European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                22 the stars and Stripe Friday june 28, 1991 Douglas does t need a girl Sty Miller 1 he associated Tress o  a Bur Quot is la i a in being away 1 re i. 4 v i i   or. 1 ukr Juv. He . A it his 6-month-Oid or it  a checkup. The next Day suing a Krvech High morning mad. He came across i tattered letter on a series of Small sheets.-? paper a taped together. It a  from a cd sly. Requesting an Auto Iriah from the Man who last year was to he Law Chi a Wampum of the world a r 25 a it tray. In led you. His is  he said. A i c 4 the cure my mail and i still get a lot of people to ask for autographs. That males me feel terrific. A lot of people out there remember you and care a it has been almost a year and a half since Douglas greatest Triumph a stunning Khz round knockout of Mike Tyson in Tokyo on feb. 10. 199ri. It his been eight months since his most humiliating  a a third round knockout on oct. 25 in Las vegas at the hands of current a Chu Nipson evander holy Field. The same hard that pm it led out to a 4te Quot i   peace under the there is link or just that i a by it at peace la i never right again. 11 still be the \ r  run in the world a he said. So eur. Ltd Era Erht and out of shape let. A cd hit Trie Cam. As against Hoh Field \ e i or Ltd  i Mlo building an  com Mcnariy be Ter near the e  Here he Greup. E % a c the Lula Peari Douglas c2 pc nor. In Merory of his a it a a ced shortly before he left or i be Tyson pc vhf  i Quot it to hol a fiend and the  that came after it. He has enjoyed Pend re the time a a us his son Girdle born in dec. 15. A Rich not a. I m on a break a Douglas said. �?o1 was Busy the last 10 years doing nothing but trying to become the heavyweight Champion of the world. Now 1 m taking time off. A a when 1 look at my youngest son. Well he s fascinating. It never ceases to amaze me. I m  spending time at Home doing the things i always wanted to do and the things i never dreamed i could  helping him enjoy the time is the s24.1 million payoff from his title fight against Holyfield. But even though he admitted that he is stung by those who laugh at his weight or criticize his performance against Holyfield he said he tries to not Lei it bother him for Long. A a if somebody mentions my name in a negative Way. That s Fine he said. �?o1 know there s More to life than being the hear Weicht  he said he does no to miss being the celebrity attendant with being the Champ. A it s a Relief to be honest with you a he Aid. �?o1 never went into boxing to be the Center of attention. All i wanted was to be the Hean weight Champion. The Money  attention came w Ith it. I Don t miss being honked at and gawked at All a the Lime. Bui i m sorry holding the title did t last  he said he still watches the top fights on Tek Visam. 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Afer m a a  Michigan states sums a it h dals selected Missouri Fos Waird 3dc-g Smith several it s m amp picks that already have been a a a Bui not announced. Aie tax. On ninth w Jih the pick it in it a the ropers for Doc Rivers tvs 1 a or Quot Quot pc a believed to be tick to a Chark the. The . Using their own pick at no 15 so i Sci Hall s Anthony Avent. A get "0 be bound for Denver in k Siljic v by. Ir.,irl4vr f b _,4 James a a Buster Douglas. Fan mail makes his Day  come in like i did in my last fight a he said. A a in Man athlete and i d go in the gym and prepare for a fight. Then when it was Oyer id stay out of the gym until i had to prepare for the next fight. They Tyson and Ruddock Arentt like that. They live  Douglas said he has read articles that say Tyson is Over the Hill that he has changed since before the Tokyo fight. A what brought on All that talk was my feet with Tyson a. Douglas said. H Don to think he s lost anything at All. I just think other Guys Are not As afraid of him. A the was built up by television and newspaper people As being invincible. Now that he a been beaten they look at him differently. But he a still a rough  asked if he would consider going Back into the ring for a rematch with Tyson Douglas said a a what Sall the Money in the world if you can to spend it instead of being in a wheelchair or having a defect. When you re Young you can absorb the punches. But the time comes when you can to shake off those Little  motivation plays a Large part of the Douglas Puzzle according to his manager John Johnson. A the difference is now he a a very very Rich Man a Johnson said. A if he Tyson beats Holyfield i think he Douglas could get his Opportunity to fight again. A if he will or if he wants to is another thing. You have to realize he is a person who does no to like  said he realizes he will never be looked at As one of the great fighters of All time. But he said he a satisfied with the Way he will be remembered. A a Al wanted to make history and i did. I would never fill the shoes of an Ali or a Frazier a Dempsey or a Marciano or a Louis. Those were great fighters. I was very fortunate to have achieved the things i have a he said. He said his legacy will be the upset of Tyson and the Community Canter that. Will Bear his mothers name. A a i think shed be Happy with me with everything that a happened Over the last couple of years a he  woes end planto Ai n of. I v. Lock so Mem an j., cd Bou inc is Louisiana. A a a a  Harris said he will be hot Fridoun cd the Bucks a a ii Urc Jiichi Sikma. G "1 5. To it ,picking 16th i Quot sex. 6-.h inns galling of old do cd a z 2?-pn�?znd Victor Alcot. C a a re by  inti a a 3-b a Pudgy a Benoit Benja  5 to a icy Roberts re a i 5 a re Rani at no. 22, Rex run f scr can . Vex i. Or �?ol1 second pick on to i i to r no no.,23. Seattle a the supersonics Are going to have to live with the aging Seattle coliseum Leaky roof and All. The sonics Are the Only team in Aba history to have a game postponed because of rain. Supersonics owner Barry Ackerley on wednesday called off plans to build an 18,000-seat Arena near the kingdom. The Arena was to open in october 1993. Then he said he had no plans to move his team from Seattle despite his unhappiness with the coliseum where the sonics Plav most of their Home games. A we have no intention of Selling the team no intention of moving the team a Ackerley said. A a five never said wed move the  2 Ackerley appeared at a news conference with members of his family including his son Bill who managed the new Arena project. Ackerley said he. Was disappointed with the decision to cancel the project but said the family members thought it was theres Arena Only decision they could make. A we just can to make it go a Ackerley said. A a we re just going to watch the games now. We have a lease and we re going to. Live with it. I can to say it any  the sonics have a lease with Seattle to play in the 14,132-seat coliseum through 1995. Ackerley has said repeatedly that the coliseum is too old and too Small for the Aba franchise. It was built for the 1962 worlds fair. Y a besides the roof  a sure i wish the roof did no to leak a  said a but 1 know it leaks on the fans because i get the letters a 2. In january 1985, the sonics had a Rogu. Lar season game with Phoenix postponed because of water on the court. A rainstorm proved too much for the coliseum a roof. Mayor Norm Rice has said there is no Money in the City budget for coliseum work this year. It will take an estimated $82 million to bring the coliseum up to Aba standards a recent study said an to Friday s programs of a i Quot a a it -,.i up a f. I. I of  Quot k-.i / a i. Cd = 15 a  z �.-rusr5prrrttri1 x is Ihrl 212 4 a a Reir or a a mar a k at up 1 i. 3 a  a Ifft or try. I Row t i s a a he it. R h a it. 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