Kevin Rooney was a New York Golden Gloves champion, 21-4-1 as a professional — a record that includes a meeting with four-division champion Alexis Arguello — and heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s trainer during the meteoric start and explosive prime of Tyson’s career.
With Rooney in his corner, Tyson was 35-0, consolidated the heavyweight championship, and fought seven successful title defenses. Without him, he lost all three titles, while Rooney turned his focus to training Vinny Pazienza through his comeback from a near-fatal car accident, a broken neck, and a 13-month layoff to a Super Middleweight title.
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