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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mike Tyson was temporar-
ioi])|siispended and his $30 million purse frozen to-
y,the first step by Nevada boxing authorities in
raj sciplining Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield
ia [ ; uing their heavyweight championship fight.
The suspension is a preliminary move until
folie commission meets next week to determine
cj;- ifinal action.
Tyson was not present at the hearing.
The commission voted 5-0 to serve Tyson
ith a complaint today and sign a waiver that
enable the disciplinary hearing to begin
UrJIulyS.
"We’re obviously going to ask for some reason
id judgment” at the hearing, Tyson attorney
I [artyKeach said.
“He also wants to fight again. That’s what he
»es for a living. That’s what his whole life is
sedon,” Keach said.
Tyson threw himself at the mercy of Nevada
oxing regulators on Monday in the wake of his
^qualification for biting Holyfield, saying he
pstsnapped” and will not contest any penalty
lecommission wants to impose.
Tonly ask that it’s not a penalty for life for this
A _istake,” Tyson said, reading a statement.
P Asked by reporters if Tyson’s apology might
v ssen his eventual punishment, commission
iairman Elias Ghanem said it would not.
“Something bad happened in the ring. The
ipology doesn’t change what happened in the
ig,’’Ghanem said.
The thing 1 liked most is he said he needed
ome psychological and psychiatric treatment. I
1 rauldn’t look at it as mitigating anything, ” he said
ssbe-
Ghanem refused to comment on the range
of penalties.
The New York Times and the New York Daily
News reported today that Tyson will receive at least
a one-year suspension, according to Nevada
sources. The New York Post reported Tyson will
likely be suspended for a year and fined $3 million.
By law, boxing commissioners can only fine
“I have reached
out since Saturday
to ask my god to
help me and to
renew my faith as a true
believer.’’
Mike Tyson
Tyson up to 10 percent of his purse, or $3 million.
But they can suspend him from the sport of box
ing for as long as he lives if they choose.
A new federal law took effect today that
forces other states to honor any suspension
that Nevada imposes.
The commission also moved to cancel the
check written to Tyson for $29,824,600 from pro
moter Don King and asked that a second check
be made out to the commission and put into an
interest-bearing account.
Tyson apologized to everyone from the judge
who sentenced him for his rape conviction in In
dianapolis to boxing fans around the world for
behavior he said even he couldn’t explain.
Most of all, he apologized to Holyfield for the
bizarre end to the fight.
“Evander, I am sorry,” Tyson said. “You are a
champion and I respect that. I am only saddened
that this fight did not go further so that the box
ing fans of the world might see for themselves
who would come out on top.”
Standing alone in front of a lectern, his right
eye still puffy and bandaged from the fight, Tyson
spoke in a calm, yet vulnerable voice and took
full responsibility for his actions.
For 4 minutes and 16 seconds, the most feared
man in boxing pleaded for forgiveness and said
he was seeking psychological help for biting
Holyfield on the ears, taking a gash out of one.
“I have reached out since Saturday to ask my
god to help me and to renew my faith as a true
believer,” said Tyson, who converted to Islam
while serving his prison sentence. “I have also
reached out since Saturday to the medical pro
fessionals for help to tell me why I did what I did.
And I will have that help.”
Holyfield said Tyson’s apology was “a
good gesture.”
“The fans truly deserve it most,” he said. “They
are the ones who didn’t get to see a full show. I felt
I was going to knock him out anyway, but still the
fans need to see that we as athletes get paid a lot
of money and we should be able to hold our com
posure and not do anything illegal.”
Since when is it a test of physi
cal strength to beat the you-know-
what out of someone else? As chil
dren, we are taught that physical
violence is not a way to communi
cate with others or solve problems.
However, we will pay cable com
panies $59.95 to see two grown
men “solve” their problems in
front of a national audience.
