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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, January 14, 1989

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 14, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 at left Mike Tyson grabs for a video camera carried Bya Canadian television station employee As the Champ lights and action arrives at a hotel in Vancouver British Columbia where estranged wife Robin Givens is filming a movie. Mean while in Arizona British challenger Frank Bruno i rubbed Down by his Trainer after a heavyweight workout. Tyson a no show after Stormy trip Las vegas a heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson who left Canada on thursday after a whirlwind 24 hours i Vancouver did t show up at the Las vegas Airport As scheduled thursday night. Tyson flew from Canada to los an Geles where he had been scheduled to Lake a us air flight to Las vegas. Rory Holloway a Friend of the fighter was at the Las vegas Airport to meet the us air flight. Holloway refused comments he left the Airport alone. Tyson was shown on the passenger Lis along with John Home who is Tyson s Camp coordinator for the feb. 25 title fight against British Champion Frank Bruno. Tyson s stay in Vancouver had included sparring sessions with two pieces of Media camera equipment and a visit with estranged wife Robin Givens. Witnesses said Tyson grabbed a photographer s camera and broke part of a television camera. Most of the incident was recorded on videotape As Tyson stepped out of a taxi and entered the hotel Vancouver. Turn that off. You Guys Are going tomake me mad he said. Tyson 22, arrived from his training amp in Las vegas without Luggage bodyguards or other aides and immediately went to the downtown hotel where Givens has been filming a to  did not answer wednesday when asked if he had come to see give is who is seeking a divorce and recently filed a $125 million libel suit against him. But Al Braverman a matchmaker for promoter Don King said Tyson could t resist going to see  s his wife he wanted to see her and he  Jasper Vance an Abc publicist said Tyson visited Givens on the set wednes Day and thursday. I Don t know whether this mean they have effected a reconciliation he said. A member of the movie s production staff who refused to give his name said Tyson and Givens were very affection ate when they were together on the set. Clarence Horkey a Driver for the film production Crew took Tyson to the air port thursday afternoon and said he liked Vancouver and said it was a clean City. He was very quiet heading out tothe  More than a dozen reporters stakeout the hotel lobby waiting to speak to Tyson but the Boxer slipped out a backdoor and refused to answer shouted questions from chasing  smiled and waved at the Media from the Back seat As his car drove off. Braverman said this is the second Tim Tyson has dropped everything to visit Givens and he defended Tyson s tirade. He s not a Sean Penn Braverman said. He does t look to punch out Guys because once he punches them out they would t be coming  As he walked into the hotel wednes Day Tyson told Mike Timbrell a British Columbia television cameraman to get that thing out of my  Tyson pushed past a Doorman a dripped the Metal viewfinder from Tim Brell s $60,000 Betadam. Tyson started coming right at me. Turned my Light out then i Felt my Cam Era getting upped out of my hand he said. He grabbed my viewfinder and ripped it off and threw it on the ground finally i broke free from him and made it through the revolving door. He s got a real Short  station news director Cameron Bel estimated the damage to the camera at about $1,000. He said he wanted Tyson to pay for it. We turned it Over to the police Bel said. It s up to  but police spokesman Jim Szeker Essaid there is no investigation because there Are no  Tyson also grabbed a camera from Vancouver Sun photographer Mark Van Manen s hands and threw it toward the Check in desk. Van Manen said he would consider pressing charges and Sun City editor Scott Macrae said the damage was Esti mated at $300. Well get it assessed and try to pre sent him with a Bill Macrae said. Johnny Tocco owner of Johnny toc co s gym in Las vegas said Tyson has t worked out since last saturday when he sparred six rounds for the third straight Day. Tyson had been working out on Adaily basis at the gym getting ready for the Bruno fight and trying to shed a least 30 pounds that he gained during a Layoff. Tyson did t train monday and tues Day because he was giving depositions but he was supposed to resume training wednesday. He was supposed to be Here wednes Day and he did t show up Tocco said. He was looking pretty Good but All the time he took off he probably put the weight Back  Tocco said a Tyson sparring partner showed up thursday at the appointed time but Tyson did t. He took off and did t Tell nobody Tocco said. I know he Don King was very disappointed about what  s surprising he did go where he went without telling  King has been Tyson s constant com Panion. He attended All of Tyson s work outs and was in an adjoining room while depositions were Given earlier this week. King could not be reached for comment thursday  
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