Some interesting stuff here, but to me there is a glaring storyline that isn't being touched on at all here by the MSM.
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight: Five biggest storylines to watch during the exhibition event cbssports.com/boxing/news/mi…
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At the 1988 Games in Seoul, talented US teenager Roy Jones Jr. should've won the Olympic Gold medal, but it was awarded to native South Korean Park Si-Hun.
"Roy Jones Jr. officially became a Russian citizen...joining the growing ranks of aging male celebrities who have publicly declared their loyalty to Putin..."
"Jones announced that he is ready to go to Grozny [Chechnya] to discuss the details w/ Kadyrov. In addition, he expressed readiness to join the party 'United Russia'..."
"...he also discussed other controversies outside the ring, namely his love of cock-fighting, [which] is banned in Ireland & in all 50 states in the US..."
"Russian television showed Tyson shaking hands with and then hugging his host, First Deputy PM Ramzan Kadyrov, a former boxer who invited Tyson as a guest of honor for a boxing tournament..."
Iron Mike releasing peace doves w/ Solntsevskaya Bratva mobsters:
"During his stay in Moscow, the famous boxer accepted an invitation from Russian *philanthropists* & *entrepreneurs* Sergei Mikhailov & Viktor Averin."
Встречи с Майком Тайсоном
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Mikhailov and Averin are close associates of Russian Mob 'boss of bosses' Semion Mogilevich. Mikhailov is reported to have been a founding member of the criminal organization.
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Semion Mogilevich:
In 1998 the Voice reported on the enigmatic leader of the Red Mafia — a shadowy figure known as the ''Brainy Don''.
"...the police investigations began that led to the discovery of the Bank of NY scam. Set up by Mogilevich in Hungary & Alderney in the early 1990s, it actually belongs...to [Mikhailovich & Averin]..."
"Russia won the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics w/ the help of a Russian 'businessman', Gafur Rakhimov, who US authorities describe as a top organized crime boss & kingpin..."
Alleged Mob Boss Helped Russia Win Sochi Games abcn.ws/1aJZOxF
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October 22, 2014
"Tyson, who is set to travel to Moscow to attend a fight by Russian boxer Ruxaslan Provodnikov, has yet to comment on his induction into the writer's union."
"The former heavyweight champion was on a visit to the RMK martial arts academy established by the Russian Copper Company."
IRON CURTAIN MIKE - Boxing icon Mike Tyson enters virtual reality on Russian MMA school trip thesun.co.uk/sport/5669050/…
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November 8, 2017
"Mike Tyson has said he will open a boxing gym in his name in Moscow ‘in the near future', per the organizers of a leading world forum in which Tyson is taking part."
"Roy Jones Jr.’s Russian manager & business partner Zsolt Barna hasn’t ruled out the possibility of...a rematch on Moscow’s Red Square, following the outcome of their exhibition..."
"Back in November 2016 'Money' opened the Academy Of Boxing on the outskirts of Moscow."
FROM RUSSIA WITH GLOVE Floyd Mayweather set to apply for Russian citizenship and is ‘looking to buy a home there’ thesun.co.uk/sport/5091769/…
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December 8, 2017
"...this is my buddy, this is my guy right here, and yes, he is a part of the Money Team. I’m in Chechnya right now.”
‘This is my buddy!’ Boxing legend Mayweather & Chechen leader Kadyrov talk Russian citizenship rt.com/sport/412517-m…
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July 15, 2018
"Conor McGregor hailed Vladimir Putin as “one of the greatest leaders of our time” after attending the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final as his guest Sunday in Moscow."
"The two fighters ultimately received more than two-and-a-half times their guarantees, with Mayweather at $275 million and McGregor roughly $85 million."
"..the 31-year-old [McGregor] would relish the opportunity to take on the Russian again, especially in Moscow."
Conor McGregor says Floyd Mayweather Jr rematch 'will happen', also wants 'Rocky movie' Russia fight sportingnews.com/au/mma/news/co…
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Mayweather is also a former 🇺🇸 Olympian. He was a favorite for the Gold medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, but came home with the Bronze after losing a controversial decision.
Jake's brother Logan Paul is also an 'influencer', social media idiot bro, and wannabe boxer. They are the worst.
November 2019
Logan Paul Lost In The YouTuber Boxing Match, But Jake Paul Is Claiming It Was An Unfair Victory buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/…
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Really?! I thought to myself.
Former world champ in retirement vs. wannabe YouTube grifter?
September 18, 2020
Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul's people are reportedly talking behind-the-scenes about a lucrative boxing exhibition fight insider.com/floyd-mayweath…
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Notably, an associate (or former associate) of Jake and Logan is a convicted pimp named Arman Izadi who's Las Vegas mansion was raided on the same day as Jake's LA mansion.
Mayweather agrees to fight Logan Paul and vows to 'muzzle' him like 'bitch' McGregor thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/1…
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Notice who's covering it.
'I'm NOT kidding': Floyd Mayweather targets money-spinning FARCE against YouTuber Logan Paul, calls Conor McGregor a 'b*tch' rt.com/sport/507183-m…
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Yesterday. Weird.
'It's BOUND to happen': YouTube 'bum' Jake Paul bizarrely claims HE will fight Conor McGregor after Pacquiao 'embarrasses' ex-UFC champ rt.com/sport/507994-j…
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Mike Tyson hasn't been this light at a weigh-in since that time he bit off Evander Holyfield's ear in 1997!🤣
Asked by the talk show host what he planned to use the home for, McGregor said: "Train there, live there - I am a big fan of property and the infrastructure around Russia is phenomenal."
"If they inject you with a shot, this shot might be loaded with a tiny chip," he wrote in an undated letter to sons Uthman & Mohammed, who were being allowed to leave Iran.
"The investigation has focused on two of the three top Trafigura here directors, Co-head of Oil Trading Jose Larocca and Chief Operating Officer Mike Wainwright..."
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"I would start by asking the current Attorney General, William Barr, why he suddenly switched focus in 1991, when he was also [AG]," said former CIA agent John Holt.
"The identification of the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing was "highly prejudicial" as a key witness saw a photograph linking him to the crime shortly before the trial..."