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2 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 3 With him were his wife KiKi and a beautiful little girl, who couldn’t have been more than 3 years old. In this intimate CHASING TYSON setting, seeing Mike Tyson the husband, the father and the man, I once again found myself interested in “Iron Mike”, so much so At one time in my life, I was completely obsessed with all things The truth is, I didn’t want anything, I just wanted to see him up that when his book “Undisputed Truth” came out at Christmas Mike Tyson. close. time, I devoured all 580 pages in two days.

I had all of his fights on DVD, even the ones before he was The next time I would see Mike Tyson was in July of 2004, when So it was a no brainer for me when Don Hurley, also a lifelong famous, which I paid to have converted from VCR to DVD. I was in Kentucky for a wedding and Tyson just happened to be Mike Tyson junkie, who spent time with him in the 80’s, hanging fighting that weekend in Louisville. out with him in video store that sold water ice on Florida Avenue, I read virtually every book written about his life and devoured called me and said he was going to interview and photograph the every newspaper and magazine article I could find. Much to my dismay, he lost by knockout in the 4th round in a former champion who was coming to town to perform his one truly unimpressive fight with an even more unimpressive fighter man show. I found Mike Tyson’s story, his rise, his fall, his crass behavior, his named Danny Williams. dominating skills as a boxer and his unpredictability as a human Don’s 5,500 word story about Tyson’s life is one of the best I’ve being to be the greatest show on earth. At this point, I began to sour on “Iron Mike” and his antics, ever read and trust me, I’ve read them all. watching him lose again in 2005 to some Irish hump named Lexie Norcross, Vice President of Digital Operations So I set out to meet him. Kevin McBride, watching him go to jail for cocaine possession To have Mike Tyson on the cover of my magazine is very special & Corporate Services Director for IGM, Philadelphia and balloon up to 330 pounds, Mike Tyson’s life was no longer to me personally and I thank Don for making that happen. Between August 2001 and April 2004, (before I was married the greatest show on earth to me, it became sad to watch. Inquirer, Daily News & philly.com, Rebecca M. Leonard, Esq., Editor-in-Chief of The with children), I made four trips to Las Vegas and finding Mike I hope you enjoy it and who knows; maybe I will re-immerse Boardwalk Journal, James J. Leonard Jr., Esq., founding Tyson was always a priority. I found it amazing that the fast-living, hard-partying Tyson, myself into the world of Mike Tyson and show up with a giant Publisher / CEO of The Boardwalk Journal and Leah then past finished as a fighter, who did everything with reckless tattoo on my face … I would drive the Las Vegas Strip and make a left on East Sunset abandon, was still alive and not in the ground like Sonny Liston. Kauffman, Executive Producer for Entertainment & and make a right on Tomiyasu Lane, where Tyson lived behind a Lifestyle for philly.com at the Academy of Music gala in massive gate right next door to Wayne Newton’s sprawling Casa By this time Tyson had lost his Las Vegas mansion and millions James J. Leonard, Jr., Esq. Philadelphia de Shenandoah. more to Don King and the IRS and reports of a comeback would President / CEO Founder and Publisher of The Boardwalk Journal always be followed by some bizarre arrest or street fight and it I never made it past the gate. was clear that Tyson’s life was on the ropes.

I did find it ironic that less than a mile from Tyson’s home, was Years later in February of 2012, I traveled with my two brothers the Paradise Memorial Gardens Cemetery, which was home to and my friend Mike Calvi again, to see Tyson at a sports the final resting place of one of Tyson’s boxing idols, Charles memorabilia show in North Jersey. “Sonny” Liston, a man whose turbulent life outside the ring paralleled Tyson’s. We paid for pictures and signed gloves and got to spend a few minutes him, but sadly, he was high on drugs and smelled like he In 2003, while in Las Vegas at the Bellagio attending an MMA had bathed in marijuana. fight, I heard someone in the crowd say that Tyson was seated ringside. I swore off following his exploits after this pathetic encounter with the onetime “Baddest Man on The Planet”, who I now This was my chance. thought was the “Saddest Man on The Planet.”

Along with my friend Mike Calvi, we snuck into the VIP section, Fast forward five months later and my wife and I were invited to past the ushers, past Bellagio security, past the uniformed police join Joe and Melissa Gorga as their guests while Melissa taped officers from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department and past an episode of “Watch What Happens Live” for Bravo TV in New the other ringside celebrities like Michael Jordan and Dr. Dre, York with guess who … Mike Tyson. and made a bee line directly for Tyson who was sitting ringside watching the fights. While hanging out in the green room while Melissa got her James Leonard Jr. with Academy of Music gala headliner make-up done, in came “Iron Mike” to say hello and meet Me and Mike in Manhattan in July 2012 As I approached him, I found myself fumbling over my words Melissa before they went on camera. & Grammy Award winning songstress Jill Scott and Tyson cut me down with his trademark lisp saying, “Cut the shit man, what do you want.”

