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. Mike with that style was one of the most effect. Cus (DAmato), Bill (Cayton), Jim (Jacobs) and Steve (Lott) would bring in a lot of fighters, just do one round. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. 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. Then we'd go do bed. One kid is 18-1. Tickets are priced at $80, $50 and $35. People would send in challenges and Marc, to great amusement, would try to beat them at their own game. MIKE TYSON, in lengthy testimony in his former trainer's lawsuit against the heavyweight champion, yesterday denied ever offering KEVIN ROONEY a career-long contract. Ever since then, in my opinion, weve been catering to European nations. He was just looking to make money, and he was making money with Tyson. Mitch Blood Green sees his blood, and now hes p***ed off. Back then I used to run 3-4 miles with him just to make sure he was doing it. Q So, why dont you and Bill Cayton team up? In 1982, when he retired as a fighter, he joined Mike Tyson's training team as his coach. With interest and penalties that $4 million was $8.7 million dollars. Wayne Rooney believes the impact that Erik ten Hag has had on Manchester United could see his former club win the Premier League this season. But, being boxing maybe these guys will be swinging it out. For that reason were being guided by the Europeans, their ways and rules. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Star Boxing office at (718) 823-2000 or visiting www.starboxing.com. So, thats that. Is it something like the old Dean Martin t.v. Then he fought Tony Tubbs in Japan he starched him in two rounds. Q As long as were talking about money, people will say Mike Tyson earned between $200-$400 million dollars in his career. Q If Mike knew deep in his heart that Bill Cayton was not cheating him, why then did he drop him and go with Don King? For example, one day a kid called in to say he could spin a basketball on his finger for longer than Marc. Before that he beat Tony Tucker and Tyrell Biggs, the main fighters back then. We all go through money. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Shelly dont care. Hes sparring with people. When he was with Jimmy Jacobs, Bill Cayton, and Steve Watt, he was the man. People dont recognize Bill cause he was like the Quiet man. This is the way were gonna fight. He settles the case for $14 million dollars over a 3 year period. He was born into it. Youll frustrate the hell out of the guy whos throwing punches. He was one of the closest disciples of Cus D'Amato. Photos taken by Star Boxing Photographer, Ed Diller, Star Boxing, Inc. They were tryin like hell to get him. Boxing analyst Larry Merchant credited Tyson's loss in the Douglas fight with the absence of Kevin Rooney in his corner. Move and punch. Now, if you got $100 million dollars lawsuit against Don King, definitely $150-$200 million dollarstake it to court and testify and Tyson would have won. Wing body shots and the uppercuts. Q Kevin, whats this Punch line Show all about? Youve got the boxers, hes got the business know-how. Then wed go do bed. I guess he dont want to make any money. But, Im not gonna cry about it. My agent that I had for 2 years, its the first gig hes gotten me. 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. Back then I used to run 3-4 miles with him just to make sure he was doing it. Its another thing to actually know what youre doing. Whoa! His training camp was hell but paid off. Q Whose idea was it to put something like this on? Knocked em out cold. Greens lawyer said: Mitch has no problem with that, because he has no intention of going near 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. Bell rings, Mike comes out, bop, bop, bop. (Laughs). Band, Lee Salomon Interview William Morris Agency. Im sore. Were you an ex-boxer? If I land a shot theyll feel it and that should put them out. Mike throws combinations. Anyway, Mike was a money machine. (Laughs). The Fight Game has gone south as far as Im concerned. He was a member of The Harlem Globetrotters. Hes 23-1. So, the moneys gone. Amateur boxing career [ edit] Rooney participated in the 1975 New York Golden Gloves Championship. Q How did you get to be a trainer? Was he referring to the balding guy who once trained Mike Tyson, guiding him to a heavyweight championship in 1986? They want you to pay $50 to see a couple of mediocre guys. I remember he used to stand in front of the mirror throwing uppercuts for like 15 minutes. Kevin Rooney: None. He also is very strong. Tyson was getting the money once in awhile from Shelly. You got these European fighters now, but, theyre from a different school. But thats not true.. When 'Kid Dynamite' arrived at the 'Catskill' gym when he was just 14 years old. Do you ever speak to him? We knew we would great soundbites from Mitch.. Mike just went through the money. Thats the way the game goes. He certainly remains forever in Tysons shadow. He worked his way up from nothing. Rooney caught the eye of Blood immediately. When I sued him (Tyson) and won the jury gave me $4 million. 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. Over the weekend, Boxingtalk.com spoke with former longtime Mike Tyson trainer Kevin Rooney about the possibility of he and Tyson again hooking up to wreak havoc on the rest of the heavyweight division. "Part of him. A guy that punches fast and hard, you got a guy that punches hard, well youre a tough guy all right, well, so what? 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. Im watching it on HBO the next day! (Laughs). Thats what we need. Everybody in the room burst out laughing except for this one trainer, who punches Mitch right on the nose! Hes a thief, and he got away with it. He knows where I live. He wanted nothing to do with Mike. Bill Cayton was a very honest man, had a lot of integrity. The only person that could, take any money out of Mike Tysons accounts was Mike Tyson. Im just spinning my wheels, but, Im always looking out. Mitch was wearing wrap-around sunglasses, which broke, and it cut him. Thats my philosophy. He was in the gym almost every day until he was 9 and then he stopped competing. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? What is this? We got the great Burt Suger. Then he knocked out Michael Spinks in 90 seconds. Kids, men, whatever you want to call them. And what does Shelly Finkel do? Rooney went on to work with a number fighters over the years, including most notably ring legend and five-time champion, Vinny Pazienza. Hes living out in Phoenix or something. So, the moneys gone. Thats my philosophy. No imagining on Kevin Rooneys part. Q How much did you have to give to your lawyer? 