With MIKE TYSON regaining his NV boxing license, "the
only safe assumptions" are that Tyson will "use that license
to resume his career, that he will be guided by a new Team
Tyson and that controversy will continue to follow wherever
he goes," according to Steve Springer of the L.A. TIMES.
While MAGIC JOHNSON will remain a "key figure," he "may not
emerge as Tyson's official promoter." One source close to
Tyson puts DAN GOOSSEN of America Presents as "the leading
contender." Showtime, which still has Tyson under contract,
"may push for CEDRIC KUSHNER." Springer reported that "even
the name of BOB ARUM ... has surfaced, but Arum said he has
not been contacted and put little credence in that report."
The "new captain of Team Tyson" is his general counsel JOHN
BRANCA (L.A. TIMES, 10/22). Tyson began depositions in his
$100M lawsuit against King, giving three hours of testimony.
USA TODAY's Jon Saraceno reports that Tyson's advisers
"might have located his first opponent," BRIAN NIELSEN of
Denmark. The "newest working date" for Tyson's return to
fight is January 16. Whomever Tyson signs with as a
promoter, he "wants a loan of up to $3.5 million, possibly
to be used as part of a down payment to the IRS," to which
he owes $13M (Jon Saraceno, USA TODAY, 10/22).