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Governor Chris Christie Senate President Steve Sweeney

Camden Mayor Dana Redd, Cooper Chairman George E. Norcross III, Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, Governor Chris Christie, NJ Senator Donald Norcross, Superintendent of Schools Paymon Rouhanifard and KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy Executive Director Drew Martin New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined other officials “If Camden is going to have a future, it needs to be able to provide on March 5, 2014, as ground was broken for the state’s first its children with the same level of education — the same kind renaissance school, KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy at Lanning of state-of-the-art facilities, the same high quality educators and Square, in a ceremony held at Cooper Medical School of Rowan the same high expectations of students — as those found in the University. The new school will be built on the former site of the some of the highest-achieving districts in the state,” said Cooper Lanning Square School at the corner of South Broadway and Chairman George E. Norcross, III. “A stronger Camden makes a Washington Street adjacent to the medical school. stronger South Jersey. I am extremely proud to be here today, and contribute in some way, to another part of rebuilding Camden The K-8th grade school was established under the Urban Hope and strengthening the entire South Jersey region.” Act, legislation sponsored by Senator Donald Norcross and Assemblymen Angel Fuentes and Gilbert “Whip” Wilson, to The KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy at Lanning Square will create a pilot program that would provide students in three open this September. Students in preschool and kindergarten struggling school districts—Camden, Newark and Trenton– will start classes in temporary quarters this fall and transition to access to new, quality public schools in their communities. the state-of-the-art, 110,000 square foot campus in the fall 2015. The state-of-the-art school will provide guaranteed enrollment The academy was created in partnership among KIPP, one of for children living in the Lanning Square and Cooper Plaza the most renowned, national network of free, open-enrollment, neighborhoods and will offer a rigorous college preparatory college-preparatory public charter schools; the Cooper curriculum beginning in the earliest grades. The Camden Foundation, the charitable arm of Cooper University Health network will include three additional new schools: an elementary Care; and the Norcross Foundation. school, middle school and a high school, eventually serving 2,800 Chris Christie, George Norcross & Steve Sweeney sharing a laugh students. The goal is to increase the number of Camden students who eventually go on to college and obtain four-year degrees. All photos used courtesy of the Governors Office / Tim Larsen 10 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 11 We knew things were bad within the ranks of the Atlantic County Republican Party, we just didn’t know that they were this bad. In the wake of Assemblyman John Amodeo’s photo-finish loss to Democrat Vince Mazzeo, Amodeo’s former partner in the Assembly Vince Polistina publicly announced that he was seeking to unseat current Republican County Chairman Keith Davis. Polistina, who is universally liked and respected, sounded very diplomatic in making his announcement with Harry Hurley on WPG 1450 AM’s Hurley in The Morning, even complimenting Davis several times throughout the interview. Less than 24 hours later, Davis would call into the program, sounding anything but diplomatic, and took equal turns lambasting Polistina, Amodeo and even mixing it up with Hurley, who ultimately gave the outmatched Chairman better than he got. A few days later, it was John Amodeo’s turn, and he blasted Davis in a widely circulated e-mail, leaving little doubt that he was firmly aligned with Polistina and that there are two competing factions for control of the Atlantic County Republicans, those behind Egg Harbor Township Mayor and former State Senator James “Sonny” McCullough and those behind Atlantic County Executive Denny Levinson. Polistina and Amodeo are aligned with McCullough, while Davis is controlled, we mean aligned with Levinson. Look for this simmering feud to come to a head sometime in mid- June, with the winner inheriting a party with a propensity for infighting that would make the ladies on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" blush. Stay tuned for more on this story as it develops …

If it were up to local restaurant enthusiast Ed Hitzel, Atlantic City Restaurant Week would be two weeks instead of one and would happen twice a year. Hitzel, the publisher of Ed Hitzel’s Restaurant Magazine, and who is also seen and heard on several local radio and television stations discussing the latest local restaurant news, recently told The Boardwalk Journal that this year’s Restaurant Week was such a success, that he received calls from individual interested in having the already expanded second week for 38 of the 83 participating restaurants morph into a third week. Hitzel and Palm GM Paul Sandler were recently quoted in a story written by The Boardwalk Journal that appeared on philly.com about the overwhelming success of Restaurant Week …

Internet gambling revenue is up in Atlantic City, but the city’s total casinos win remains down. Borgata, which leads the pack month after month as the city’s top earning casino, also holds that distinction with respect to online gambling, where it cornered 40% of the market share in February, according to an article written by Press reporter Jennifer Bogdan. Despite the slight increase in internet gambling revenue, online gaming has yet to hit its stride or put up the type of numbers the Atlantic City casino industry had hoped for, but then again, it’s only a few months old. The good news is, that even if internet gambling doesn’t catch fire, sports gambling is right around the corner to save the day … Wanna bet on that?

