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Mike Tyson hints at referee favoritism during his fights: ‘If I’m having a tough fight, and I rock the guy, he’ll stop it quick’

Mike Tyson hints at referee favoritism if I have a tough fight he'll stop it Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson revealed another wrinkle in the seedy underbelly of professional boxing. Tyson is undeniably one of the greatest boxers to ever step into the squared circle. Making his professional debut in March 1986, Tyson scored 27 straight wins in the span of 18 months before landing his first heavyweight title fight. […]

Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson revealed another wrinkle in the seedy underbelly of professional boxing.

Tyson is undeniably one of the greatest boxers to ever step into the squared circle. Making his professional debut in March 1986, Tyson scored 27 straight wins in the span of 18 months before landing his first heavyweight title fight. Before long, Tyson was the reigning WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight world champion. But as it turns out, Tyson may have had a little help in the ring courtesy of a particular referee that presided over multiple fights featuring the boxing icon.

In a video clip shared by JoeBuddenTV on YouTube, Mike Tyson points out a picture of himself standing alongside a referee while seemingly out for a night on the town. “He was a referee for a bunch of my fights,” Tyson confirmed. Asked if it was illegal to fraternize with a referee considering his status as a high-profile professional fighter, Tyson answered in the affirmative. “It was. Cause if I’m having a tough fight and I rock the guy, he’ll stop it quick. It’s in the business, man. That’s what we do,” Tyson revealed.

“He saw me my first fight. Now he’s refereeing my fights. He favors me than the other… He see me as a kid coming up,” Tyson continued. He also revealed that referees, like fighters, work their way up the ranks. “They earn the opportunity to work bigger fights.”

Mike Tyson’s Meteoric Rise to Fame Came to a Crashing Halt in 1992

During his 20-year run, Mike Tyson went 50-6 with 44 wins by way of knockout. As fast as Mike Tyson’s rise to fame and fortune was, his fall was just as quick. In March 1992, he was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of raping an 18-year-old woman in an Indianapolis hotel room. Tyson ultimately spent three years behind bars, being released in March 1995. He resumed his boxing career that same year, ultimately reclaiming the WBC and WBA heavyweight titles.

He lost the WBA title during his first encounter with fellow boxing legend Evander Holyfield in November 1996. Seven months later, the two fighters would run it back. The rematch ended in disqualification as Tyson famously bit a piece of Holyfield’s ear off in what remains one of the most notorious moments in boxing history.

Today, Tyson and Holyfield work together to promote their THC gummy products, appropriately named Mike Bites and Holy Ears.

Report – Ex-UFC champion Mark Coleman books boxing debut against Montell Griffin in October fight

Former undisputed UFC heavyweight champion and promotional Hall of Fame inductee, Mark Coleman officially has an opponent slated for his professional boxing debut and combat sports return in October, taking on former WBC light heavyweight champion, Montell Griffin in a highly-criticized form of matchmaking. Coleman, who has not competed in professional combat sports since February […]

Coleman, who has not competed in professional combat sports since February 2010, suffering a second round rear-naked choke loss to former two-weight champion, Randy Couture – in the first fight between two UFC Hall of Fame inductees in organizational history.

16-10 as a professional, Mark Coleman’s most recent professional win came the year prior at UFC 100, landing a unanimous decision win over the late Ultimate Fighter finalist, Stephan Bonnar.

Mark Coleman books professional boxing debut for October card

And as per an initial report from MMA Mania, Coleman, who turns 59 years old later this year, will book a professional boxing debut on an October card billed Official Celebrity Boxing – taking on former WBC light heavyweight champion, Griffin – who retired boasting an impressive 50-81 professional record during his tenure inside the squared circle.

Mark Coleman has his comeback opponent, per sources. Former multi-time boxing champion and Olympian Montell Griffin welcomes “The Hammer” to the ring in October. https://t.co/7KLYoEvzLV

— Drake Riggs (@DrakeRiggs_) June 19, 2023

A feature at the 1992 summer Olympic games, Mark Coleman, who has since been christened the ‘Godfather of Ground & Pound’ for his relentless ground fighting during the early part of his professional career, fought under the Pride FC banner – winning the openweight tournament back in 2020 with an eventual finale finish over Igor Vovchanchyn.

