Boxing needs Tyson Two

By Brian Betz

You know what we need? Another Mike Tyson.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Before you turn the page, hear me out. Better yet, ìearî me out.

Not the rapist, cartilage-chewing monster that talks about eating babies and then calls himself sane. Who, when facing stiff competition (see Lennox Lewis a year ago), springs from the corner in the first round, swings to decapitate for one minute, then dives into the clinch position from fatigue until he loses.

We need an 18-year-old ìKid Dynamiteî sequel that doesn't lose his trainer, Cus D' Amato II (the only guidance he'll have) early on in his career, to avoid getting caught up in the spotlight, make poor decisions and tarnish a promising future like Iron Mike did.

Someone who can stand in the ring with the combinations and power to drop a 30-year-old veteran like a rag doll.

Someone to make headlines with LeBron James and 13-year-old soccer star Freddy Adu for endorsement deals with Nike. Someone who will allow pay-per-view networks to charge $100 to see him fight, which the public will consider a discount.

Someone who will bring interest back to the sport.

When the greatest fighter of this era, Lennox Lewis, has nobody to fight, there's a problem. When light-heavyweight stud Roy Jones Jr. is compelled to bulk up to the heavyweight ranks, there's a problem.

Jones doesn't stand a chance against Lewis. And I hope no one wants to see that fight happen either, for the sake of Roy's legacy.

Even if a phenom surfaces, it's unlikely it'll be before Lennox goes out to pasture. But it would definitely help the sport down the road.

And if it does happen, I just hope someone else comes around to keep him away from Don King.