European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday december 17.19bb the stars and stripes Page 21 Tyson no More Bruno gets shot at title on feb. 25 los Angeles a after five postponements heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson s title defense against Brit Ain s Frank Siruno is on again this time for feb. 25 in vegas. I m Back Tyson declared thursday promising no More delays. Promoter Don King who appeared with the fighters at a news conference said Tyson will get $7 million including $4 million from Home Box office and s3 million of the live Gate. Jarvis Astaire director of London Wembley stadium where the fight was originally scheduled last fall said Bruno will receive $3.6 million double the Money he would have received if the fight were held in the fight is being promoted by the Las vegas Milton not King and the hotel paid a $7 million site fee for it. Tickets will Range from .1100 to 1900 for a 10,000-scat Arena. Tyson must lose at least 20 pounds but he vowed to be "215 or 219 by fight said he will begin training Mon Day but does t know who will train him. He reportedly fired Long time Trainer Kevin Rooney last week i like to cat a lot Tyson said deflecting a question about estranged wife Robin Givens comment in people mag Azine thai Tyson has ballooned to 255 pounds. I be always had a problem keeping my weight Down. In a month. I la take my weight the 22-year-old Tyson 35-0 with 31 knockouts has t fought since knocking nut Michael Spinks in 91 seconds last Jun since then his tumultuous relation ship with Givens and disputes with Man Ager Bill Cayton and Rooney have garnered As much notoriety As his , though dismissed suggestions those matters would bother him. This fight is tar More a privilege than my own he said i be been through this before but i did t have any Money. -.-. Jullas vegas i cd Jill Champ Mike Tyson meets with British challenger Frank Bruno after Arr men a reached far title bout in Las . I be been through this pain before but this time it was publicized Bruno who has t fought since october 1987 and will go into the bout with a 32-2 record that includes 31 knockouts Hopes to take advantage of Tyson s troubles deep Down somewhere All of this is going to affect him along the line. We re All human Bruno said hopefully. Feb. 25lh hell be there ready to fight. 1 won talk about his private life because that s private but i Pray hell get madder and More frustrated and maybe lose Tyson said he and of vans spoke about a week ago about Ihu fight of course and said Robin s a Nice lady hut referred All other questions to his s been smiling and playing to the Bone and seems to be a Little son in the Middle and maybe that equals the scale King said adding that drunk has a lot of heart and a Beautiful physique without mentioning Cayton by name King said Tyson had not been rep resented Well but was taking control of his own business mailers. Mike is the Boss and when Mike Speaks we listen he said. King whose promotional contract with Tyson is being disputed by Cayton insisted once More that he was not responsible for the postponements. "1 have not been the impediment in this he said. I have been charged the 27-year-old Bruno who sparred with Tyson when the Champ i a teen Ager said spend the holidays in England with his family lie Hopes to Tram either in Phoenix or ,ariz., according to his manager Mickey Duff because Trie Altitude in those cities is the same As Las vegas. Is readers like us byte Boivin Salt writer stars and stripes readers Are Quick to sing to the. Blues when it comes to picking the Rose bowl Winner this year according to the first 50 ballots opened thurs Day in the stars and stripes super bowl contest. Only six readers chose. To Schembechler s Michi Gan wolverines to beat Larry Smith s Southern Cal trojans out of the first 50 ballots. Schembechler s 3 11 bowl record May be the deciding Factor for the 44 that picked the trojans who enter the contest 10-1 against the Wolverine s 81 Mark. The final ballot in the stars and stripes super bowl contest will run monday with the person who makes the Best picks getting a trip for two to super bowl xxii in Miami. Entries must be postmarked no tatar than dec it and arrive at stripes no later than dec. 30. Today s contest ballot appears on Page 26. In College football s Premier game this Holiday season the first 50 stars and stripes pickers selected no. I notre Dame by a 36-14 margin Over no. 3. West Virginia in the fiesta bowl. In the other game that May make a difference inthe race for the no. 1 ranking in the polls stripes readers favored no. 2 Miami Over Nebraska 31-19. The first bowl game to be played in the contest will be Lite Sun bowl with army going up against the Crimson tide of Alabama the first ballots opened. Favor the Crinson tide with 60 percent of the vote Over the cadets 30-20.the first entries to arrive in the contest favored Houston Over Washington slate 27-23 in a Battle of the cougars in the Aloha bowl. The gamecocks of South Carolina arc favored 32-18 Over Indiana s hoosiers in. The Liberty bowl while Oklahoma state with Heisman trophy Winner Barry Sanders is favored Over Wyoming with 70 percent of the readers 35-15 in the Holiday bowl. The other overwhelming favorite beside Southern Cal is Georgia with 92 percent of the first ballot Over 1 Michigan stale .41-9. In the Gator bowl. Georgia is 8-3, while the spartans won their last Sixto finish 61 after starting with four losses and a tie -. -. Another big favorite among stars and stripes readers so far is 9-2 Oklahoma which is favored by78 percent of the first so Over u-2 Clemson in the Lorida Citrus bowl. I. In the Freedom bowl at Anaheim Calif Brigham Young is favored Over Colorado 28 to 22. Florida state was picked by a margin of 27-23 Over Auburn in the sugar bowl with both teams entering these verdome in new Orleans at,10-1, but the toughest pick in the contest so far seems to be Arkansas against Urcla in the Cotton bowl. The first 50 readers split evenly 25-25, on whether the Razorbacks or Bruins would win