Over the course of his professional career, Coleman, a native of Ohio, has landed other notable wins over the likes of Gary Goodridge, Don Frye, Dan Severn, Kazuyuki Fujita, as well as Shogun Rua.

Boasting a whopping 30 separate career knockout wins, Griffin has landed himself eye-catching wins over the likes of James Toney, Roy Jones Jr., and in his professional boxing swansong back in 2011, defeated DeAndrey Abron in a unanimous decision success in Horseshoe, Indiana.

Unbeaten boxer details worrying sparring session with ‘Overweight’ Nate Diaz: ‘It looked like he was dying’

Undefeated professional boxer, Esquiva Falcao has detailed a rather worrying sparring session with former UFC lightweight title challenger and welterweight contender, Nate Diaz ahead of his slated professional boxing debut in August – as the veteran takes on the outspoken, Jake Paul in Dallas, Texas. Falcao, a professional middleweight boxer who boasts an unbeaten 30-0 […]

Falcao, a professional middleweight boxer who boasts an unbeaten 30-0 professional wrestler, managed to land a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic games, will himself compete for an IBF championship at the turn of the month in July, taking on Vincenzo Gualtieri.

Nate Diaz and Jake Paul have agreed to now fight over the course of 10 rounds

And helping prepare Stockton fan-favorite Diaz ahead of his August middleweight boxing bow against Ohio native, Paul, Falcao had shared some insight into the tussle both men shared – issuing some worrying suggestions regarding the UFC veteran’s cardio and endurance.

“At first I thought he (Nate Diaz) was tired, and in the end it looked like he was dying,” Esquiva Falcao said on his official social media. “His fighting style is crazy. You look at him and say, ‘Oh, he’s tired,’ and then we started sparring. Robert [Garcia] told me in the second round, ‘He’s tired already, hold back a little bit and keep the rhythm so he does at least 10 rounds.’”

“I held back and kept boxing, and we did 12 rounds,” Falcao explained. “He (Nate Diaz) was tried, but taking punches and throwing, too. [He] is bad, [he] is bad, but since he’s too heavy – he’s overweight, probably around 220 pounds or more – and I’m the only big guy in the gym, I had to do it. But I liked to doing it.” (Transcribed by MMA Fighting)

Exiting the UFC back in November of last year officially, Diaz’s most recent combat sports outing came atop a UFC 279 pay-per-view card back in September of last year, defeating former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson with a fourth round guillotine choke win.

Ex-Boxing world champion Manny Pacquiao set to train Philippines based influencer Vladimir Grand in critiqued move

Former boxing world champion, Manny Pacquiao, is set to coach Philipines based influencer Vladimir Grand. The infection of influencer boxings seems to be continuing to spread inside the combat sports world, and in yet another bizarre twist Pacquiao will now supposedly train a Tik Tok star from the ground up. Grand, who boasts nearly 2 […]

Former boxing world champion, Manny Pacquiao, is set to coach Philipines based influencer Vladimir Grand.

The infection of influencer boxings seems to be continuing to spread inside the combat sports world, and in yet another bizarre twist Pacquiao will now supposedly train a Tik Tok star from the ground up. Grand, who boasts nearly 2 million Instagram followers and 17 million on Tik Tok, posted an announcement to his social media alongside the former eight-division world champion.

“Hi everyone, this is Manny Pacquiao I have big news for you,” Pacquiao said. “For the first time in boxing history, I decided to get my first and only student whom I will personally train from zero and who will become a great boxer – Vladamir Grand.”

I still cannot believe this is happening,” Grand followed up. “I am just blown away by this news Manny. This is a huge honor and privilege to have you as my coach, to have you as my mentor, manger.

“I know this is going to be a long and exciting journey, for me, for us, for all of you guys,” Grand continued.

It is unclear why Pacquiao has decided to train Grand, originally from Ukraine, but it does seem that ‘PacMan’ has missed the sport since his retirement.

Will Manny Pacquiao to fight again?