12 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 13 by Harry Hurley, Political Editor of The Boardwalk Journal politics and otherwise significantly retaliated against by theO bama For example, take Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich. He gave Administration. countless national and state level interviews about Governor Christie. He made it perfectly clear that no one had ever Any flimsy negative allegation about Christie creates market approached him to support Governor Christie’s re-election "Bridgegate" is Proving to be a Political Circus Stunt saturation level, 24-7 hysterical media coverage. For example, bid. Governor Chris Christie continues To hit it head-on last week the three major news networks devoted more than 30 minutes of national network coverage to Christie and the Sokolich also stated publicly that he believed Governor The "merits" of so-called "Bridgegate" are playing out in warp speed, as partisan Democrats at the local, county, state and This was just the political gasoline required to fan the flames George Washington Bridge issue. This is disproportionate to Christie that he didn't know anything about the George national level conspire to do everything that they can to attach of this Christie witch hunt all over again. Then, as before, this reality by any standard of measure. Washington Bridge slow down scheme. it directly to Governor Chris Christie. political scam all died down, yet again. Of course, during these same newscasts, the networks devoted Now, Sokolich has completely reversed himself. Now, he This is despite the fact that Christie has forthrightly denied it However, the partisans continued their coordinated plan of basically no time to any of the myriad of Obama scandals. suddenly declared that he had been courted for years (by and has never changed his story once in all of these relentless attack.O n the Friday before Super Bowl Sunday, TheN ew The biggest headlines of last week should have beenN ew Christie) for his political support. weeks of this purely partisan attack. York Times dropped a scathing hit piece, with a completely Jersey Assemblyman John Wisniewski, who is co-leading the factually inaccurate headline that they immediately revised New Jersey Legislature's Joint Special Committee probe, who Christie has previously said he couldn't even "pick Sokolich Let me submit to you incontrovertible evidence that this is within 20 minutes of launch because it was not true. told NBC's Meet the Press, that "nothing yet implicates the out of a line-up." a political circus stunt to Governor directly. We don't have any proof right now that the attempt to hurt Governor Harry Hurley is Political Editor serves as the senior programming It all centered around a Governor said, go and close the lanes," said Wisniewski. Both public positions taken by Sokolich can't be true. So Christie here as Governor of The Boardwalk Journal. Hurley consultant. He has hosted various letter fromD avid Wildstein’s is the president of Harry Hurley which is it? I choose to accept Sokolich's first statements.A ny of New Jersey and try to programs for local television and attorney A( lan Zegas), which Consulting and Communications, is the editor and publisher of derail his chance to be LLC. He hosts the daily talk ambiguously asserted that This is a real blockbuster, yet, because it reflects well upon law enforcement official will tell you that the first statement radio program “Hurley in the his news and information Governor Christie, the media is not even reporting that is usually the truth and that the lie comes after some time has the next President of The Morning” 6-10 a.m. weekdays website,www.harryhurley. Governor Christie knew United States. on Townsquare Media, WPG com. Send comments to in advance about George this admission by Wisniewski happened. NBC is not even passed and issues have shaped and changed. Talk Radio 1450, where he also [email protected]. Washington Bridge lane reporting that this occurred, even though it happened on their Governor Christie's nearly slow down scheme. The only own television network. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer completely reversed her 2-hour long press conference literally wore-out the state and problem with this allegation is that the letter did not say that public positions, as we chronicled here last month. Now, national mainstream media, finally ending their political at all. In fact, the letter basically supported Governor Christie's On Monday, February 3, 2014 on The TownsquareR adio Sokolich has diametrically reversed his story. feeding frenzy when they couldn't think of another question or version of these various events. monthly program, "Ask the Governor," Christie spent an hour follow-up. directly addressing this whole matter, with the phone lines To date, the only person that has consistently told the same However, that's not the way the media spun it. They went open wide for listeners to have at the Governor. story from day 1 is Christie. The whole matter started to rightly die down. hyper sonic over it. The "Christie knew" maniacs gleefully ran hog wild with it. I thought it was extraordinary and transparent for Christie Here is something you can set your watch to: the attacks on Then, out of nowhere, here comes HobokenM ayor Dawn Zimmer, with some "Dear Diary" accusation about Governor This was purely to ruin theS uper Bowl for Governor Christie, to do this. This considering the fact that aS pecial Select Christie will continue for many more weeks and months to Christie's Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno allegedly during a time when he should have been able to shine across Joint Committee of theN ew Jersey Legislature investigation, come. The agenda is not about determining the truth about the threatening her that unless she supported a certain Hoboken the nation as the host governor. The political hit squads had a United States Attorney’sO ffice aggressive criminal George Washington Bridge slow down. It's only about trying development project, that Hoboken would lose federal Super other ideas: to smear Christie on the eve of the game. The investigation, along with the FBI investigation has literally to politically/electorally destroy Chris Christie here at home Storm Sandy relief dollars. Democratic National Committee even took to creating a dozens of subpoena's flying all over the state. and across America. critical Christie football-theme online advertisement to mock The official record confirms that Hoboken received both a him. Another political phenomenon that is playing out in real time timely and significant amount of federal relief dollars.S hortly is that when the lights are turned down, the rats have come out after Zimmer's accusations, a lawyer came forward and It's all a part of their coordinated effort to try and destroy to feast. People are directly changing their story. confirmed that under oath in a different case, Zimmer had Christie. Can you remember the last time you've seen provided sworn testimony that she has never kept a diary, someone come under such a coordinated, systematic daily and journal or a written record of any kind. However, suddenly she relentless attack? had a detailed spiral notebook journal with specific entries all about Christie and Guadagno? You can readily see that every time this matter dies down, the liberal partisans are going to stoke the fire and whenever So, with the people of New Jersey and America being fair possible, douse it with gasoline. minded, this sensational story rightfully had died down once Harry Hurley again. This is only about trying to destroy Christie here at home and nationally. Then, out of nowhere, UnitedS tates Congressman Frank The Voice of Pallone snookered CNN and conned them that there was a If our various state and national media members would brand new federal investigation into Sandy relief funds. This commit 1/1000th of the energy to hold Barack Obama was a blatant lie. There was no federal investigation intoS andy accountable for Benghazi, IRS, NSA, Fast & Furious and the South Jersey relief funds and how the money has been spent. But, that literally dozens of other serious scandals, we might actually be didn't stop the New Jersey and national media from running able to find out how distinguishedA mericans have been killed wild with this bogus allegation. Weekdays 6am to 10am 14 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 15 Mayor Donald A. Guardian’s “A New Beginning for Atlantic City Inaugural Ball 2014” Is A Rousing Success

The celebration of Mayor Donald A. Guardian’s election – “A New Beginning for Atlantic City Inaugural Ball 2014” – exceeded all expectations. More than 600 of the region’s Movers and Shakers turned out on February 28, 2014, at Resorts Casino Hotel for an evening of dining and dancing to mark Mayor Guardian’s inauguration, while helping to raise over $300,000 in charitable scholarships to support education for Atlantic City residents.

The Black-Tie optional Inaugural Ball featured specialty food stations with hors d’oeuvres and dessert and entertainment and dancing to the sounds of The Eddie Bruce Orchestra. A special sponsor reception preceded the Inaugural Ball and included lavish hors d’oeuvres and a premium open bar. Adding to the evening’s festivities, the Atlantic City Alliance (ACA) presented a free fireworks extravaganza for the residents of Atlantic City on the Boardwalk outside of Resorts Casino Hotel.

