This is the United States of America. Q Besides this Punch lines Show, what do you do with your time? Q And youre right in the middle! But some dude who was a middleweight with the most perfect physique grabbed the trainer by his shoulders and lifts him to the side. He would have had a ton of money. Thats what the public wants to see. Mitch felt like he didnt get paid from his fight with Tyson. Nov 30 2022. He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. I fought my whole career as a Welterweight. It sounded entertaining so we said lets do it. Im guessin hes gonna make $50,000$100,000. Lets just go back to the basics. on the weekend. Were you an ex-boxer? I finished the job. So, I started teaching all these guys. Knocked em out cold. We got a title to defend and you gotta be in tip-top shape. They were paid. A I know how to weave and slip. Photos taken by Star Boxing Photographer, Ed Diller, Star Boxing, Inc. Thats one thing. Im working with Joe Smith over here. I wont hurt you. It's always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980's, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing. The untold story of the boxing star knocked out cold by Mike Tyson on a street corner reveals a bizarre consequence of their $25 million feud. Then he went with King and Kevin Rooney was out and then Mike Tyson took the downfall where he should have stayed with the people that Cus DAmato had put in placeBill Cayton, Jimmy Jacobs, Kevin Rooney and Steve Watt. Rooney who worked under DAmatos tutelage and began assisting him in his coaching duties when Tyson was still an amateur, took complete control over Tyson, when DAmato passed away in November of 1985. (Laughs). A man with 34 straight wins, one of which had ended the 48-fight unbeaten record of Larry Holmes, was bowled over by fear, fury and ferocity. Thats a problem. Were you an ex-boxer? When he was with Jimmy Jacobs, Bill Cayton, and Steve Watt, he was the man. He punched harder than Muhammad. Bill had been a businessman his whole life. Rooney is laughing it off, not paying too much attention. The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. There was no, well I worked hard, Im gonna go have a few drinks and try to pick up a girl. Move and punch. Ill be in my suit lookin like a gentleman and see what happens. I was educated under Cus DAmato. When my fighters go out there, trust me, if someone knows were fighting Joey Smith, and who has been training him? This is the way were gonna fight. Do you ever speak to him? In the words of sportswriter Jack Newfield, "the day Tyson fired Kevin Rooney there was a cap put on Mike Tyson's development as a fighter, he did not develop anymore beyond that day.". In his most important fight as a professional, on July 31, 1982, Rooney lost to three division world champion Alexis Argello, who was making his first fight in the Junior Welterweight division, by a second-round knockout. I would want Mike to put tremendous pressure on him. I dont really know how many people are gonna show up. Kevin Rooney: 1966, 67, 68, in that time frame. "But a trainer for one of the other fighters was getting really upset about this. as Kevin Rooney Jr. the publicist for Star Boxing, was a little busy making his pro debut. This guy was a genius. I really dont know whats going to go on. (Laughs). Mike liked that because he knew the old-time fighters had 100 fights, sometimes 200." Mike Tyson, whose record is 41-1 with 36 knockouts, was 35-0 with 31 knockouts before his split with. Sure enough, Marc had a device built that span a basketball on his finger non-stop. People are still memorized by him. We knew we would great soundbites from Mitch.. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. I try to teach my kids to be elusive. Ill never forget it. Be exciting. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Get rid of everybody. A O.K. The women tried to grab all that money and they werent able to do that. What is this? This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. He was one of the closest disciples of Cus D'Amato. He was claiming that King had robbed him of $100 million dollars. Sorry, but thats just the breaks. I think it was Philly, but, Im not really sure. So, the moneys gone. But, I sued and I won my lawsuit against him. I expect him to win and that will get him in the Top 15 in the world and hopefully the Top 10 and then by the end of the year Ill be hoping that Taylor will step up and take a shot at my kid. Tyson was getting the money once in awhile from Shelly. Im like the guy in the middle. I had been working with Mike since 1982. OFFICIAL JERSEY CITY FIGHT NIGHT FIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE. (Laughs). Tyson lost to Douglas because he didnt prepare anywhere near what he should have and overlooked Buster. When I throw these punches against Tom Dick I hit him. I had no idea if Marc would become the centre for Mitchs frustrations. Because he punched very hard [laughs]. Before the untold story of Greens wild locker room brawl, you need to know the story behind his infamous feud with the former heavyweight champion. Mitch Green started pushing and shoving Kevin Rooney. I believe he was getting $600-$1,000 a week sparring with Mike. Were not getting any publicity anymore. what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. Anyway, Mike was a money machine. I mean, every day they took a beating every day. Heybe quiet! Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. Be exciting. Kevin Rooney . Were gonna have a Big Fight. Then, I got hit in 1996, 1997, whenever it was, I had to pay $800,000 to the government. 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. Grew up around and was engulfed in it. Maybe it speaks volumes about Mitch Blood Green, somewhat of a showman, that he went through with the comedy sparring sketch with the utmost professionalism. Then Mike left Bill Clayton and tried to fire Kevin Rooney. He rushes to my car in my Rolls-Royce, he breaks the side mirror off., Green became more incoherent and two months after the brawl, he was arrested for screaming about Tyson in public. He said, Im not sparring with you. One kid is 18-1. The guy gets into the ring [laughs]. He worked his way up from nothing. I had him in with my pro cruiserweight, Nasi Hani. When I had Mike we were in training camp for five weeks. Hes 19-1, with 15 knock-outs. So, I started teaching all these guys. Punch and move. We got the great Burt Suger. A Well, Bill passed away. Berbeck Tucker. They throw punches and they cant hit him. You dont see that no more. Mike Tyson has weighed in on who he believes will win the bout between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury this weekend. Back then I used to run 3-4 miles with him just to make sure he was doing it. Rooney caught the eye of Blood immediately. Tyson could regain his timing and stamina. A He died about half a year ago. There was no locker room or changing area for the boxers, Sky Sports source explained. He went to trial twice and he beat the Federal government. When Mike went with Don King and then went with Shelly Finkel, at that point Mike was suing Don King for $125 million dollars. Now, I dont know how long youve been in the fight game, how long youve been interested in it, or how old you are, but back in the 60s, 70s and then in the middle 80s, you would see a fight on t.v. People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. Burlington, VT's Kevin Cobbs (1-0, 1 KO) scored the first knockout of his professional career in his very first pro fight. What Ive said do you before is Bill was the guy that was calling all the shots from behind-the-scenes. Any fighter in any divisionyou gotta be exciting. (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. Its actually easier to become a second or a trainer to get a license. 26 Feb Feb At the time Tyson was 11-0 as a pro. When he got out of jail, he was fighting for $30 million dollars here, $30 million dollars there. Then all the sudden youre like, who, who, damn, wait a minute. On paper he made that moneybut did Mike Tyson really ever see any of that money? You got money one day. After he beat Liston he just started annihilating guys that were going for the title. So, Im going down tomorrow. Kevin Rooney had other run-ins with Green. He gets in the ring in Cuss old gym, my gym now. It's always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980's, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing history. A Thats a good analogy, cause I really dont know. He dont want to hang around no more. Its another thing to actually know what youre doing. Because I could see the frustration in their face. When 'Kid Dynamite' arrived at the 'Catskill' gym when he was just 14 years old. He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. Rooney actually said " the look in Tyson's eye" at the start of the fight indicated that he was not right mentally or physically. I got a few young kids that come in, but, Ive reached the point where o.k. He made that deal with Tyson when he had a $100 million dollar lawsuit and guess what? . But now Marc is freaking out because hes got to go into the ring with Mitch Blood Green who has been cut! Once Cus died, then it was Bill Cayton, and Jimmy Jacobs. People are going to be talking stuff and whatever. Mike knocked a lot of guys out when he was sparring. They were ripping ass. Jimmy died, then Mike married Robin. This guy was a genius. (Laughs). How's that for discipline? People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. Hes fighting guys for like 3 or 4 rounds. That was funny. That was funny. He had a son Brian who made his own millions, in computers, back in the early 80s or whenever it was. When did he die? He was just looking to make money, and he was making money with Tyson. Step to the side and if you got lucky enough, hit him with the right hand or left hook and he would be gone. But I believe that Mike would have come out the better. Its always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980s, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing history. Everything is Pay Per View. Tyson said he fired. Butthis is now. 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 . But, Bill was an excellent, excellent manager and businessman. In 1993 TV presenter Marc Middleton had a weekly comedy segment called Marcs Monday Match-up on US television. Butthis is now. Band, Lee Salomon Interview William Morris Agency. 