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Russian teacher, Nikolai Makeyev, was involved in a heated discussion involving boxing great Mike Tyson and the Klitschko brothers recently in Tyumen, Russia. Makeyev argued that Tyson would beat either of the Klitschkos in a boxing match. Subsequently his two friends, who were both at his apartment during the debate, accused  Makeyev of being a trader that [...]

The World renowned boxing champion Mike Tyson had to face a rough couple of years before he became a household name in boxing.

He was only two when his father abandoned him and his family. Lorna Smith Tyson then had to bear the responsibility of raising two sons and a daughter on her own…

Just read on SI.com that Vitali Klitschko dominated Shannon Briggs to retain his WBC heavyweight title.

I was shocked by this news, in that:

A. I didn’t realize Vitali Klitschko is still heavyweight champ.

B. I couldn’t believe Briggs still commands title fights.

“No Good Fight Goes Unwritten” I met Mike a few days ago on Twitter, and we got to talking. I want to start out by saying his blog is really something special and we’re lucky to have him here. His blog is being fed into our new Boxing Forum…and keep an eye there, some special [...]

Buster Douglas, former undisputed heavyweight boxing champions, who is responsible for one of the biggest upsets in sports history when he KO’ed undefeated Champ Mike Tyson on Feb. 11, 1990.

He has an athlete blog at yardbarker, I wrote him, asked him if he’d take some questions from some of the best sports fans in the world..and he said…sure Deb.

Did anyone else see Mike Tyson on Conan last night? Man, what a fascinating guy. My life in sports has sort of paralleled Tyson’s, as far as the years involved. When I was a kid/teen, Tyson was coming up through the ranks, battering the Marvis Fraziers and Tyrell Biggses of the world. I was riveted. [...]