From left to right, Atlantic City Alliance (ACA) Marketing Manager Kellianne Nicholas, Masterpiece Advertising Account Executive Sabrina Tracy, John Palmieri, Executive Director of CRDA, Phyllis Lacca, President of Masterpiece Advertising, Atlantic City Mayor Donald A. Guardian’s Chief of Staff Chris Filicello, and Judi Ludovico, Chief Entertainment Officer of ACA

From left to right, Sean Fischer, Executive Director of Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation, Irena Fischer, Regional Manager of The Healthcare Guide, Louis Fatato, Dr. Theresa DeFranco, Superintendent of Margate Schools, Mayor Don Guardian, Dr. Nirmala Basavanand, MD of Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation and Dr. Peter Mora, President of Atlantic Cape Community College, were among the 600 who welcomed in a New Beginning at Mayor Donald A. Guardian’s Inaugural Ball at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Harrah’s General Manager Rick Mazer (left) and Kevin Ortzman, Eastern Division President of Caesars Entertainment (right) 16 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 17 The Reliance Medical Group, on the left Vince and Grisel Papaccio and on the right Celeste Abel-Baaith, and Dr. Dennis & Patsy Levinson were in attendance as Mayor Donald A. Guardian and 600 of his supporters celebrated at Jon Regis, were on hand to help raise over $300,000 in Scholarships for Atlantic City residents the “A New Beginning for Atlantic City Inaugural Ball 2014”

Gary Hill and Diana and Mitchell Gurwicz were among the area Movers and Shakers who gathered to celebrate with Mr. & Mrs. Augustino Cipollini, Vice President of Casino Operations of Borgata Casino, were on hand to lend newly-elected Mayor Donald A. Guardian their support

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22 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 23 Even if all goes well with Hamels, that alone is not likely to next blueprint for success. make up for what has become a very peculiar combination of players assembled by general manager Ruben Amaro. The outfield mish mash is one of the club’s biggest The entirety of the lineup revolves around cleanup hitter problems, and it has also become a problem in terms of Ryan Howard, and it doesn’t even sound like the Phillies are plate protection for Howard. It does not appear that the certain he’ll return to his former monster-hitting self. Phillies have master plan for the outfield, and it is going to cost them in terms of offense. Over two years removed from a severe injury to his Achilles, there’s still an enormous worry that Howard cannot hit Granted, Ruf might cost them a few runs in the outfield lefties. He was totally exposed by the New York Yankees in with his suspect defense, but balance that against what you the 2009 World Series, and has not been the same since that add at the plate, and the equation should dictate that he at pitching staff gave Major League baseball a blueprint on least starts the season by playing every day. how to essentially take the bat out of his hands. And if the Phillies don’t think he can play every day, what is If you can believe it, just four years after signing a five-year, he still doing in the organization? $125 million contract extension, there may actually be a scenario here where Amaro is suggesting that Howard be On the bright side, you can expect the best from the middle part of a platoon in which he sits against lefties. That is no of the infield. Third base is now younger, as Amaro has way to create any sort of confidence within the fan base that figured out the way to get younger is not to obtain Delmon Howard will be back and as good as ever. Young and Michael Young, but insert players such as Cody AP Photo/Matt Slocum Asche or Maikel Franco. Carlos Ruiz has his prescription for Even worse, the Phillies still have not provided the sort of ADD medicine, which should make us all less jumpy, and batting order protection that would allow Howard to see the pitching staff, with the addition of AJ Burnett, is solid – Phillies remain victims of bad karma, better pitches – especially from lefties. The ideal model as soon as they get healthy. would be for Darin Ruf, a power right-handed bat, to hit poor foresight behind Howard, but the Phillies don’t appear to have a It was a foregone conclusion that young starter Jesse Biddle By: Al Morganti for philly.com regular spot for Ruf on the field. would be sent down to minor league camp, which he was in Saturday’s first round of cuts. The often incoherent, grammatically challenged ramblings Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Roy Halladay, just to name His best position? First base. of a man who has watched too much sports, listened to too a few. In the long run it should serve him well, but you have to much music and devoured too many club sandwiches. Well, that’s not happening, so why not the outfield? Why wonder if that doesn’t just re-enforce the notion that the There’s just a bad vibe whenever a team starts the season not left field? Why not have Domonic Brown in right? Why organization is hardheaded in its belief that players need a I have a few thoughts after returning from watching with injury concerns, and this Phillies team is again dealing is Mayberry still around? Why do they think Ben Revere whole lot of time to develop, and there is little chance of a the Phillies in Clearwater for a few days, only to find with that problem. Making matters worse, at least in the can be a weapon in center field with such a popgun arm? young phenom hitting the diamond. Philadelphia still trying to shake off the remaining snow like eyes of the public, is the team’s insistence that Hamels does bad dandruff. not need an MRI. The Phillies are one of the last Major League clubs to Fact is, the Phillies are much too long of tooth to realize that dabble in the analytics of baseball. It is the sort of computer some kids could re-open the window of opportunity. First, the Phillies are going to have to find some magic dust Clinically, that is probably true. You could probably get 15 voodoo that suggests infield shifts, and success rates in in order to compete for a World Series title this autumn. doctors to tell you that Hamel’s situation does not mandate various situations. You would also think that any sort of Nuf Ced. Not that it can’t happen -- there are legions of baseball an MRI. analytics would suggest Ruf needs to get a chance to play stories featuring teams that have defied odds -- but the odds every day. facing Ryne Sandberg’s squad are becoming truly daunting. However, if you made each one of those 15 doctors a part Al Morganti is a member of the WIP Morning Show (94.1 FM) weekday owner of the team paying Hamels all of that money, they mornings from 5:30 til 10 and a hockey analyst for Comcast SportsNet. His The hope here is that Sandberg discovers his own set of twitter handle is @nufced. And that doesn’t factor in their bad karma. would likely change their opinion. And if you made all 15 variables, and his attention to details help shake the team’s doctors season ticket holders, there is also a good chance mindset out of the recent blueprint for success, and into the The situation with Cole Hamels is likely nothing more than they would want to peek into Hamel’s shoulder – just to Tendonitis, but even that has become more than a small make triple-sure of the situation. matter. Even worse is the dark karma it places on spring training, which eventually carries over to public perception. That said, the likely scenario here is that the organization’s This is a club that has a track record of bad karma, mostly in medical staff is correct, Hamels comes back by the end of POWERED the form of injuries to key players. April, and the ace goes on to have the success we’ve come to expect from him. BY:

24 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 25 MAXWELL CLUB BRINGS FOOTBALL'S ELITE TO REVEL

Revel recently hosted the Maxwell Football Club's National Awards Gala, which honored and celebrated the 2013 football season.

Photos: Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics

Dick Vermeil

ESPN Reporter & Maxwell Awards Host Suzy Kolber

Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie & wife Tina Lai Denver Broncos Quarterback Peyton Manning Former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb and University of Alabama Quarterback A.J. McCarron

The lovely ladies from the Revel marketing team One of Atlantic City's finest, Andrew Leonard and Philadelphia sports personality Howard Eskin in the media pit on the red carpet outside of Hall of Fame player and coach Mike Ditka The Philadelphia Soul Cheerleaders Revel's Ovation Hall

26 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 27 Luke Bryan Performed Sold Out Concert at Historic Boardwalk Hall

Singer song-writer and pop country star Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan performed to a sold out crowd at historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ

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“I'm so happy to see the audiences enjoying themselves each Has it been hard for Tyson to open up and reveal himself the time,” said Tyson, “Every audience is different, which gives every way that he has in his live stage show that is now also a critically show a different feel so each show is unique to itself.” acclaimed HBO special and a New York Times Bestselling book?

The transition from the prize ring to the theater stage was an “Not really,” he said backstage at Caesars, “Doing the book was unlikely one for Tyson. difficult and remembering many of the hard times was tough, but the stage show is easy. I'm being objective; I’m playing the role of “I never would have imagined I would be doing performances Mike Tyson while acting out my story and having fun with the like this with my life, “said Tyson. “I would have bet my life in audience.” fact, that I would never have found myself on a stage telling my story to people like this.” But sometimes playing the role of Mike Tyson is no easy task.

Tyson, once universally known as “The Baddest Man on the It all started when Michael Gerard Tyson was born on June 30, Planet”, amassed a personal fortune of more than $300 million 1966 to a single mother in the hardscrabble Brownsville section and squandered it on a globe-trotting, never ending wild and of Brooklyn, New York. To this day, the 47 year old Tyson is lavish spending spree, which included copious amounts of unsure of who is real father is; narrowing his search on James jewelry, luxury automobiles and even three tigers. “Curlee” Kirkpatrick, a street-hustler / pimp from Brooklyn or a guy named Percil Tyson, a Jamaican cab driver who was briefly Whatever money he had left, he blew on bad investments and acquainted with his mother, and who Tyson never met. highly publicized tax troubles with the IRS. Tyson seems to have always held out hope that “Curlee”, the And then there was that wild-haired, unscrupulous boxing street-hustler is his father, because on the streets of Brownsville a promoter. lowly pimp has more credibility than a hard-working cab driver.

Mike Tyson went from being an unknown amateur boxer, Tyson grew up with very little by way of guidance or parental who was cheated out of participating in the Olympics; to the supervision and merely attended school through his early years youngest Heavyweight Champion in the world. in order to eat, while he applied zero effort into such mundane things as learning. A few years later he went from being one of the most revered The Greatest Comeback athletes in America, to being one of the most reviled human At a very early age, young Mike decided that if you wanted beings on the planet, who was arrested 38 times before he turned something in life you had to take it from someone else. So The Mike Tyson Story: The Whole Truth 12 years old, and then spent several years in prison during the robbing, stealing and burglarizing others became Tyson's earliest prime of his career, for a crime that he maintains to this day, that vocation and by all accounts he worked very hard it, hence the Words and Photos by Don P. Hurley he did not commit. 38 arrests before the age of 12.

