Jake
10-21-2006, 08:31 AM
Mike Tyson To Fight Singer Tom Jones
Welsh pop veteran Tom Jones will be stepping into the boxing ring with
Mike Tyson in a celebrity bout planned for later this year. The former
world heavyweight champion, nicknamed Iron Mike, revealed his
surprising opponent shortly after expressing a desire to also take on
female Texan boxing champ Ann Wolfe.
The fights are part of a series of high-profile charity events designed
to propel the boxer back into the limelight. Tyson, who served three
years in jail for a rape conviction in 1992 and once bit off part of
boxer Evander Holyfield's ear, retired from boxing in June 2005.
He says, "It's just going to be marvelous. Tom Jones is going to be one
of the boxers. What if I get beat? Who knows - I might even enjoy it!
I'm not interested in smashing people. This is gonna be fun."
(World Entertainment News Network)
Welsh pop veteran Tom Jones will be stepping into the boxing ring with
Mike Tyson in a celebrity bout planned for later this year. The former
world heavyweight champion, nicknamed Iron Mike, revealed his
surprising opponent shortly after expressing a desire to also take on
female Texan boxing champ Ann Wolfe.
The fights are part of a series of high-profile charity events designed
to propel the boxer back into the limelight. Tyson, who served three
years in jail for a rape conviction in 1992 and once bit off part of
boxer Evander Holyfield's ear, retired from boxing in June 2005.
He says, "It's just going to be marvelous. Tom Jones is going to be one
of the boxers. What if I get beat? Who knows - I might even enjoy it!
I'm not interested in smashing people. This is gonna be fun."
(World Entertainment News Network)