Global publisher Player One has announced that it has secured the license from Codemasters to publish the 'Mike Tyson Boxing' mobile phone java game.

Fully endorsed by the Iron man of boxing, Mike Tyson Boxing is set to put players in the ultimate ring side seat, says Player One.

Set for a global release from September this year and compatible across a broad range of mobile phones, Mike Tyson Boxing will offer boxing fans the chance to put on the devastating boxing gloves of the boxing legend himself.

From the training gym to the show-ring, players will jab, punch and upper cut their way through the rankings in a bid to become the owner of the World Championship belt!

"Mike Tyson is a sporting icon and we are delighted to be working with such a world class licence. This is the most innovative boxing game ever created for mobile and will delight boxing fans worldwide," said Pete Russell, managing director for Player One.

Mike Tyson Boxing is just one of a range of licensed titles set for release which are specifically targeted towards a US audience from Player One this year. Future releases include Davis Cup Tennis, Las Vegas Desert Darts and World Pool Championships.

In 1992 Tyson was convicted jail-time for a similar situation which till the day of today continues to be a highly questionnable conviction. Most recently ExposeInjustices.com and attorney Alan Dershowitz expressed their view on how Tyson was wrongly charged guilty. In his new book entitled 'America On Trial, Inside The Legal Battles That Transformed Our Nation' famed attorney Alan Dershowitz released findings regarding the 1992 rape trial of Mike that he says show the boxer was innocent of raping a beauty contestant. Mike Tyson has always maintained his innocence.

Source: fightnews
By Lisa Scott

Former Mike Tyson trainer, Kevin Rooney will make a very rare television appearence on ESPN's brand new show entitled 'Classic Now.' The famed coach will discuss the events surrounding Tyson's infamous Harlem street fight with Mitch 'Blood' Green back in 1988. ESPN Classic will air the show on Tuesday August 23rd at 7 p.m. and it will be re-broadcast at 11 p.m. Tyson-Green first faced each other in 1996 at Madison Sq. Garden where Green lost a 10 round unanimous decision. While that bout garnered little attention, their unsanctioned one round brawl on a Harlem street at 4 a.m. (in front of Dapper Dan's 24 hour clothing store) created so much hype, that a rematch of their 1996 fight was seriously considered. However, all that materialized was a fracture to Tyson's right hand, swelling to Green's left eye, damage to a sideview mirror on Tyson's Rolls Royce, shirts torn, charges filed then dropped... and Green longing for a rematch to this very day.

Source: boxingtalk

BT: Recently, Tysons been in the news for some accusations. What advice would you give to Mike Tyson, a good buddy of yours?

Freddie: The accusations, hopefully they stay that way and not come true. Of course I like Mike. His life is under a microscope and everything he does is going to be noticed. I hope they're not true and I always hope the best for Mike. I think he should become a boxing analyst or be a broadcaster.

BT: Would you like Mike as a commentator/trainer type?

Freddie: I'd like to see him as a commentator. I don't think Mike has the patience to be a trainer. Hopefully he'll get his life in order.

Source: formula1.com

A man of many attributes former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson found himself centre of attention during his first visit to a Formula One race in Turkey, as a guest of Renault team boss Flavio Briatore. During his grid walk he drew frenetic applause from the packed crowds in the stands. “Gee, I wish I had known before that Formula one is such a magnet to the audience,” he said. “Then this would not be my first race but the latest in a long row. As an athlete I perfectly understand what’s going on in those guys in their machines. I truly can say that from now on I will be a worshipper!”

ISTANBUL, Turkey: Former boxing world champion US Mike Tyson (C) talks to Gino Rosato a Ferrari technician on the start grid of the Istanbul racetrack before the start of the Turkish Grand Prix, 21 August 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey. McLaren-Mercedes Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen won the race ahead of Renault Spanish driver Fernando Alonso and McLaren-Mercedes Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya.

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