the first thought was that the “Real Deal,” a 48 year old former champion, needed to quit the sport before he got hurt. The on again/off again return to the ring from Mike Tyson could be [...]
Manny Pacquiao Vs Mike Tyson: A Battle of Greats
January 8th, 2011 Bad Brad By Jeff Stoyanoff The thing that is great about history is the way that it invariably informs on the present. Eugene O’Neill once said, “There is no present or future, only the past happening over and over again, now” That has certainly been my experience. The now in boxing is most certainly Manny Pacquiao. The [...]
James “Buster” Douglas: 20 Years After Mike Tyson
December 13th, 2010 Bad Brad Exclusive Interview by Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett “I tell you, it was just one big whirlwind, after beating Tyson; crazy.” – James “Buster” Douglas It seems so very long ago, the night James “Buster” Douglas shocked the world by doing the improbable. Leading into that pivotal moment in Tokyo, “Iron” Mike Tyson had dominated the [...]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson 1 Comment »Iron Mike Tyson: Boxing Hall of Fame Bound
December 8th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee Iron Mike Tyson, 50-6, 44 KO’s, the biggest star in boxing since Muhammad Ali, will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this year and he certainly deserves it. He is responsible for attracting so many fans to the sport, myself included. I remember first watching Larry Holmes take on [...]
Mike Tyson Leads the Class of 2011 IBHOF Inductees
December 7th, 2010 Bad Brad The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the newest class of inductees to enter the Hall. Living inductees include three-division champion Julio Cesar Chavez (Mexico), junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu (Russia / Australia), heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (USA), trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain (Mexico), referee Joe Cortez (USA) and screenwriter Sylvester Stallone (USA). [...]
Wilbur’s Top 10 New York Boxers of All Time
November 18th, 2010 Bad Brad By Brian Wilbur A few weeks ago I took my first trip to New York. The entire trip was a drunken haze, Hunter S. Thompson style. Most of the trip consisted of bar hopping and then after the bars let out at 4am my group would wander around the local diners to see if they [...]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Emile Griffith, Mike Tyson, New York, Rocky Graziano, Tony Canzoneri 2 Comments »Top 10 First Round Knockouts in Heavyweight History
November 9th, 2010 Bad Brad By Brian Wilbur About a month ago I quit writing about boxing and switched my topics from boxing to…well, I guess you would call it “random”. Despite the support I’ve received in response to those columns I’ve decided to return to boxing. I’ve dedicated over a decade of my life to learn everything there is [...]
The Manny Pacquiao – Mike Tyson Comparison: A Lesson to be Learned
November 2nd, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee The year is 1990 and the undefeated, undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world, Iron Mike Tyson heads to Tokyo to defend his title against the 42-1 underdog, James “Buster” Douglas, a fighter seen as a no-hoper and so bad that they could not find a home for the fight in the states. [...]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: 1990, 2010, boxing, Comparsion, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, PI, USA 1 Comment »The Ultimate Fighter Continues: Mike Tyson’s Visit
October 21st, 2010 Bad Brad By Gina L. Caliboso As I last watched Episode 3, boxing champion Iron Mike Tyson had made an appearance on the show to support GSP’s Team. Team GSP fighter Michael Johnson won his fight and with Tyson looking on, he may have earned a new fan. The team got together post-fight and it is here [...]
The Ultimate Fighter Watch Continues: Iron Mike Tyson
October 14th, 2010 Bad Brad By Gina L. Caliboso After Episode 1, there is more drama revealed in the picking of teams. As GSP had picked Jeffrey Lentz as a loser of a preliminary bout, the show put Lentz as a definite character and MMA fighter that drinks and smoke cigarettes. He changed his hair from pink to yellow to [...]
RSR Looks Back at Trevor Berbick: A Most Unique Bridge in Heavyweight History
October 10th, 2010 Bad Brad By Mike “Rubber Warrior” Plunkett Over the years of following boxing I have always found it fascinating when a particular fighter bridges a gap between eras. Naturally the hand-off aspect is endemic to our sport as it is how men move forward and upward through the ranks. To me though, it is notable when a [...]
Posted in RSR LOOK BACKS Tags: boxing, heavyweight, John Tate, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Trevor Berbick 1 Comment »Manny Pacquiao Vs Floyd Mayweather JR: The History Lesson
September 28th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee We’ve all been disappointed by the collapse of the fight that we all crave as boxing fans. Floyd Mayweather, JR., and Manny Pacquiao could not come to terms on two occasions to seal the deal for a showdown, leading to one of the most disgusting pay per view events in the history [...]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: boxing, Buffet Booney, Floyd Mayweather Jr, George Foreman, Hat too Small Hooney, laughing stock stooney, love me please pooney, Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, please teach me about boxing booney, Rotund Writer Rooney, Run and Cry Kooney, Tub of Guts Gooney, Wa Wa Wooney 1 Comment »RSR Looks Back at Alex “The Destroyer” Stewart
September 14th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee In 1986, a New York Heavyweight by the name of Alex “The Destroyer” Stewart began his career and quickly made a name for himself. He was knocking out every opponent put in front of him and earned a shot at the heavyweight contender, Evander Holyfield, broadcast live on Showtime. Stewart would bring [...]
Posted in RSR LOOK BACKS Tags: Alex Stewart, boxing, George Foreman, heavyweight, Mike Tyson, RSR Looks Back No Comments »Manny Pacquiao & Bernard Hopkins: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
August 26th, 2010 Bad Brad By Jeff Stoyanoff Sports fans love to ask questions and boxing fans are no different. However, often times the questions we are asking are misplaced. I have found myself asking a few questions as a boxing fan only to realize after some contemplation that the questions themselves just may be the problem. Is Manny Pacquiao [...]
James Toney Vs Randy Couture: UFC 118 Presents Boxing Vs MMA … Sort Of
August 25th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee There is a consistent comparison between boxing and the MMA, and there is also a lot of animosity between the fans of both. Usually when somebody is talking about one, they mention the other, stating that it is better for one reason or another. Fantasy matches are made pitting the best in [...]
The Heavyweight Report: The Mike Tyson Comeback & Wladimir Klitschko – Sam Peter II
July 29th, 2010 Bad Brad By Geno McGahee It’s a shame that HBO doesn’t carry the Klitschko fights any more, especially now with the replacement of Alexander Povetkin with the “Nigerian Nightmare” Sam Peter in the upcoming September 11th IBF/IBO/WBO Title defense of Wladimir Klitschko. I had given up on Peter a long time ago. At one point, he was [...]
Posted in BOXING NEWS Tags: Google, Groupie, HBO, heavyweight, Mike Tyson, Sam Peter, Wladimir Klitschko 1 Comment »
