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No pay-per-coup. (Remote Patrol).
Remain calm: There is no new intelligence indicating pay-per-view is more than an irritant to America, land of free TV and home of the brave who watch Celebrity Boxing. Still, the Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis fight, at a suggested retail of $54.95, could send the faint of heart to a panic room.
Showtime, co-telecasting with HBO, predicts "in excess" of a million buys. With 50 million homes wired, that would be only a 2 percent sign-up. Backed by $20 million of hype, can Tyson-Lewis exceed the PPV-record 1.99 million purchases (at $49.95) for Evander Holyfield-Tyson, that 1997 ear-nibbling classic?
No. Fifty bucks is a line in the sand, says Jimmy Schaeffler, a subscription-TV analyst who adds "boxing hasn't had a string of quality events, either" How many times have distributors duped you and your crew to watch Tyson, split the cost of pizza, beer and the pay-per-view--and the fight was over in the first round?
Keep that in mind as you hear doomsday predictions like the one emanating this spring from NBC CEO Bob Wright. "Sports is going to the pay-per-view model," says the suit who pulled the Peacock out of NFL, MLB and the NBA, declaring networks can't afford to underwrite the cost of ...
- Tyson Knocks Down Biggs to Retain Title; Champion Gains TKO Victory in 7th Round
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post William Gildea October 17, 1987 700+ words
Mike Tyson made Tyrell Biggs pay-and made him pay plenty. Tyson, undisputed heavyweight champion, scored a technical...any respect or any class. So I was going to make him pay." Tyson said he knew he had Biggs beaten in the second round...
- TYSON TAKES IT EASY ON PRE-FIGHT NIGHT THE ROBING OF TYSON? FBI USES TYSON FOR...
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) March 7, 1987 700+ words
Friday night was a quiet one for Mike Tyson,as is his custom before fights. "Just hanging out...s all we'll all be doing," said Kevin Rooney, Tyson's trainer, on Friday. Tyson concluded all physical work prior to the fight with...
- TYSON FACES CRISIS ALONE AS HE AWAITS RULING ON FATE.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) July 6, 1997 700+ words
...never throw punches for pay again. The Nevada State...widely expected to revoke Tyson's boxing license, perhaps...and then struck him. Tyson is charged with a misdemeanor...with a deadly weapon. He pays $105,000 to settle...court. Aug. 1, 1987 - Tyson unifies the heavyweight...
- Tyson Is Talk Of Atlantic City As Fight Nears;`Experts' on Spinks: No Chance
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post William Gildea June 25, 1988 700+ words
...s `Iron Man' Mike Tyson. He don't want to go...opponents out, people will pay to see him, no matter who's in front of him." "Tyson," said the biased promoter...Plaza ballroom in which Tyson sparred. But the workout...open?" "No." "On pay-per-view?" "Radio...
- Tyson vs. media: poultry giant tries new strategy, takes on '60 Minutes'...
- Magazine article from: Arkansas Business Tobler, Christopher October 3, 1994 700+ words
A HOMEY IMAGE OF TYSON FOODS Inc. Chairman Don Tyson, complete with the famous khaki Tyson shirt embroidered with his name, graces the screen. He is in a chicken house cradling a bird like a baby while talking with Mike Wallace of CBS's...
- Tyson Says Beating Smith Was `Easy'
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post William Gildea March 8, 1987 700+ words
The Mike Tyson and James (Bonecrusher) Smith story ended tonight...Smith simply was no match for the 7-to-1 favorite, Tyson. Keeping at long range most of the night, Smith took Tyson the 12-round distance, but his only hope was to...
- Tyson Gives Mathis the Bum's Rush; KO in 3rd Ends Mismatch At Half- Filled...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post William Gildea December 17, 1995 700+ words
...he last fought on the East Coast, Mike Tyson packed in the crowds. But that was more than five years ago, three of which Tyson spent in prison. He finally returned tonight...almost no one took seriously. As expected, Tyson's second comeback bout since being released...
- Tyson Foods Announces Unprecedented Multi-Protein Branding Initiative.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 20, 2003 700+ words
...Beef and Pork Products Under the Consumer-Trusted Tyson Brand Tyson Foods, Inc. , the world's largest processor and marketer...added beef and pork items -- all marketed under the Tyson brand name. "This is one of the most significant branding...
