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Oscar winner Jamie Foxx has confirmed he's packing on the pounds to play former undisputed heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson. The trim "Ray" star has set himself the goal of tipping the scales at 225 pounds for the role and tells Life & Style magazine he's planning to take his time and do it as healthy as possible.
Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx is preparing to play former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a biopic of the controversial boxer. The 49-year-old actor - who previously won an Academy Award for his portrayal of music star Ray Charles - has agreed a deal to star as the New York-born icon, whose career was blighted by numerous controversies.
A financial adviser who stole from clients including heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and basketball star Glen Rice was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in prison and ordered to repay $1 million. Brian Ourand, 56, a former executive with a Washington, District of Columbia-based management group owned by Live Nation Entertainment, pleaded guilty in federal court in February to one count of wire fraud and agreed to pay back $1 million that he embezzled from Tyson, Rice and two other athletes and spent on personal services, travel, dining and gambling debts, among other purchases.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has a different take on UFC superstar Conor McGregor - after watching the MMA fighter make his professional boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last Saturday night. At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, McGregor was able to put in a better than expected showing - but ultimately faded in the late rounds and was stopped during the tenth.
Mike Tyson enjoyed the Mayweather-McGregor press tour, but the former heavyweight champion can’t see their fight being remotely competitive. Tyson said during an interview for the “Pardon My Take” podcast released Monday on barstoolsports.com that Conor McGregor made an enormous mistake by agreeing to strictly a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has revealed a childhood molestation turned him into a fighting machine. The Hangover star was talking about his challenging childhood in Brooklyn, New York during an ESPN E:60 interview with old pal Jeremy Schapp when he let slip he had been the victim of a local pervert who dragged him into a building and “molested” him.
By Tris Dixon - MUHAMMAD ALI and Mike Tyson have historically jostled for position. Classic boxing fans will always point to ‘The Greatest’ as the shining example of what a fighter should look like, svelte, athletic, honed, poised and strong. Fans who grew up in the ‘80s will perhaps relate more to the bulldozing, sq...
As far as the current state of the heavyweight division, Tyson has a real big level of respect for the newest kingpin, WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs), who back in April drew over 90,000 fans to Wembley in London for an eleventh round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has given some valuable words of advice to the newest kingpin of the division, Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) - who holds the IBF, IBO, WBA world titles. Joshua moved himself to the throne in April with an impressive stoppage win over former ruler Wladimir Klitschko - before a record crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley in London.
There is a wide consensus across the fighting world in general that Conor McGregor cannot win in a boxing match against undefeated five division world champion Floyd Mayweather. Some have gone so far as to say the potential fight would ruin boxing. Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson does not agree with that sentiment, but is fully confident that Mayweather would destroy McGregor in a boxing match.