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Tyson faces possible lifetime ban
LAS VEGAS — Mike Tyson's boxing license could be revoked, never to be returned, at a penalty hearing today for biting Evander Hobfield's ears.
The Associated Press
Tyson might walk away from the hearing with no boxing license and no idea when
he will be allowed to fight again, if Nevada boxing officials follow a recommendation from prosecutors.
Conditions in Nevada law and the desires of boxing regulator may mean Tyson's license will be permanently revoked, instead of simply being suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Mike Tvsan
State Athletic Commission.
Tyson is expected to personally plead for his boxing career.
"I only ask that this not be a lifetime ban," he said last week.
If his boxing license is revoked, Tyson would be able to resapply after one year. If his application is denied, he could apply once a year until a license is granted.
"The license will be gone forever, never to return. The only way Mr.Tyson can get it back is to reapply every year..."
Jane Baskin
Deputy attorney general prosecuting Tyron
There would be no guarantee that Tyson's reapplication would ever be accepted.
"The license will be gone forever, never to return," said Joe Rolston, deputy attorney general who is prosecuting Tyson. "The only way Mr. Tyson can get it back is to reapply every year, and the commission will have to decide at that point."
Other states would be required by new federal law to honor Nevada's revocation.
James Nave, a commission member, said it was a decision the commissioners would look inside themselves to make.
"It's a very important decision," Nave said. "Suspension is suspension. Revocation is permanent."
The commission has two options for Tyson's punishment.
It could suspend him for up to five years and fine him a maximum of $250,000.
Or instead, it could revoke his boxing license, a penalty which could include a maximum fine of $3 million.
The commission's legal adviser, Donald Haight, said Tyson's money was a factor in the decision.
"I don't think a suspension is a viable option because of the difference in the amount of money the commission can fine Mr. Tyson, Haight said. "I think most commissioners feel a $250,000 fine is really a mere pittance when you're looking at a $30 million burse."
Hollyfield, now touring in South Africa, said earlier that a year's suspension from boxing would not be enough to compensate for the bites Tyson inflicted on him.
"Most boxes only fight one time a year."
Holyfield said. "He probably needs a year off to get himself better anyway. He probably needs the rest. The penalty is probably going to have to be a little more extensive than that."
BOXING
Tyson has already admitted to biting Holfyld's ears during their June 28 World Boxing Association heavyweight title fight.
Commission members limited television coverage of the hearing to a single pool feed and issued media credentials in an effort to control the proceedings.
The five commissioners have been tight-lipped about their intentions, saying they will wait to hear from Tyson and his attorneys before deciding what to do.
Public opinion is still running against Tyson.
It is possible that if Tyson's license were revoked, he could still fight overseas while reapplying for his license in the United States. However, his probation terms could prohibit him from leaving the country.
Gene explains brain damage in boxers
The athletic commission said that a heavy flow of letters and faxes were calling for stiff penalties for the former champion by a 3 to 1 margin.
Some fighters may be prone to head injury
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — A gene linked to Alzheimer's disease might also explain why some boxers sustain permanent brain damage
and others can take blows to the head for years without serious effects, medical researchers said.
The finding, described as preliminary, raises questions of whether athletes should be screened before being allowed to box, the researchers said.
Previous studies have shown head injuries increase the risk of Alzhelmer's disease, especially in carriers of the suspect gene, which is called APOE-4.
The gene is present in about 20 percent of the population.
The findings have extraordinary effects on the regulation of health and safety in boxing and other high-risk sports, wrote the journal authors, led
A study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that boxers who inherit APOE-4 are predisposed to developing chronic traumatic brain injury, a disorder characterized by memory loss and reduced mental capacity.
by Barry Jordan, a neurologist who did the research while at Cornell University.
He is now at Charles J. Drew University of Medicine in Los Angeles.
The presence of APOE-4 would not necessarily prevent a boxer from participating, but it could be an indication to minimize or more strictly limit exposure to the sport, the researchers said.
Jordan's findings first were presented in May at a conference on boxing medicine in Aruba and then were reported by The Associated Press.
Jordan, an adviser to the Association of Boxing Commissions, and his colleagues performed tests on 30 professional boxers in the New York area.
They also did neurologic tests to determine the extent of brain injury.
They found that three fighters with severe chronic traumatic brain injury were all carriers of the gene.