Pacquiao retired from professional boxing following his August 2021 loss at the hands of Cuban pugilist, Yordenis Ugas. However he did have an exhibition contest against Korean YouTuber, DK Yoo in December of last year.

The 44-year-old fought professionally for over 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters ever. Like many boxers, Pacquiao has clearly found it hard to walk away from the sport and while there have been rumours of a potential Conor Benn showdown, Pacquiao is slated to take part in another exhibition contest this year.

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Tyson Fury offers to fight both UFC star Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou on the same night: ‘Let’s go, boys’

WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has made a stunning offer to fight both undisputed UFC heavyweight titleholder, Jon Jones, as well as former division gold holder, Francis Ngannou in the exact same night – labelling both of them as “bums”. Fury, the current undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, has been sidelined from active competition since he […]

Fury, the current undisputed WBC heavyweight champion, has been sidelined from active competition since he successfully retained the title back in December of last year at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, defeating multiple-time foe, Derek Chisora with a standing TKO win.

As for Jones, the former undisputed light heavyweight champion returned triumphantly to the Octagon back in March following a three-year-plus hiatus at UFC 285, clinching the vacant heavyweight crown with a first round guillotine choke win over Ciryl Gane.

Himself sidelined since he headlined UFC 270 back in January of last year, Batié native, Ngannou’s most recent outing came opposite then-interim champion, Gane to boot, successfully unifying the heavyweight titles with a unanimous decision triumph.

Tyson Fury makes stunning offer to both Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou

Engaging in a slew of back-and-forths with both Ngannou and Jones over the course of recent weeks, Fury – who was offered a route to a fight with the current heavyweight champion by UFC president, Dana White, has now claimed to fight both Ngannou and the latter on the same night.

“Here’s a thought,” Tyson Fury said on his Instagram Stories. “How about this? How about I fight Jon Jones, and Francis Ngannou on the same night? How about that? That’s how much I value them too bums. Get off. Let’s go, boys.” (H/T Michael Benson)

Undefeated over the course of his professional career, Fury has defeated the likes of Derek Chisora, Wladimir Klitschko, Tom Schwarz, Otto Wallin, and Deontay Wilder to name a few.

UFC alum Nate Diaz, Jake Paul agree to new 10 round limit ahead of August boxing match in Texas

Former UFC welterweight contender and lightweight title challenger, Nate Diaz, as well as professional boxer, Jake Paul, have agreed to a change in their August professional boxing match in Dallas, Texas – with their initially slated eight round limit, now awaiting approval to be revamped to a 10 round limit. According to an initial report […]

According to an initial report from ESPN reporter, Marc Raimondi, Nate Diaz had requested for their August boxing match to be extended to a 10 round limit rather than an initially slated eight round limit, with Paul following suit and also agreeing. The Texas Combative Sports Program is now set to weigh up the request for approval to boot.

“Nate Diaz has requested his fight with Jake Paul be extended from eight round to 10 rounds and Paul has agreed to the change, both teams confirmed with ESPN,” Raimondi tweeted. “They are now waiting on approval from the Texas Combative Sports Program.” #PaulDiaz

Nate Diaz has requested his fight with Jake Paul be extended from eight rounds to 10 rounds and Paul has agreed to the change, both teams confirmed with ESPN. They are now waiting on approval from the Texas Combative Sports Program. #PaulDiaz

— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) June 13, 2023

Slated to make his long-awaited professional boxing debut, Diaz, the victor of The Ultimate Fighter 5, will take on Ohio puncher, Paul in a middleweight fight at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on August 5. next.

Nate Diaz officially departed the UFC back in November of last year

Most recently competing in combat sports back in September of last year atop a UFC 279 pay-per-view card, Diaz turned in a stunning fourth round win over former interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson, submitting the Oxnard native with a guillotine choke late in the penultimate frame.

As for Paul, the outspoken YouTuber and social media influencer has yet to return to professional boxing since he suffered his first loss in a split decision defeat to Tommy Fury – the half-brother of current WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury back in February in Saudi Arabia, dropping to 6-1 as a professional as a result.