Mrs. Radar said on her senior trip to Padre Island he was all up on one of her friends with the, “Don’t you know who I am?” She didn’t care for him much either.
I will say one thing for him though, I went to some kickboxing matches in Tulsa with Ju-Jitsu Instructor buddy back in ’94 and Tommy showed up at ringside. Instantly a line started forming of people wanting autographs and to his credit he sat there for over an hour signing everything anyone stuck in front of him.

The previous posts remind me of Mike Tyson getting an honorary doctoral degree.

Seriously, what kind of college gives Mike Tyson an honorary doctorate? Seems like they got what they deserved.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...it_i_said.html


Mike Tyson on CSU visit: “I said some stupid, dumb, ignorant (%#&$) ! “

By Tom Archdeacon | Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 07:28 PM

Mike Tyson, a better man today
Mike Tyson’s eyes filled with tears as he remembered that now infamous visit to Central State University 21 years ago.

“I said some stupid, dumb, ignorant s—-. That was a real bad one , a bad one. No excuse.”

Those are the former heavyweight champ’s thoughts today as related by Pablo. S. Torre for his “Where Are They Now” story in the current issue of Sports Illustrated.

Once the baddest man on the planet, Tyson now comes off as a subdued, 44-year-old vegan, recovering addict and still-learning family man big into reflection.

I covered many of Tyson’s fights over the years and I was there that day at CSU when the school brought him in and awarded him an honorary doctorate in human letters.

As promoter Don King, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp and much of the CSU student body and faculty looked on, Tyson took the stage and offered his memorable line:

“I wasn’t sure what kind of doctor I was, but looking at all the lovely sisters here, I think I’ll be a doctor of gynecology.”

The crack brought hoots of delight from many of the students, but elicited disgust from some faculty members, a few who walked out.

While that moment made national headlines, Tyson’s antics the night before in Dayton were even more troubling. I was there for some of that, too.

He and King had most of one whole floor in the Stouffer’s Hotel in downtown Dayton sealed off for them. A local guy involved in the fight scene here brought over a few girls so Tyson would have someone to “party with.”

I remember sitting in the hotel lobby with the last girl who was going to join him and I felt sorry for her. She was wearing what looked to be a bridesmaid dress. She didn’t have a clue what she was getting into, and the the next day a limo driver whispered to me she had been treated rough.

And during a press conference at CSU — as he at alongside King, Kemp and then CSU president Art Thomas — Tyson derailed a serious moment when the HUD Secretary tried to address hunger in America and how the heavyweight champ was going to set up a program to address the national issue

Instead of paying attention, Tyson sat next to him, suggestively rolling his tongue around his lips and mouthing the words to a nearby girl: “I love you.”

As his limo was leaving CSU for the Dayton airport afterward, it stopped at the edge of campus, right next to a woman student. The window rolled down, there was a brief conversation and she got in the vehicle with her school books in tow. Instantly, the car was roaring back down Route 42 toward Xenia.

I don’t know what happened there, but in Torre’s article, Tyson — his eyes brimming over as he sat with his wife and young daughter — looked back on that entire visit to CSU with embarrassment and disgust:

“Two years ago I talked to some people about my mother. And I learned that she went to school right down the street from (CSU). And I was down there and said some stupid, dumb, ignorant s—- like that.

“My family waited to get a (%#&#$) like me and I embarrassed 500 years of our family. They waited for me to get there. To say something for them. And I embarrassed them…

“My mother and her family thought that education made them somebody. I could have said something awesome. I could have explained how my mother went to school. But the first thing I thought about was my d….”

No one, even intoxicated, would call me enormous...

Hes a perfect candidate for Dancing with the stars

Yep, the dancers cant wait to hang all over his lesions.

If by teleportation you mean turning around and walking back out the bar door you just came in, then yeah, tommy hivorrison can help.

Dave, you do realize no one cares right?

I am really starting to wonder what is wrong with you.

What part of your bitter, twisted little mind causes you to constantly snipe at people with religious beliefs, no matter how unrelated the topic being discussed is? This board is littered with examples of you posting insults and derisive remarks about Christianity in thread topics ranging from cooking to cosmology.

As an atheist myself, I have to say that you seem to have far more of a mental problem than 99% of the religious folk that post here.

Of course he can still box, he folds them together nice & tight up at the factory, ready to be filled with yummy pork chops.

Yep a Good ref would have stopped the fight like 25 punches sooner. Tommy was out on his feet-defensless and took at least 20 more punches. This is why Boxing sucks!

I actually kinda knew Tommy. He used to come into Harrahs and play black jack and craps on my table when I worked there. He was Always polite, funny, and very generous.

Before the Razor Roddick fight-which Tommy won btw-(GREAT FIGHT) Harrahs had the promotion in the winning streak bar there. Tommy signed a pair of gloves for me-which I still have. The crowd cleared out so we sat around and talked for a couple hours while he signed a few autographs here and there. He was a great guy and I felt as if we we friends-he just had that way about him-he would do anything for anybody-very generous.

The whole Rocky thing was his downfall-started to believe the hype and fell into the whole superstar thing. I saw him years later after his career was over. He came over and said hi to me-and I hardly reconized him. He was like "hey bud its me Tommy" I was like Tommy who? And he said "Duke"

I was stunned!! He looked 20 years older and had lost most of the muscle. He had been drinking a lot and was very forgetful. We talked about the good old days and how cool it was to work with Sly. Talked about getting his career together, but sadly just could not over his demons. He still had a lot of pride and really believed he could come back-but he looked like crap. On my break I went over and talked to him a bit more and wished him well. He shook my hand and said thanks for listening-he had just needed a friend. At one point he could not even go throught the casino without being mobbed-no nobody even looked his way this time.

I really hope he gets some help, it was hard to see such a talented guy fall so far.

[QUOTE=Rain Man;7429180]The previous posts remind me of Mike Tyson getting an honorary doctoral degree.

Its uncanny how tommy and mike are so much alike career wise-just could not handle the success-started to believe they were Invinvable.

Tommy would have beat the shit out of him_ I mean look what Buster Douglas did and he did not have half the power tommy did.

People can dog Tommy on here for what he has become-but nobody that saw him fight could deny he had incredibly powerful punches. Rib breaking, jaw smashing power. He would knock guys out with body punches. Tyson had the most powerful uppercuts but would not have been able to go toe to toe and take too many of Tommy's punches.

the fight of the century that Never was..maybe its not too late-lol

My experience with Tommy Morrison was a lot like the one quoted. My first wife was a backyard neighbor to Tommy Morrison, he gave us tickets to all the K. C venues fights. He used to drink at a bar in O.P. was used to frequented, he was always nice, cool and generous. I remember after the "Rocky" film , he fight Pinkland Thomas at Kemper, and wore the RW&B Trunks, that's kinda when I too knew he had "Jumped the Shark." Sad what he has become.

http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/F...129909178.html

Former heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison appeared in Sedgwick County District Court this afternoon where he was charged with drug offenses.

Morrison is charged with possession of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia for use. His bond is set at $50,000.

Morrison, 42, was booked into Sedgwick County Jail Wednesday afternoon.

He was arrested in March 4, 2010 in Wichita for possession of marijuana.

He defeated George Foreman in 1993 to win the WBO heavyweight title. He also starred in the movie "Rocky V".

Holy crap. Dude looks like a 60-year-old vagrant. :shake: