http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/terry_baddoo/
news/2002/06/09/baddoo_insider/ Boxers vs. footballers: “why is [it] that Lennox,
and Mike in particular in this case, were repeatedly able to take
vicious assaults on their bodies and come back for more, while the
slightest hint of contact on many players in these finals produces
a reaction like they've just had their legs amputated with a light
beer for anaesthetic?”
I made a special trip to my local to see that fight. God I love boxing.
Another report—Tyson was remarkably gracious, especially when compared to the Tyson of the past. And in Gadfly, Neal Shaffer explains why we need sportsmen like Mike Tyson. 12:12