Don King, on Mike Tyson


"Why would anyone expect him to come out smarter?
He went to prison, not to Princeton."



"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music
and the dancers hit each other."

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Tyson Fury sings two-minute version of American Pie after beating Deontay Wilder


Don McLean - American Pie (Good quality)



Tyson Fury sings two-minute version of American Pie after beating Deontay Wilder

 Tyson Fury after title win: Deontay Wilder never had a chance tonight – video
Most boxers are content to thank their family, team and God when they win a fight. But Tyson Fury is different. Once he had gone through the usual pleasantries after beating Deontay Wilder to win the WBC heavyweight championship on Saturday, he serenaded the Las Vegas crowd with a rendition of Don M



CRONICSAKE


 The Bob Dylan image was a mistake. I downloaded the song in ~2006 from one of those programs that used to be popular back then. The name of the file with the song was "Bob Dylan - American Pie", so I thought this was a Bob Dylan version. My bad. I was a young and pretty ignorant teenager at the time of upload so please accept my apology! Enjoy the song :)



Lyrics:
A long long time ago I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died

So Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
 If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with him
Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died I started singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But, that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin' Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singin' Bye, bye Miss American Pie
 Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble,
Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil's only friend
And as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singin' Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most-
the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost-
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die



This'll be the day that I die
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die



Link:  ttps://youtu.be/7yHTpGog0IY




Mark Breland vs Marlon Starling 1



  

Mark Breland vs Marlon Starling 1











Friday, February 21, 2020

Photo of a fight held in 1913 (colorized)

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Photo of a fight held in 1913 between Ray Campbell and Dick Hyland colour restored





Wilder-Fury: Two Commercials Watched By 100M-Plus During Super Bowl

This is a first according to Bob Arum

Wilder-Fury: Two Commercials Watched By 100M-Plus During Super Bowl

There aren’t many American sports fans that don’t at least know about the upcoming Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury rematch.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the two Wilder-Fury II commercials that aired during FOX’s broadcast of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday night were watched by more than 100 million people apiece in the United States. An audience of 103,500,000 saw the first Wilder-Fury rematch promo at 8:02 p.m. ET, slightly more than the 101,100,000 who saw the second commercial at 8:37 p.m. ET.
Nielsen also revealed that 126,500,000 viewers combined watched seven Wilder-Fury II commercials during FOX’s pre-Super Bowl coverage from 12:56 p.m. ET until 6:10 p.m. ET, about 20 minutes prior to kickoff. The last two pre-game promos, which aired at 5:50 p.m. ET and 6:10 p.m. ET, were seen by audiences of 33,400,000 and 49,600,000, respectively.
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An estimated 148,500,000 American viewers watched all or part of Super Bowl LIV – in which the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The second heavyweight title bout between Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs), the WBC champion, and Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs), the lineal champion, is scheduled for February 22 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The four-fight show is a joint pay-per-view venture between FOX Sports, which has a content contract with Wilder’s adviser, Al Haymon, and ESPN, which has a broadcast agreement with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc., Fury’s co-promoter.
Their first pay-per-view fight, which was distributed by Showtime, reportedly produced approximately 325,000 buys in December 2018. Wilder knocked down Fury twice in that bout – once apiece in the ninth and 12th rounds – but it resulted in a 12-round split draw at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Arum has said that he expects their highly anticipated rematch to generate more than 2 million buys because of the broad combined reach of FOX and ESPN.
FOX, one of the fo  four major broadcast networks in the United States, is available in nearly 120  ur major broadcast networks in the United States, is available in nearly 120 million American homes.
ESPN is the second most-watched basic cable channel in the United States, behind only FOX News. ESPN has an estimated 83 million American subscribers.
Showtime, a premium cable channel, has more than 29 million subscribers in the U.S.
Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Teddy Atlas on Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 -- Prediction






Teddy Atlas on Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 -- Prediction  


Teddy Atlas gives a full breakdown on how he sees Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 unfolding and wraps things up in the end with a specific prediction on who wins. Will it be Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury in this epic rematch? Full episode here: https://youtu.be/L7iPPcUC-lM






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Teddy is sometimes long-winded but he says 2 good things in this video to help Wilder miss fewer power shots to Fury's bald head:














Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Hype Week and the Buzz about Fury vs Wilder


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Hype Week and the Buzz about Fury vs Wilder: 


Deontay Wilder on Fury
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“I like Tyson Fury as a fighter and as a person. He’s a breathe of fresh air. The only thing that annoys me is in every clinch during our first fight, Fury kept whispering ‘Dosser’. I’m like man just fight.”

Will the cut against Wallin prove a problem? Image: PA Images
Scarred Eye might be a useful target