TAG: Mike Tyson
Oct/22
7
Former Pro Athletes Who Play Competitive Tournament Tennis
8 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
By Scoop Malinowski Kyle Macy, was a star guard for the University of Kentucky – the starting point guard on the 1978 National Championship team – and 1975 “Mr. Basketball” award winner in the state of Indiana before being drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns in 1979 (22nd […] Continue to read full article...
Jun/22
29
Mike Tyson Names Novak Djokovic As Favorite Tennis Player
5 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
By Scoop Malinowski Former Heavyweight Champion of the World boxing titan Mike Tyson, has long been a tennis enthusiast, since way back in the days of his boxing career. Tyson was exposed to tennis by his ex-wife Robin Givens and her sister, who were involved in the sport and friendly with Martina Navratilova who frequently […] Continue to read full article...
John McEnroe is not only an all time legendary sports champion, he’s also a major fan of many other sports including basketball, hockey, boxing, baseball and football. The former Wimbledon, US Open and Davis Cup champion has seen just about every competitor in the world for the last sixty years, many of them up close […] Continue to read full article...
Apr/16
27
Really? Mike Tyson and Tina Turner Mentioned John McEnroe in their Books?
30 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski I just happened to read books by Mike Tyson and Tina Turner and was surprised to see John McEnroe get a mentioned in a few sentences. Here are the interesting excerpts (by the way both excerpts will be part of my next book “Facing McEnroe”)…———————-Tina Turner (in her book ‘I, Tina’ by […] Continue to read full article...
May/10
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Mike Tyson Talks Tennis, Insists Martina Was Greater Than Serena
2 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
As we stood there in the parking lot of Mario's Ringside Lounge just off Route 1 & 9 in Jersey City, N.J. on a sunny April afternoon, I made a random comment to Mike Tyson, to initiate some small talk. "Mike, you're looking in great shape, how did you do it? Been playing any tennis?"
Suddenly, the former Heavyweight champion in the world looked at me and began hitting shadow forehand and backhand strokes, while saying, "I hit with Martina Navratilova when she stayed at my house in New Jersey (Bernardsville). I played with her. She was the greatest." Continue to read full article...
Margaret Court · Martina Navratilova · Mike Tyson · Serena Williams · Steffi Graf
