![]() ![]() Even for three seconds, Mike Tyson has to take notice of me." He's commentating, so my philosophy is like, Mike Tyson has to say my name. You grew up watching him and everybody talked about him, and then I get to fight in front of him, like arguably one of the greatest boxers of all time. "He's everybody's favorite fighter and I've watched that guy from my area. "It's a priceless, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Cloudhammer, 40, said. He's coming back to fight in a 205-pound title match on Saturday largely because of Tyson's presence. ![]() Though Cage Wars usually holds its events at Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, it wasn't available for this card, according to Rankins.Īmateur fighter Richard Cloudhammer, who grew up in Averill Park and Schenectady, moved to Georgia three weeks ago. Tyson first learned to box at 13 years old while detained at the since-closed Tryon School for Boys, a juvenile facility in Johnstown. "We're billing it as 'back to where it all began,' to the site for his first fight." "I think that was one of the things that actually sold him on it," Rankins said. It was there that Tyson knocked out Hector Mercedes in the first round of his pro debut 37 years ago in a fight promoted by late Troy boxing promoter Bob Miller and his former wife, Lorraine. The first one will take place at the Convention Center, an underground venue near The Egg that will seat up to 2,400 for Saturday's card. They reached agreement on a deal that could lead to Tyson making four to six appearances next year at Cage Wars events around the Northeast, Rankins said. ![]() Rankins said he reached out to Azim Spicer, Tyson's brother-in-law and business partner. Tyson, who recently moved from Las Vegas to Florida, will provide color commentary for the card on the livestream airing on. Mike's older and wiser for it and I guess everybody can identify with some of the stuff he's gone through." A lot of people can identify with a lot of the stuff that he's got through in his life and if you've gone through stuff like that, you know it's hard to come out the other side. "Mike's seeing a resurgence," said Tim Rankins, Cage Wars founder and matchmaker. ![]()
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