TMZ reports that a 49-year-old ex-fighter named Mike Landrum is suing Mike Tyson for $115 million, claiming that he "coined" the nickname "Iron Mike" before turning pro in 1983. Since Tyson went pro in 1985...you get it.
Now I'm not a fancy big city lawyer, but it seems to me this will likely go nowhere. Landrum contends that he was "hindered from getting any major title fights or sponsorships because of the name confusion."
The TMZ article claims that Landrum went 6-4 as a pro. BoxRec.com, which has been exhaustively researched over the years, has exactly one Mike Landrum listed in their gigantic database. That Mike Landrum, according to those records, was a junior middleweight from Inglewood, California, who went 0-2, knocked out in both fights, and he went pro (again, according to those records) in 1982, not 1983.
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IANAL, but this has the sound of something that could be thrown out before trial. No way that he wins.
And does Mike Tyson even have any money anyway?
I’m positive this will be thrown out before trial. I mean it’s almost ridiculous how easy it was for me to find possible flaws here, let alone an actual attorney, and not even considering how ridiculous it sounds to begin with. To me — and I’m no fancy big city lawyer — it seems sort of like a dwarf who smoked suing tobacco companies for stunting his growth and causing him to miss out on a career in the NBA.
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The other Tyson news
Which I didn’t think was worth posting, is that he said he only took his part in The Hangover to drug money.
This is completely silly though. I’d be shocked if this one survives a motion to dismiss.
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Yeah I got an email about that interview with the Hangover bit. I’m having a hard time with Tyson lately. On one hand, he seems honest and pretty happy with himself, but on the other hand I can’t shake the idea that he’s looking for things to say that will get him attention. But he also said in that interview that he has absolutely no intention to return to the ring because he knows he’s not that person anymore, and I was happy about that. I hope he just enjoys his family and stays on the up and up.
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Also
Statute of limitations has to be long expired.
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Sounds like yet another
money grabbing sponging fucker trying to get some $$ from another “celebrity”. Another day, another gold digger…Zzzzzzzzz
How about
He didn’t get any “major title fights” because he wasn’t very good. I’ve grown tired of people blaming others for their failure.
by SmittytheCutman on Aug 5, 2010 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
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