People love a great comeback and Mike Tyson's story to date is Tyson has gone from the arena of the squared circle of boxing, Even as a very young person at the age of eight, the future boxing nothing short of miraculous. The latest and perhaps most genuine incarnation of the ever to the stages of Broadway and movies around the world. His champ wouldn’t hesitate to fight any person to get what he evolving “Iron” Mike Tyson was recently back on the Atlantic journey through life continues to be one of the most amazing wanted. Michael Gerard Tyson has probably lived more lives in his 47 City Boardwalk to perform his one-man auto-biographical stories ever told. It’s the evolution of a loathsome street thug years on this earth than any other human being of his generation. show “Undisputed Truth” before a sold-out, standing room only who became one of the richest and most celebrated athletes in In Brownsville it was survival of the fittest and if nothing else, audience at Caesars Hotel & Casino. the world, to a disgraced convict and drug addict who reinvented Michael Gerard Tyson would prove time and time again to be He's lived dirt poor in the tenements of Brownsville, Brooklyn, himself as a respected thespian, who now tells his story, as only the ultimate survivor. where he was born and raised; he’s lived the life of a king The show, which is a brutally honest, heartfelt, dissertation he can, to captivated audiences all over the world. in penthouse suites all across the world as the most prolific of Tyson’s life both in and out of the ring, equally covering Young or old, male or female, rich or poor, it did not matter to prizefighter since the great Muhammad Ali and he’s been to the highs and the lows, has received rave reviews around the In a setting where most people would have to embellish upon the Tyson. prison. country and may soon be presented to international audiences facts to tell stories that would entertain an audience of thousands in Australia, Germany, Italy, and Scandinavia, if Tyson, a global for more than 90 minutes, Tyson's life is so extraordinarily real They were all marks, all a means to an end to get what he wanted; Many times. phenom, has his way. that the truth works just fine for him. 36 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 37 cash, clothes, jewelry or just something as simple as food to eat. fight and fight and destroy any man who stood in his way. Brownsville alive. She knew that he was out in the street robbing Ali, in every sense. people and committing other crimes and that hoodlums like her Tyson spent the early years of his life in an out of trouble, Tyson acknowledges that he grew up always wanting to be the son, never make it out on their own. And like Ali, he wanted to be “the greatest.” shuffling between reform schools and detention centers where center of someone’s attention. To be known. To be loved. To be his fighting skills were cultivated from a deep, dark place of rage, cared for. To be special. They are normally carried out in a box. Feelings of greatness had not deterred Tyson's thieving activities pain and a fear of loss. up until this point and when he was 13, he was arrested again for He didn't know how it would happen or when it would happen, Interestingly enough, for all of the crimes that Tyson perpetrated possession of stolen property. Fighting was all that Tyson knew how to do to protect what little but he was determined to be a somebody some day and not as a young person, it was a crime that he did not commit, but he had and to get anything else that he wanted. another nobody from Brooklyn. was blamed for, that would be the impetus for change that would Having run out of detention facilities in the New York City area forever alter the course of his life. to send him to, the State selected the Tryon School for Boys He became legendary for his willingness to fight anybody, But first he would have to get out of Brownsville. located near Albany. anywhere, even kids and adults who were much bigger, stronger While hanging out in Times Square, when it was a seedy stretch and older than he was. But how? of vice, during the summer of 1977, Tyson observed someone Tyson was uneasy about Tryon as its reputation was worse than snatch a purse from a prostitute who was working the streets. Spofford. It's no wonder that Mike Tyson found his way to the some of the This remained a mystery to the young Tyson and even biggest stages in the world later in his life, where he continued to his mother told him that he would never get out of Tyson could see the police making their way to him, so he ran Once at Tryon, Mike immediately found himself in quick away. The next thing he knew the prostitute had identified him as trouble and was locked up in the Elmwood cottage for the most the purse-snatcher and he was under arrest. incorrigible youth in their custody. Tyson at age 12 Because of his extensive criminal history, Tyson was remanded Good fortune though would finally strike for Tyson when he to the Spofford Detention Center in the Bronx. realized that with good behavior came privileges such as physical activities and most specifically boxing. Although Tyson was no stranger to juvenile lockups, Spofford was something totally different. One of the counselors, Bobby Stewart, was a former amateur champion and professional boxer. Stewart would train inmates This was a facility where it was widely believed that the inmates, who had demonstrated good behavior and a willingness to work all juveniles like Tyson, were beaten unmercifully by guards and hard. other stronger prisoners. Stewart would not waste his time on kids that were not willing to However it didn't take long for Tyson to realize that he would do what it takes to learn and succeed. soon be surrounded by many of his associates who he had been out robbing people with for the last few years and all of whom Tyson worked hard at Tryon to become a model inmate. He did ended up at Spofford as well. his chores and behaved himself and in no time, was admitted to Stewart's boxing program. But it was during an assembly at Spofford, where the juveniles were shown a film that would forever change the life of Mike Tyson quickly revealed himself to be a natural fighter with great Tyson. physical gifts.

The movie was entitled “The Greatest” and it was the life story of In one of his first sparring sessions with Stewart, Tyson broke Muhammad Ali. Stewart's nose with a jab and nearly knocked him down.

Tyson thought the film was sensational, but it was what occurred Stewart knew that Tyson was for real. after the film that left a bigger impression on him. After a few months of training,S tewart contacted Tyson's mother As soon as the movie was done Muhammad Ali himself walked and said that he would like to turn Mike over to a professional onto the stage to thunderous applause. boxing trainer, the legendary Cus D'Amato.

Ali did not have to say a word, the young Tyson saw a man that D'Amato had already led Floyd Patterson to become the was larger than life and he said to himself, “I want to be like that youngest Heavyweight Boxing Champion at that time and guy.” had also guided Jose Torres to the undisputed Middleweight Championship as well. It wasn't just that he wanted to be a boxer; he wanted to be like 38 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 39 Stewart felt that he had done everything that he could do D'Amato told him, “Fear is like fire. If you learn how to control Tyson with Muhammad Ali for Tyson and thought that D'Amato was best suited to take it, you can let it work for you. If you don't learn how to control it, him to the next level. Mike trusted Stewart, although he was it'll destroy you and everything around you.” apprehensive about working with anyone else. Tyson took the leap of faith with Stewart and made the trek to Catskill, New To D'Amato, both the hero and the coward were the same in York, home to the boxing gym of and unique world of Cus what they felt, however it was their actions, what they do when D'Amato. confronted with fear, that separate one from the other.

It was a long way from Brownsville. In only their first few weeks together, Cus D'Amato had established the fight plan for Mike Tyson: He was going to make In March of 1980, Tyson age 13 and Stewart appeared at Mike the youngest Heavyweight Champion in boxing history. D'Amato's legendary gym for a sparring session so the wily and extremely paranoid D’Amato could finally get a look at the young Nothing or no one was going to get in their way. phenom who had so impressed Bobby Stewart. It was at this point that D'Amato contacted Tyson’s mother and D'Amato watched Tyson spar two rounds with Stewart and when asked her permission to accept full guardianship of Mike so that they were done he walked up to Stewart and said, “That's there is he could train him for the ring and for life as well. the heavyweight champion of the world” while pointing at Mike Tyson. Tyson’s mother agreed and Mike became a full-time resident of both D’Amato’s Catskills home and gym. Following the workout, Tyson met with D'Amato over lunch. Cus was amazed to learn that Tyson was only 13 years old. Tyson loved D'Amato like no other man that had ever entered D'Amato went on to tell Tyson “You're a great fighter. If his life. He loved, respected and trusted him unconditionally. He you listen to me, I can make you the youngest Heavyweight believed the things that D'Amato would tell him with regard to Champion of all time.” instructions for both life and fighting in the ring.

D'Amato knew fully well how to instill strength and confidence “Cus D'Amato was the coolest cat ever,” said Tyson who also said into an insecure, but talented person. the legendary writer Gay Talese had described D'Amato better than anyone ever had when he wrote: “He (D'Amato) was a Psychology was D'Amato’s secret. Roman Warrior two thousand years too late. Warriors like war, Despite knocking Tillman down in the first round and solidly to launch a professional boxing career. All systems were full need war, that's the atmosphere in which they feel most at home. dominating him for the following two rounds, the judges gave speed ahead to fulfill the dream of making Tyson the youngest The physics would take care of themselves if you were willing to He was an activist, he needed action.” the decision to Tillman to the great displeasure of the crowd, Heavyweight Champion in boxing history. work hard enough, but training the mind was a different story who had observed Tyson dominate Tillman and win the fight. and Cus knew how to get into a fighters head. D'Amato peeled Tyson like an onion, only removing the Mike's pro boxing debut took place on March 3, 1985 at The damaged layers that were preventing Tyson from being the best Tyson had a chance to exact revenge on Tillman one month later Plaza Convention Center in Albany, New York against Hector If meeting Muhammad Ali and then being assigned to a that he could be. It hurt, but Mike trusted that Cus would never at the Olympic Boxing Trials. Mercedes. Tyson won the fight in the first round in less than two legendary trainer like Cus D'Amato was not enough incentive do anything but good things for him. minutes by Technical Knock-out. to fuel Tyson's fight career, he found even more in the 1981 By all accounts, including Howard Cosell at ringside, Tyson super-fight between S“ ugar” Ray Leonard and Roberto “Hands The fight plan was on schedule. controlled the entire fight against Tillman, but sadly, the judges Tragedy would strike Tyson when on November 4, 1985 his of Stone” Duran. saw fit to award Tillman another controversial decision that had trainer and father figure Cus D'Amato died suddenly due to For the first time in his life, Mike Tyson had a purpose. Oh, he effectively stolen away both Tyson's and D’Amato’s Olympic complications from pneumonia. This left Kevin Rooney and The fight affected Tyson in a way that no other fight, including had a purpose when he was robbing people in Brownsville too, dreams. D'Amato's financial partners Bill Cayton and Jimmy Jacobs left to any of his own ever had. The first fight between Leonard and but this was a legitimate purpose. It was real and Mike believed execute D'Amato's fight plan for Tyson. Duran seemed almost choreographed in that it was so perfect a that it was all within his reach this time. Being cheated like this by boxing judges had a deep seeded effect fight, punctuated by the manner in which they traded punches in on Tyson. He vowed to himself to never leave his fights to the Tyson would fight virtually once a month for 19 straight a way that was both fluid and lethal at the same time. The original plan was for Mike to peak in time for the Olympics whim of judges who are sometimes motivated by things other months while knocking out every single opponent during this and then after winning the gold medal, he would turn pro and than fair play. remarkable run as he continued to move up the ranks of the He never got that feeling again from a fight but it had insured then become the youngest Heavyweight Champion in history. heavyweight division. what he wanted to do with his own life. Tyson would not lose another fight for the next six years. Tyson was training hard for the 1984 Olympics and was right Tyson made his Atlantic City debut during his 4th fight at Cus D'Amato instilled a belief in Tyson that he carried with on schedule when on June 10, 1984 he faced an older and more D'Amato's plan for Tyson was now modified following the Resorts International Casino on June 20, 1985. him throughout his career: “Fighting is about overcoming fear,” seasoned fighter in Henry Tillman. unfortunate Olympic situation of 1984 to an immediate effort 40 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 41 It was here that he fought Ricardo Spain and proceeded to Around this time, things were going well for Tyson. He won the June 27, 1988 in Atlantic City against Michael Spinks. expected to lose the fight...but I didn't know how I was going to knock him out in just 39 seconds of the first round. Tyson would Heavyweight Championship by knocking out Trevor Berbick win either.” Tyson had not trained properly and was still suffering go on to fight in Atlantic City 13 times between this date and on November 22, 1986 in Las Vegas to win the World Boxing Spinks had defeated Larry Holmes for the Heavyweight the effects of a stubborn upper-respiratory infection. But he made 1990 when he met Alex “The Destroyer” Stewart, whom Tyson Council Heavyweight title. Championship the year before and refused a mandatory title no excuses for the result of the fight wherein he was knocked out “destroyed” in just two minutes of the first round. defense against Tony Tucker and chose a bigger pay day against by Douglas and sustained his first loss ever as a professional. The plan that Cus D'Amato had formulated was finally realized; Gerry Cooney. This forced the IBF to strip Spinks