Mike Tyson was in Toronto, delivering his spoken word show ‘The Undisputed Truth’. While there, he was interviewed on television to both promote his show and the mayoral candidate he was there to support. Continue reading
Archive for Mike Tyson
Tyson the Raconteur
Posted in Journalism, Observation with tags Mike Tyson, Rob Ford, The Undisputed Truth, Toronto on September 11, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Tyson the Rapist – The Facts
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags Boxing, Desiree Washington, Evander Holyfield, Jake La Motta, James Toback, Jill Meagher, Julia Gillard, Liberal Party, Mike Tyson, Raging Bull, The Age Newspaper, The Hangover, Tony Awards, Yahoo Answers on September 28, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
I found a link on Facebook to Neil Patrick Harris doing a song-and-dance number to open the Tony Awards in New York. It was vaunted as the ‘best awards ceremony opener ever’. Conspicuously, it also featured a brief cameo from Iron Mike himself. Continue reading
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Raul Catinas – Ben Edwards' Opponent for the K1 Final Elimination Tournament
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Ben Edwards, Chakuriki Amsterdam, Cor Hemmers, Daniel Sam, Golden Glory, Holland, K1 Final Elimination, Marcel Dragan, Metalbox Arad, Mike Tyson, Peter Aerts, Romania, Thom Harinck on October 11, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
Ben Edwards will face off against Romanian fighter Raul Catinas at K1 Final Elimination on October 14. Raul and Ben will meet in what I expect to be the most exciting fight on the card; both are big, powerful men with a reputation for big, powerful punches. Both have cut their teeth with previous Final Elimination appearances at which they lost to more experienced opponents. The road is narrowing to a path and Catinas and Edwards are nose-to-nose at the junction.
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Benjey Zimmerman
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Alistair Overeem, Assisi, Benjey Zimmerman, Breda, Chalid Arrab, Cor Hemmers, Errol Zimmerman, Francesco Damiano, Fred Royers, Godfried Balyn, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Maeng Ho, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Ramon Dekkers, Randy 'Machoman' Savage, Sergei Korschinsky, World Series Boxing on September 2, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
When I trained at Golden Glory, the most famous fighter on-campus was Chalid ‘Die Faust’ Arrab. There were another four lesser-known guys who were just as awesome; Gokhan Saki, Alistair Overeem, Errol Zimmerman and his cousin, Benjey. The first three have gone on to become household names (in kickboxing households, at least).
For my money, Benjey is next. Continue reading
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Wayne Carey: The Truth Hurts
Posted in Journalism, Observation, Reading with tags AFL football, Andrew Denton, Anthony Stevens, Barwon Prison, Bill Schwartz, Brisbane Bears, Casino, Charles Happell, Cocaine, Enough Rope, James Toback, Jason Akermanis, Joe Pesci, Kangaroos Football Club, Kate Nielsen, Kellie Stevens, Kevin Carey, Miami Police, Mike Tyson, Raging Bull, Sam Newman, Scorsese, The Footy Show, The Game Plan, Tyson, Wayne Carey on June 17, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
I went into this book hoping for a Raging Bull story (I’m referring, of course, to Martin Scorsese’s film about the boxer, Jake La Motta). That said, I was expecting a fairly blunt and simplistic tool designed to resuscitate Wayne’s media career. I was disappointed on the one hand, confirmed on the other, but nonetheless, held in the grip of the tale. Continue reading
