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Archive for November 4th, 2009

David Haye, boxing’s new Barnum, continues to sell

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If promoting a fight is craft, then David Haye has used every tool in the box to generate interest in this Saturday’s fight with Nicolay Valuev. He is an effervescent self-promoter who has used eye-catching gimmicks, distasteful commentary about Valuev’s personal hygiene, appeared on every talk-show, press event and personal appearance in order to force [...]

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No electricity like Tyson electricity

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

During the dim days of his post Buster Douglas career, I would maintain in the face of often fervent opposition that Mike Tyson was over-rated. That he succeeded in a weak era and through the many attempts to recycle the myth he tip toed around any of the risk-laden contenders of the 1990′s. Fighters like Ray [...]

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