Tyson

[seductive_tee]

They have given Tyson a license to fight in DC and Atlanta, where do you think it will be held?

[djackso]

Tyson will fight in Las Vegas in June. D.C. & Atlanta is being used as competition to make NSAC come to their senses.

[nubianx2]

Atlanta took their license back.

[Mocha]

They took the license back, how is that?

[Melotic]

USA Today
02/19/2002

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Tyson was granted a boxing license by the D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission on Tuesday, setting the stage for a possible bout against Lennox Lewis at the MCI Center in June.

The three-member commission approved the license by a 3-0 vote via conference call.

"To say we are not concerned about his past would be disingenuous," vice chairman Michael Brown said. "But we looked at the application on its face."

Tyson has been looking for a boxing body — in the United States or abroad — that would permit him to fight WBC-IBF heavyweight champ Lewis. The bout was originally scheduled for April 6 in Las Vegas, but Nevada officials denied Tyson a license after a melee with Lewis at a news conference last month.

Tyson's past also includes a three-year prison sentence for rape, a one-year sentence for a road rage assault and a one-year boxing suspension for biting Evander Holyfield's ears during a fight. Nevada police are currently investigating two sexual assault complaints against Tyson, although no charges have been filed.

With Nevada out of the picture, Tyson's supporters have searched the world for potential venues. California, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, England, Denmark and the Netherlands are just some of the sites that have been floated, most without success. Georgia, for example, fell out of the running the moment Gov. Roy Barnes referred to Tyson as a "sexual predator."

Washington Mayor Anthony Williams has said he would not object to Tyson's fighting in the district if the commission gave its approval. Both Williams and Brown cited the economic impact the fight would bring.

"Sept. 11 has changed a lot of things," Brown said. "A lot of hotel and restaurant people are out of work, and this fight would be helpful to the city."


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I hope I can get some tickets...

[djackso]

It's almost final. June 8th, MCI Center. I need a ticket hook-up!

[que90nek]

man....

dc is desperate to create jobs and economics around here....

this 9/11 thing is hitting us hard.