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PRESS CONFERENCE MAYHEM
Date: April 10th, 2004.
Boxing scribes and the mainstream media attended a press conference today to promote next Saturdays fight card, most notably the fight between New York rivals Riddick 'Big Daddy' Bowe and 'Iron' Mike Tyson.
Bowe, who arrived with his manager Rock Newman, shown up in a belligerent mood, and the press conference soon turned nasty.
"Faget and little fairy boy" were two of the insults he hurled at next weeks opponent. He then put his face right in front of Tysons.
"Get out of my face," Tyson told him. "Make me," came the reply, so Tyson complied. He gave Bowe a two handed shove. Bowe staggered backwards and Tyson went for him with his fist cocked. Security immediately jumped in between the two rivals, thus saving the fight for the following week, in the ring where it should be. A brief melee ensued in which Rock Newman took a right hand from Tysons trainer Kevin Rooney. Eventually it all calmed down.
A bemused Evander Holyfield, who was there to promote his fight with Pinklon Thomas, was asked his views. "Crazy guys," he answered, shaking his head. "They ought to save there energy for the ring." When asked how he thought he'd do against Thomas, the depply religious Holyfield replied. "I beleive it's my destiny to become heavyweight champion of the world. I know I'll win next week." He was then asked who he thought would win the Tyson-Bowe fight. "Too close to call, but whoever it is, I know I'll beat them in the final. To be the best, you've got to beat the best." Confident talk, but he's got to get past Pinklon Thomas first.
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It wasn't all bad publicity for GBA boxers this week, as former soldiers Mike 'Hercules' Weaver and James 'Bonecrusher' Smith went over to war torn Iraq to box an exhibition match in front of American and British troops as a morale booster. Well done guys.
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