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ROUFUS vs. TYSON "Redemption"
Chicago - Amidst controversy, rumors, chat room banter and League vs. League speculation, things are heating up for what is being hailed as the '"Fight of Century." Six-time World Champion and two time K-1 veteran, Rick "The Jet" Roufus is hot in training for a battle against boxing legend Mike Tyson.
While exact figures have yet to be published, it is understood that it will take $10,000,000 million to get Mike Tyson back into the ring. While Tyson's tentative fight with the FEG (Fight Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of the K-1 organization) promoters is slated to take place this summer for an offer of 9.5 million, anyone "going for the gold" will be pleased to know that only the Too Famous Production of ROUFUS vs. TYSON: Redemption is offering a progressive Five-million dollar ($5,000,000) purse to the winner. This "progressive" purse is the first of its kind in the world for such a match.
Attorneys for ROUFUS vs. TYSON: Redemption are working out the details of the contracts so that a date and venue can be formerly announced. And yes, Mike needs to sign the contract - he's also got to fight.
What impact this will have on the speculated July 31st fight being attempted by the FEG is unknown. What is known is that Pay-per-view carriers are already lining up, fans and odds makers everywhere are researching the figures, the history and even developing blow-by-blow scenarios while anxiously anticipating this World Class premiere bout. No matter which side of the coin people are on — it seems that the unanimous decision of the worldwide audience is to see this fight go on. Mike Tyson was ringside at the recent Madison Square Garden card featuring Andrew Golota against Chris Byrd, a cheering crowd enticed him to "step back into the ring."...
...The IKF (International Kickboxing Federation, IKFKickboxing.com) has been asked to be the sanctioning body for the event on the Kickboxing side. Awaiting reply from Tyson's camp, no boxing sanctioning body has yet been determined. However, "post" contract signing, it is sure to follow, as it will be needed for this Hybrid match.
To read the entire press release, visit Too Famous Productions
www.RoufusKickboxingCenter.com
- From Too Famous Production (with a little editing from us - color, some highlights, etc...)
(4/19/04)
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