This weekend’s fight fed off of
that. Everyone knew Tyson would
be looking for revenge and would
do anything to prove that he was
the true champion. Since when is a
true champion crowned by how
many punches you can throw, how
many jabs you can let go and how
many knockouts you can register?
Is this supposed to be normal or
civilized human behavior?
Professional boxing has been and
always will be a violent, distasteful
and immature sport. It is ridiculous
to pay men millions of dollars to try
and knock out the other one. Sure,
professional boxing has had its great
moments, we will always remember
Mohammed Ali as “the Great One.”
At least back then the sport had
some dignity. But now, promoters
fight to gamer the most money for
their client and Las Vegas blows huge
fights out of proportion just to make
money. It has become more of a cir
cus than a sporting event.
This is primarily proven by the
fact that there are only really two
or three matches a year and this
gives promoters time to do their
job — promote. It should not take
four or five months to prepare,
that is insane.
Recent medical advancements
have shown that professional box
ing can have long lasting effects. Ali
suffers from Parkinson’s Disease,
which many attribute to years of
blows to the head. Holyfield suffers
from a heart condition, but contin
ues to box. The World Boxing Fed
eration must realize that the sport
is spinning out of control and this
weekend was the apex.
They do deserve credit for Tues
day’s ruling that Tyson will be tem
porarily suspended and his $30 mil
lion purse will be frozen. But they
must do more. Stricter guidelines in
terms of promotion and unnecessary
violence must be adopted. Until then
professional professional boxing will
continue to be a three-ring circus
with Don King as its ringleader.
No matter how many times
Tyson apologizes, what he did was
wrong and he must accept the
consequences. After all, our par
ents have always taught us, “no
fighting and definitely no biting.”
All-Star roster announced; Griffey top vote getter
Piazza leads NL All-Stars
Ripken finishes second in votes,
.itliis will be his 15th outing
NEWYORK (AP) — Ken Griffey Ir. doesn’t plan on missing
the All-Star game this year.
in happy because this time I get to play,” Griffey said
Monday after he was elected to the AL All-Star team for the
eighth consecutive year and topped the voting for the second
straight time. “Oh, I shouldn’t say that because 1 have seven
more games left."
The Seattle Mariners outfielder, who missed the past two
All-Star games because of injuries, got 3,514,340 votes in the
final total released Monday—nearly a mil
lion more than any other AL player. He also
was the leading vote-getter last year and in
1994.
Once again, Griffey, who was slowed last
week by a hamstring injury but has re
turned to the lineup, showed why he may
be the most popular player in baseball.
“I’m not surprised. He’s the best player
in the game, and he relates to the fans and
Griffey the kids better than anyone,” said Tino
Martinez of the New York Yankees, elected
tostart at first base.
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Cal Ripken, elected to
play in his 15th All-Star game, was second with 2,571,985.
Completing the starting lineup for the AL team are Texas
tatcher Ivan Rodriguez (1,666,384), Tino Martinez (866,722),
Baltimore second baseman Roberto Alomar (1,657,418), Seat-
lie shortstop Alex Rodriguez (1,854,758), Mariners designat
ed hitter Edgar Martinez (1,213,429), Cleveland outfielder
David Justice (1,840,716) and Baltimore outfielder Brady An
derson (1,197,617).
Reserves for the July 8 game at Jacobs Field in Cleveland
'«11 be announced Wednesday.
AL manager Joe Torre already was thinking about filling out
his roster.
"The toughest position for me is going to be first base,
and 1 think that’s the case every year,” the Yankees manag
er said. “How do you choose that without leaving the other
positions short?”
Seattle could wind up with four players in the starting line
up. TheAL’s starting pitcher is expected to be either Toronto’s
Roger Clemens or the Mariners’ Randy Johnson.
Ripken will be starting at third base for the first time fol
lowing 14 seasons at shortstop.
1997 ALL* STAR GAME
On July 8, the Cleveland Indians will host the 68th annual All-Star Game at Jacobs Field.