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. He should be 24-0. In tons of interviews he talks about Teddy Atlas, Cus, the rape alligatons, Robin Givens don king. I still run my gym. Then Mike left Bill Clayton and tried to fire Kevin Rooney. He was like Behind-the-scenes where Jimmy was like an Up-Front man. UNTOLD STORY REVEALS BIZARRE CONSEQUENCE OF TYSON FEUD. Theyd just go in and they were gentlemen about it. My kids 18-1, with 13 knock-outs. Everyone went to Pay Per View. Jimmy was more street-wise then Bill. Butthis is now. Nov 30 2022. Q Are you in contact with Mike Tyson today? On the weekends, Saturday afternoon. So, I guess what Im trying to say is Bill was the brains behind the whole operation. Kevin didn't mess around, he had Tyson on a strict diet and a strict daily workout routine. Mike Tyson came and cleaned up boxing because of Cus. Mike Tyson has weighed in on who he believes will win the bout between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury this weekend. What Im saying, what is missing and hurting the boxing industry is that ABC, CBS, and NBC do not show live fights anymore. . 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. Q What did you have, a little over $1 million dollars? Youve got the boxers, hes got the business know-how. Before leaving Rooney, Tyson had amassed a perfect 35-0, 31KOs record, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. But Jimmy was like, How you doin? Whats up? (Laughs). We do what we want to do. Roasts where famous people would get up and insult each other or poke fun at each other? Q I didnt hear about his death. what the Heavyweight Division doesnt have is a Rocky Marciano, a Joe Frazier, a Muhammad Ali, and a Mike Tyson. Im working with Joe Smith over here. Hes still an attraction. Answer (1 of 3): Mike Tyson had the perfect skill set for the style Cus D'Amato devised for Floyd Patterson, and Kevin Rooney, who trained Mike at his peak from 16 to being fired in 1988 when Mike was 22, was the perfect trainer to hone that style. Hes sparring with people. Hes very smart when it comes to numbers. Nintendo had. But at that point, Muhammad would have had just a little bit more experience. But see, Muhammad was a great, great fighter. When I throw these punches against Tom Dick I hit him. Other boxers jumped between them. I mean, every day they took a beating every day. Grew up around and was engulfed in it. He was just talking a lot and I really thought he was grabbing for my pockets, so I pulled my pockets out because if he ripped my pants all the money would fall and I wouldnt have a chance to get my money so Id have to fight this cat and then my money is to the wolves. Move and punch. But, I sued and I won my lawsuit against him. Thats what we need. 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. A O.K. He knows what hes doing. But, Jimmy Jacobs and Bill Cayton had tied all that money up where nobody could touch it, nobody but Mike. He used to run numbers. "Rooney is laughing it off, not paying too much attention. He got $21 million dollars to do that back in the 80s. But, Bill Cayton was really the brains behind the whole operation. 0. Kevin Rooney was a professional boxer who turned into a trainer. People will stop and think about it, and say wait a second I dont know if I want to fight this guy. Cus died and Tyson was 11-0. A I own a gym. People want to see someone get knocked out, lets face it. That was funny. He wasnt out and out robbin him. let me put it this way, here in Catskill, Ive had a couple of kids, this one kid that was and excellent, excellent athlete. But, I really dont know whats going to happen. Mike goes out there and rips, rips body shots. Im guessin hes gonna make $50,000$100,000. He steps out of the ring over the top rope he was big, like 6-4, 6-5 and walks out of the front door. Move and punch. The jury only gave me $4 million dollars. I think it was back in the late 90s, early 2000, 2001. Tyson had not abandoned his training yet, although he had already witnessed what being Champ meant. 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. They took $1.9 million on the back-end, so I feel like I kind of got screwed. You gotta help everybody and anybody as long as theyre honest and truthful. Mitch Green started pushing and shoving Kevin Rooney. So for anyone who thinks that this is just some stunt, or that he picked up a pair of gloves the other day and said he wanted to be a boxer, they are wrong and are going to be very surprised when you see him in that ring. The fights would have been interesting. He hopped right over the rope and out of the door. There was this one time that this kid came in and I dont really remember where he was from. They shouldve gave me $18 million dollars. Fighting is in his blood. Its like tap, tap, dont hurt me. I think the period is already up. (Laughs). A Lets put it this way, first, if Cus had stayed alive, none of this wouldve happened. Nothis is America! But, Bill was an excellent, excellent manager and businessman. 1 oclock, 3 oclock, 5 oclock, 7 oclock were gonna be showing a live from Philadelphia, from New York, from Atlantic City, from Nevada. He was fighting this kid. Thats a difficult combination to deal with. (Laughs). The bell rings, first round. But, being boxing maybe these guys will be swinging it out. He was portrayed by Clark Gregg in the 1995 movie Tyson [1] and by Aaron Eckhart in the 2016 movie Bleed for This . He was a very, very smart mand and an honest man. loss. Im working with Joe Smith over here. "Me and Kevin, we thought everyone I fought. We do what we want to do. But, he went along with it. Looking back I should have fought as a Middleweight. A fight erupted - Green was photographed with a swollen eye, Tyson sustained a fracture to his hand which postponed an upcoming title defence against Britains Frank Bruno. I knocked you out. A Comedy Centrals, which is good for boxing. Tyson got tired of it and fired him, and that was the end. Mike Tyson the phenomenon was real; between 1986 and 1990, the world stopped on the nights he fought. Were all like, whats happening?! I guess he dont want to make any money. Right away your hands are gonna go up. KC began boxing when he was just 5-years-old. 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