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. Once I get down there and I got a handle on it then I can see the format if you know what Im saying. He should never have had the loss. Youre gonna do this and youre gonna wanna do that. Related posts. Why do I want to pay $50 to see these 2 guys fight? Tyson had remained focused under Jim Jacobs and his trainer Kevin Rooney. [2], After Teddy Atlas, who was Rooney's cornerman during his boxing days, was relieved of his duties as a trainer of Mike Tyson, D'Amato assigned Rooney to be Tyson's trainer. Thats the way it is. Well, Ill give Muhammad Ali and Rocky well it could have been different, I mean, Rocky punched like hell. Thats when a local boxing promoter called, offering up the services of Mitch Blood Green. Im gonna knock you out or youre gonna knock me outeither way, thats what the people want to see. Somewhere it got mixed up. We got Iran Barkley, former Super Middleweight Champion of the World and then theres another guy I cant remember his name. Q Had Jimmy Jacobs not died, Mikes story wouldve been different wouldnt it? But once Jimmy died and the women started blaming Bill that he was robbing this and robbing thatMike apparently fell for that. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. There are a few clips floating around of Mike training, knocking the pads off Kevin's hand. We had to bring sparring partners in from Philly, New York. Im watching it on HBO the next day! Once Cus died, then it was Bill Cayton, and Jimmy Jacobs. Hes sparring with people. . (Laughs). He was a member of The Harlem Rockets. His name is William Papaleo. Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop, bop, bop. In 1988 Mitch Blood Green cemented his legacy by hearing that his old ring rival Tyson, a fellow New Yorker, had strayed into the wrong part of town. Here we go. Anybody including Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. He wasnt out and out robbin him. BoxingInsider: Is he at his best the greatest fighting machine of the ring you ever saw? Hes 23-1. You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. He was. That's why we haven't heard from him in so long. Q I didnt hear about his death. (Laughs). I wont hurt you. Thomas Hays is his name. (Laughs). but Tyson himself barely talks about Rooney --Kevin Rooney WAS a "central figure of importance" in the Tyson saga. . Daily Regime (7 days a week): 5am: get. Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. You got these European fighters now, but, theyre from a different school. But when you got a kid that punches hard AND fast. I told Mike, "Let's make Cus' prediction come true of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion." Headlining the show will be an intriguing ten round showdown between jr. welterweight prospects, The Mongolian Mongoose Bayan Jargal (15-1-3, 10KOs) and Khanqueror Breidis Prescott (23-2, 19KOs). I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. Heybe quiet! Thats how it is. We got Iran Barkley, former Super Middleweight Champion of the World and then theres another guy I cant remember his name. Everyone went to Pay Per View. Ever since then, in my opinion, weve been catering to European nations. Ive said this before and Ill say it you, whats wrong right now is that ABC, CBS and NBC dont show any fights anymore. He never dogged it, he never quit. He was a great, great businessman. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. Q How did you get to be a trainer? Kevin Rooney: None. But, I believe deep in his heart he knew it wasnt true. He put the ropes down and walked right out the front door. Hes a thief, and he got away with it. We got Vito Auntefurmo, former Middleweight Champion of the world. The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. Then we'd go do bed. He was a basketball player on the high school team, star guard. Jimmy was the up-front man and everything was going good. Wait. Thats the way it is. King has screwed every fighter hes ever been with. Great place to be Kevin! Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. He is learning in there, you can see he is trying to take what I teach him and tell him and use it in the ring, and that is a good thing. A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. After being knocked out in the fourth round of his previous fight against Danny Williams on July 30, 2004 . In 1997 Green sued Tyson for $25m over that brawl but was awarded just $45,000. Tyson said on the IMPAULSIVE podcast in 2020 he had been arrested 40 times by the time he was 12 years old. Youre not gonna stand there and say, hit me again. and ESPN Deportes will start their telecasts LIVEat 8PM, ESPN2 will re-air at 10:30 PM. If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. Constantine "Cus" D'Amato (January 17, 1908 - November 4, 1985) was an Italian-American boxing manager and trainer who handled the careers of Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and Jos Torres, all of whom went on to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. They were out for a score and they made a score on Tyson. I have 3 professional fighters. The same opinion has been shared by Butch Lewis and Jerry Izenberg. THE DAY TYSON KNOCKED HIM OUT COLD ON A STREET CORNER. Rooney, who is currently training super middleweight Leonard Pierre (WBC #16) among others, explained to Boxingtalk that he believes Tyson . Q And youre right in the middle! I was working his corner and that was my job. 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. (Laughs). Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. #6. Theyre both smart and theyre both honest people. No imagining on Kevin Rooneys part. He defeated Kevin Higgins of West Point in the finals. A O.K. You answer it back. Rooney participated in the 1975 New York Golden Gloves Championship. 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