It will be the fifth All-Star Game played in Cleveland. The previous Mid-Summer classics
in Cleveland were played at Municipal Stadium in 1935,1954, 1963 and 1981.
Jacobs Field
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NEWYORK (AP) — Mike Piazza was the top-getter for the
National League All-Star team, and Tony Gwynn was picked
for the game for the 13th time.
The Los Angeles Dodgers catcher received 2,626,213
votes in final totals released Tuesday, nearly 888,127 be
hind the AL’s leader, Seattle outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. Pi
azza, the MVP of last year’s All-Star game, will be ap
pearing for the fifth consecutive year, his fourth straight
as a starter.
Also elected to the NL infield for the July 8 game at Cleve
land were Houston first baseman Jeff Bag-
well (1,494,752), Astros second baseman
Craig Biggio (1,161,610), Cincinnati short
stop Barry Larkin (1,160,651) and San
Diego third baseman Ken Caminiti
(1,438,736).
Larkin, selected for the ninth time in 10
years, will miss his third All-Star game be
cause of an injury. He strained his left calf
June 16 and won’t resume workouts until
this weekend.
Atlanta’s Kenny Lofton (2,174,613), Col
orado’s Larry Walker (1,732,886) and
-n
Bagwell
AMERICAN LEAGUE STARTERS
Player
Votes
Position
NATIONAL LEAGUE STARTERS
Player
Votes
Ivan Rodriguez, Texas 1,666,384 ^4 Catcher
Tino Martinez, New York 866,722 ~4 First Base
Roberto Alomar, Baltimore 1,657,418 Second Base
Cal Ripken, Baltimore 2,571,985 *4 Third Base
Alex Rodriguez, Seattle 1,854,758 ^ Shortstop
Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle 3,514,340 Outfield
David Justice, Cleveland 1,840,716 *4 Outfield
Brady Anderson, Baltimore 1,197,617 Outfield
Edgar Martinez, Seattle 1,213,429 DH
Mike Piazza, Los Angeles 2,626,213
Jeff Bagwell, Houston 1,494,752
Craig Biggio, Houston 1,161,610
Ken Caminiti, San Diego 1,438,736
Barry Larkin, Cincinnati 1,160,651
Kenny Lofton, Atlanta 2,174,613
Larry Walker, Colorado 1,732,886
Tony Gwynn, San Diego 1,603,730
No voting for the DH; player to be named.
1996 All-Star MVP-Mike Piazza
| Future All-Star games
! Year Sites
1998 Coors Field, Colorado
1999 Site to be determined
2000 Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami
Source: Major League Baseball
4 1997 4
M Honorary M'
captains
American League
Frank Robinson
National League
Larry Doby
All-Star Game wins
NL
40
AL
26
1 tie
^ 1997 AII--X-
^ Star ^
managers
AL- Joe Torre,
N.Y Yankees
NL- Bobby Cox,
Atlanta Braves
Gwynn (1,603,730) were elected to the outfield. Lofton, an AL
starter the past three seasons when he was with the Indians,
is disabled because of a pulled left groin muscle but is eligi
ble to be activated Friday.
Gwynn, San Diego’s seven-time NL batting champion,
overtook San Francisco’s Barry Bonds in the final week of
voting to win the third outfield spot by 44,417, the small
est victory margin of any starter. He will be on the NL team
for the ninth straight season, but missed last year’s game
because of injury.
Biggio will be on the team for the sixth time in seven
years. Bagwell and Caminiti will be making their third ap
pearances, while Walker will be making his second with
the first in 1992.
Caminiti gets a $50,000 bonus, while Bagwell, Biggio,
Lofton and Walker get $25,000 each. In addition, Bagwell
gets a no-trade clause from the Astros for 1998 because he
was elected.
Griffey, who got $50,000 for his election to the AL team, gets
an additional $50,000 because he was the top vote-getter
among all players.
The AL starters were announced Monday and reserves for
both teams will be announced Wednesday.
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