Rooney was the second-closest trainer to young Mike Tyson, after D'Amato himself, who was also Tyson's adoptive father and is most familiar with Cus D'Amato's famed "Peek-a-Boo" boxing style. Rooney has continued to train fighters, working most notably with Vinny Paz who after being trained by Rooney, won the light middleweight title.

Nov 12, 2023 · Why did former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson part ways with his excellent trainer Kevin Rooney–and how did that affect his boxing career? It seems that Tyson suffered from Rooney’s absence and hired unskilled hangers-on in Rooney’s place.

Dec 27, 2022 · Rooney allegedly discussed this lifetime agreement with Cus D’Amato before Tyson was even an adult, and conveniently left it out of the written contract that was drafted when Mike turned 18. In fact, when Rooney confronted Mike’s management over rumors of replacing him, they offered to enshrine Rooney’s lifetime deal into the contract ...

May 16, 2024 · Explore the deep bond and strategic brilliance of Kevin Rooney and Mike Tyson. Discover how Rooney's mentorship and the peek-a-boo style led Tyson to become the youngest heavyweight champion, shaping an era in boxing history.

Oct 1, 1996 · ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mike Tyson was ordered by a federal jury to pay his former trainer Kevin Rooney more than $4.4 million, a ruling denounced by the heavyweight champion and his activist...

Mar 5, 2023 · A photo of Mike Tyson with his old boxing coach Kevin Rooney has surfaced online. It is safe to say that Rooney played a role in making Tyson who he was during the early years of his professional career.

Jul 6, 1997 · Rooney sued Tyson for $49 million in past and projected earnings after Tyson fired him in 1988 for making statements about Tyson's personal life. Rooney claimed Tyson reneged on a 1982...

Sep 24, 1996 · MIKE TYSON, in lengthy testimony in his former trainer's lawsuit against the heavyweight champion, yesterday denied ever offering KEVIN ROONEY a career-long contract. Tyson said he fired Rooney...

Nov 8, 2022 · Kevin Rooney is one of the most famous figures in modern boxing history because of his important role as the trainer of Iron Mike Tyson, during the former World Heavyweight Champion’s most productive, exciting and devastating years from 1985-1988.

Apr 16, 2020 · It’s always a pleasure to listen to Kevin Rooney talk about his old charge Mike Tyson, who in his prime years in the 1980′s, was the most exciting, destructive heavyweight force in boxing history.