Top cyclist takes a spill
The Associated Press
BIKING
PLUMELEC, France — Erick Zabel won the
Rominger, the Swiss veteran competing in his last Tour de France, broke his collarbone and severely cut his right leg yester-
third stage of the Tour de France, and Tony Rominger is through racing in cycling's showcase event.
v cut his right leg yesterday when a group of riders fell. He will miss the rest of the three-week race.
Tour de France.
This year he replaced
Lance Armstrong on
the French Cofidis team when Armstrong, a Texan, learned last September that he had testicular cancer.
Zabel of Germany won the stage, and Mario Cipollini of Italy held the lead and the yellow jersey by finishing 25th for the day.
The spill came with almost six rules left in the 139-mile race from Vire to Plumelec.
Rontinger was fourth in the overall standings and was making a surprising showing in the tour.
"The road sometimes was too narrow." Cipollini said. "It's difficult to fall."
Yesterday's stage was marked by a long
"The road
Rominger, looking
stummed, sat on the ground for minutes getting medical treatment before being put on a stretcher and taken to a hospital in Vaines.
he marked by a long break-away by four riders. France's Francois Simon left the other three riders late in the stage, building a one-minute gap with 10.5 miles left. But he was caught with 3.2 miles to go.
The 36-year-old cyclist, one of the top riders in the early 1990s, has faded in the last two years. He was second in the 1993 Tour de France behind Miguel Indurain. He won the Tour of Spain three times and the Tour of Italy once. He finished 10th in last year's
On the final long straight-away, up a slight hill, Zabel pulled ahead of Franck Vandenbroucke of Belgium. In third place was last year's champion, Bjarne Riln of Denmark. He is still more than a minute
one minute on the first day. It's not too bad." Zabel moved into second place in the overall standings. A sprinter for the team Telekom, Zabel wore the green jersey, emblematic of the leader for top-10 finishers. He has been fourth, second and now first in the first three stages.
and a half behind the leaders after a fall in the first stage.
"I know I am in good shape," he said. "I lost one minute on the first day. It's not too bad."
Professional fencing may be dual-edge sword
Receiving money for play could invalidate amateur's Olympic-competing rights
The Associated Press
MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. — Women fencing against men. Multi-colored, logo-cluttered uniforms. Lights, cameras, action! Welcome to the Professional Fencing League.
Well, almost.
The PFL plays host to its first tournament next year, but there's no television coverage, few sponsors and just a hint of glitz. Prize money isn't expected to top more than a few thousand dollars.
Still, about 150 fencers, including nationally-ranked amateurs and at least one American Olympian, have signed on with the new league, breaking ranks with the U.S. Fencing Association, the governing body of amateur fencing in the United States. Twelve PFL tournaments are scheduled for 1998.
The league has been in development for two years. But for all the planning, its money-making chances are still untested, and the league can't ensure that professional fencers will retain their Olympic eligibility.
Professional fencing is the brainchild of Alan Blakeborough, who runs the enterprise from his fencing academy, located about 150 miles north of New York City.
Since the PFL doesn't need USFSA sanction, Blakeborough has taken a few liberties with some of the sport's traditions. White fencing uniforms are out. Colors, designs, artwork
FENCING
and especially corporate logos are in.
Also, men and women will go blade-toblade in the PFL, perhaps for the first time in any professional sport.
"You want to talk about battle of the seas? It doesn't get any better than this," Blakeborough said.
But the rules of the sport itself will be maintained.
"We aren't going to make people swing from chandeliers. Nobody's going to be jumping over tables," he said. "This won't be the World Wrestling Federation."
Perhaps more importantly, fencers could make a few bucks in a sport that has often drained their wallets even as they increased their international standing.
"Quite frankly, to really fence at a high amateur level, you need a ridiculous amount of money," said Justin Meehan, a highly-ranked fencer from Louis Island.
Professional fencing will have an uphill battle to win any substantial commercial backing, according to Jim Andrews of IEG, a Chicago-based company that tracks sports sponsorship.
"You're asking the company to get involved in something that has no track record," Andrews said. "Fencing is a niche sport. This isn't a new basketball league, where it's a known quantity. You're asking sponsors to take kind of a double risk."
Fencers may take a risk as well. As the rules stand now, accepting money would prevent a fencer from earning Olympic gold.
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