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Tyson destroying sport of boxing
In the dying sport of boxing,
what could possibly make the once
respected boxing ring nothing
more than a free for all with ropes?
One man... Mike Tyson.
We all know of Tyson’s past
troubles with the law. We all know
of his ear-biting incident. We all
know that he is supposedly “sane.”
And we all know he keeps coming
back. But there are new
developments with the progress (I
call it progress because the boxing
world continues to use his screw
ups to promote the sport) of Tyson.
Once again, Tyson has found
himself in prison. And once again,
the boxing world doesn’t care.
Tyson was sentenced to one year
in prison for assaulting two
motorists after a three-car accident
late last August. This incident has
since brought up questions of
whether or not he violated his
probation from his 1991 rape
conviction. Despite all these
questions, Tyson still might get
permission to fight during his
prison sentence. Yes, this criminal
could be allowed out of prison to
release his anger on an opponent.
What next?
Why is it that this man can
continue to return to the ring even
after showing time and time again
that he can’t control his temper?
Even when all eyes are watching
You Make The Call!
Do you think Mike
Tyson should be
allowed to box during
his prison sentence?
“Yes, it’s his job to begin with, so he is entitled to work leave despite his occupation.
Besides, if he has violent tendencies, he may as well let out his frustration professionally
where it can be restricted and controlled.”
“No. It’s like giving him special privileges. It’s like taking away from the privileges of
the other people in prison.
“No, because he is an idiot.”
“No, because his voice is too high.”
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him to make sure he doesn’t screw Maybe that is because every match he
up...he does. They say that as long as is involved in seems to be a return
he is mentally stable, then he can fight, match that the boxing money makers
So now, a man that has been evaluated advertise like it is some never before
and proven to be stable, can break the
law and break boxing rules and be
allowed to continue to fight?
What that tells me is that he has
perfect knowledge of what he is doing,
and he does it anyway. That makes it
better than someone that doesn’t
understand what they are doing wrong?
I think boxing promoters are the ones
that should have their heads examined.
There are the “experts” that say this
man brings so much money to the sport.
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seen extravaganza. Well, what
happens when Tyson actually gets two
fights in without getting arrested or
biting off someone’s ear? How would
they begin to advertise the madman’s
fights then? "Miss dinner? Come
watch Tyson cat.”
It seems as though the boxing
promoters look at us as some kind of
idiots. They actually think we care that
they are making money off this man.
They say that Tyson has to keep
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fighting, because he makes the sport
of boxing so much money. But what
happens when he leaves, and all the
money spent on keeping the criminal
in the ring can’t save the sport. They
have taken the spotlight away from
Evander Holy field, a man with values,
and are shining the lights in the eyes
of their “hero." They can blame
themselves for the quick and painful
death of a sport that used to be loved
as much as baseball and football.
To this day, 1 hear the names of Ali,
Frazier, Liston, Spinks, Chavez and
even Holy field. I just hope that in the
future, we don’t give the madman the
pleasure of being associated as
boxing’s greatest. There is more to
being considered great than just a hard
right. There is actually something
called respect. Those men respected
the sport that brought them so much
fame and fortune... Tyson mocks it.
We've gone from a legend that
could “fly like a butterfly and sting
like a bee,” to a madman that gets
grounded by cops and bites like a
gator. So you tell me...is boxing still
a respectable sport? I can tell you with
absolute certainty that it isn’t and
never will be like it once was. We can
thank Mike Tyson and his promoters
for that.
Snyder is the sports editor for the
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Tiffany Buck, a junior guard, has been named the Housing and Food Sendee Athlete of the Week
helped lead the Behrend Lions to the top of the AMCC with an 8-1 record and a 15-7 mark overall.
On Wednesday in Erie Hall, Buck helped the Behrend Lions open a 31-27 halftime lead over Pitt-Bradford by
scoring 12 first half points. The Panthers entered the contest in second place in the conference and challenging the
Behrend Lions for home court advantage for the conference tournament. The blue, white and red worked hard to
win the game by three, 61-58. Buck finished with a season-high 20 points on 6 x 10 from three-point territory. She
added four rebounds and five assists. On Saturday, Buck helped the Behrend Lions secure home court for the
conference tournament with an easy win over Pitt-Greensburg. Buck saw limited minutes in the game finishing
with three points, four rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists.
For the season, Buck has started all 21 games for coach Fornari’s crew and is averaging 7.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, and 1.2
spg. Buck,- the single-game leader in 3’s in a contest with six on two occasions, has made 116 in her career and is
chasing Lisa Dorencamp’s (‘B6-90) record of 118.
Buck is a graduate of Penn Trafford High School.
Athlete of the Week
Tiffany Buck
Women’s Basketball
Junior
Guard
February 8 - February 15
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BEHREND BRIEFS
Phillips’ career week
earns her AMCC
Athlete of the Week
Freshman Erin Phillips is coming off a career week in two Allegheny
Mountain Collegiate Conference match-ups. Phillips picked the most
important week of the season to step up her play as the Lions went 2-0
against Pitt-Bradford and Pitt-Greensburg. With the wins, the Lady Lions
clinched the AMCC regular season title with the wins and will host the
AMCC tournament on February 27 and 28.
Phillips earned her second AMCC Athlete of the Week award of this season
as a freshman. She started her week with a big game against Pitt-Bradford
in Erie Hall. Phillips went 6-10 from the field and 2-2 from the free-throw
line for 14 points. She added seven rebounds and two steals in the winning
cause.
In the second game of the week, Phillips led the Lions to a huge second
half to blow Pitt-Greensburg out of Erie Hall. She went 8-11 from the field
and a consistent 16-20 from the charity stripe. She scored a career high 32
points and pulled down 12 rebounds; five offensive.
Phillips leads the Lady Lions in points per game with 13.1 and rebounds
with seven per game.
Coach Fornari closes in
on 100 wins
Penn State Bchrend women’s basketball coach, Rosalyn Fornari is closing
in on her 100th career win at Behrend. In only six seasons, Fornari has
coached the Lady Lions to 98 wins and needs only two more to reach the
century mark
The Lady Lions have two more regular season games against Allegheny
College (last night) and Laßoche College on February 20. If Behrend is to
win them both, Fornari will win #lOO.
Buck has