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it seems like he's had second thoughts about fighting Lewis again.
WTF is up with the tattoo?
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Tyson to miss flight, another indication fight might not happen
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mike Tyson won't be on his scheduled flight to Memphis Sunday, another indication his comeback fight with Clifford Etienne may be doomed.
The Etienne fight may be the least of the worries for Tyson's handlers. If next Saturday's fight is not held, it likely means Tyson will not get a planned June rematch with Lennox Lewis that could be his last huge payday and his last chance for redemption.
Tyson, who hasn't been in the gym since Wednesday, was supposed to be on an afternoon flight to Memphis. But he told manager Shelly Finkel earlier in the day that he wasn't going to be on the plane.
"He may be going later, he may not," Finkel said. "I'm not as optimistic as I was yesterday."
The former heavyweight champion has acted unpredictably all week, getting a large tattoo that covers most of the left side of his face and leaving his trainer waiting for him at the gym for three straight days.
On Friday, he reportedly went to the doctor because he wasn't feeling well and was diagnosed with what his handlers variously describe as either the flu or bronchitis.
Tyson's problems prompted Finkel and one of the promoters, Gary Shaw, to fly to Las Vegas and meet with Tyson at his home Saturday to try and salvage the fight. They emerged from the meeting saying that the fight was still on.
On Sunday, though, Finkel spoke for the first time about the possibility the fight will not go on.
"I'll know more later today. At that point I'll have a better handle on whether he's going today or tomorrow or if this fight may not be happening," Finkel said.
The Etienne fight is crucial to Tyson's hopes of continuing a career that once made him the most feared fighter on the planet.
After taking a beating from Lennox Lewis in their heavyweight title fight last June, Tyson needed a big win over Etienne not only as a confidence booster but also to set up a possible June rematch with Lewis.
But unless the Etienne fight could be quickly rescheduled -- a doubtful possibility because of the many logistics that surround a fight -- Lewis would likely drop his plans to wait to fight Tyson and perhaps fight WBC No. 1 contender Vitali Klitschko instead.
If the fight is off, it would likely not be rescheduled for months, if at all. The Showtime cable network had planned an elaborate night of entertainment that included a rap concert by Jay-Z and was planning to sell the entire evening of events on pay-per-view for non-subscribers.
Ticket sales in Memphis had reportedly been decent, though they were helped by a 2-for-1 sale on many of the seats. Promoters were estimating a crowd of some 12,000 at the Pyramid arena for the fight.
On Saturday, Tyson's own trainer said the fact Tyson missed much of the last week of training made him unfit to fight. Freddie Roach also said he had no ticket to go to Memphis and that Tyson told him he'd call him if he needed him.
Another camp member, former world champion Jeff Fenech, was so upset with Tyson's training habits that he left camp and returned home to Australia
WTF is up with the tattoo?
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Tyson to miss flight, another indication fight might not happen
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mike Tyson won't be on his scheduled flight to Memphis Sunday, another indication his comeback fight with Clifford Etienne may be doomed.
The Etienne fight may be the least of the worries for Tyson's handlers. If next Saturday's fight is not held, it likely means Tyson will not get a planned June rematch with Lennox Lewis that could be his last huge payday and his last chance for redemption.
Tyson, who hasn't been in the gym since Wednesday, was supposed to be on an afternoon flight to Memphis. But he told manager Shelly Finkel earlier in the day that he wasn't going to be on the plane.
"He may be going later, he may not," Finkel said. "I'm not as optimistic as I was yesterday."
The former heavyweight champion has acted unpredictably all week, getting a large tattoo that covers most of the left side of his face and leaving his trainer waiting for him at the gym for three straight days.
On Friday, he reportedly went to the doctor because he wasn't feeling well and was diagnosed with what his handlers variously describe as either the flu or bronchitis.
Tyson's problems prompted Finkel and one of the promoters, Gary Shaw, to fly to Las Vegas and meet with Tyson at his home Saturday to try and salvage the fight. They emerged from the meeting saying that the fight was still on.
On Sunday, though, Finkel spoke for the first time about the possibility the fight will not go on.
"I'll know more later today. At that point I'll have a better handle on whether he's going today or tomorrow or if this fight may not be happening," Finkel said.
The Etienne fight is crucial to Tyson's hopes of continuing a career that once made him the most feared fighter on the planet.
After taking a beating from Lennox Lewis in their heavyweight title fight last June, Tyson needed a big win over Etienne not only as a confidence booster but also to set up a possible June rematch with Lewis.
But unless the Etienne fight could be quickly rescheduled -- a doubtful possibility because of the many logistics that surround a fight -- Lewis would likely drop his plans to wait to fight Tyson and perhaps fight WBC No. 1 contender Vitali Klitschko instead.
If the fight is off, it would likely not be rescheduled for months, if at all. The Showtime cable network had planned an elaborate night of entertainment that included a rap concert by Jay-Z and was planning to sell the entire evening of events on pay-per-view for non-subscribers.
Ticket sales in Memphis had reportedly been decent, though they were helped by a 2-for-1 sale on many of the seats. Promoters were estimating a crowd of some 12,000 at the Pyramid arena for the fight.
On Saturday, Tyson's own trainer said the fact Tyson missed much of the last week of training made him unfit to fight. Freddie Roach also said he had no ticket to go to Memphis and that Tyson told him he'd call him if he needed him.
Another camp member, former world champion Jeff Fenech, was so upset with Tyson's training habits that he left camp and returned home to Australia