of his title This would be the last time that Tyson would ever fight in Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion in history despite the fact that he was never beaten in the ring. This set up A review of the tape of the fight shows that Tyson actually Atlantic City. by having achieved the title at the tender age of 20, just as the Tyson/Spinks fight as two undefeated Heavyweight Champs knocked out Douglas in the 8th Round with a hard right hand. D'Amato promised he would be on the first day that he met Mike fighting for the richest purse in boxing history. Douglas was down for 13 seconds, but a mistake with the count Mike Tyson's connection with Atlantic City was quite a Tyson seven years prior. by the referee saved Douglas and eventually resulted in the loss of symbiotic arrangement with mutual benefit for his boxing The fight was hyped as the biggest fight since Ali and Frazier in Tyson's Heavyweight title. career and the good fortunes of Atlantic City's economy. Tyson On March 3, 1987 Tyson won the second of three heavy weight 1971 and it took place at the Atlantic City Convention Hall, with famously generated a billion dollars of economy to the world's titles when he defeated James “Bonecrusher” Smith to win the the site sponsored by Donald Trump and Trump Plaza Casino. Whether it was a referee that could not count properly to ten or playground for those five years between 1985 and 1990. When World Boxing Association version of the title. Mike Tyson's own fault his life and career were spiraling out of Mike was in town you could not find an empty hotel room, or The fight unfortunately never lived up to the hype though as control. From here Mike's life was almost in a complete state of hardly make a restaurant reservation. Tyson sold-out every fight Tyson realized another dream when he became the unified and Spinks was knocked out cold by Tyson only 91 seconds into chaos with two fights with Donovan “Razor” Ruddock mixed in while he had the city literally busting at the seams. undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World on August 1, the first round. Tyson finally earned the coveted Ring Magazine between in March and June of 1991. 1987 by defeating Tony Tucker to win the International Boxing “Lineal Champion” Award and Michael Spinks never fought When Mike Tyson was defending his undisputed heavyweight Federation Heavyweight Championship. again. In July of 1991, Tyson was arrested for the rape of an 18 year title in Atlantic City you would find every A-list star in old beauty pageant contestant named Desiree Washington. He Hollywood, political figures of all sorts and the greatest athletes From here Tyson's reputation as the 'Baddest Man on The Trump Plaza recorded the biggest money drop from gamblers in maintained his innocence from the beginning of this case and in the world who would all converge on Atlantic City every few Planet” had been solidified. the city’s history. even testified in his own defense during the trial in February of months for more than three years. 1992. He was undefeated and now the undisputed champion. While his personal life was suffering, Tyson also made some Tyson had become a cottage industry unto himself when the dubious professional decisions during this same period when he An Indiana jury convicted Tyson of one count of rape after ten good fortunes of Atlantic City and himself were so fluently He was also now wealthy beyond his wildest expectations. severed his business partnership with Bill Cayton and fired his hours of deliberation. He was originally sentenced by Judge connected during those glory years for both entities. trainer Kevin Rooney. Patricia Gifford (known as “The Hanging Judge”) to ten years Everything seemed to have fallen right into place for the young in prison that was later reduced to six years and four years of A long-time friend of mine named Arthur Giordano, who was a champion. By this time, Jimmy Jacobs had died, and this effectively put probation, of which Tyson served three years behind bars in the pioneer in the video rental business that was still in its infancy, Tyson solely in the hands of fight promoter Don King and Indiana Youth Center. took a gamble on Atlantic City and opened his “Pick-A-Flick What could go wrong from here? Just about everything as it removed Tyson's last remaining links to his mentor Cus D'Amato. Video” store at Florida and Atlantic Avenues. turned out. In his one-man stage shows Tyson briefly touches on the rape “The Baddest Man on The Planet” didn’t have a chance. case while issuing a firm denial stating that, “I did not rape this It was the place where I got to know the Mike Tyson of the 80’s. Tyson continued to win in the ring, including the first time woman Desiree Washington and that's all I have to say about he defended his undisputed title in Atlantic City by stopping It was during this time that Tyson's training methods and work that.” It became the location to get a movie on tape or purchase video Olympic champion Tyrell Biggs in the seventh round on ethic seemed to suffer. He would defend his titles two more times equipment for the region. One of Arthur's long-time customers October 16, 1987. against English champion Frank Bruno and then Tyson returned Upon his release from prison, Tyson was now a free man having and friends was Mike Tyson, who famously was seen hanging to Atlantic City to knock out Carl “The Truth” Williams in 93 lost three of the prime years of his boxing career to state prison. out there with Arthur and his father Tony for many years during From there it was to the sad spectacle of seeing Tyson knock out seconds of the first round. He was now 30 years old and ready to fight again. a variety of fight times. former champion Larry Holmes at Convention Hall on January 22, 1988. Tyson would divorce Robin Givens just two weeks before the Tyson's return to the ring resulted in the largest pay-per-view I can still picture the young boxing champion sitting on top of Williams fight, but unbeknownst to Tyson his whole world was event ever at that time when on August 19, 1995 he knocked out Giordano's freezer cooler that contained the city’s best Italian It was at this point that things took a drastic turn for Tyson about to change in less than six months. journeyman Peter McNeeley in 89 seconds of the first round. The water ice. Mike enjoyed interacting with Arthur, his family and when on February 9, 1988 Mike and actress Robin Givens were fight was officially scored as a disqualification when McNeeley's customers on a regular basis. married in a quiet ceremony in New York City. This tumultuous Tyson signed on to fight unheralded journeyman James “Buster” trainer entered the ring to stop the fight. marriage lasted for only 9 months, which Tyson has humorously Douglas on February 11, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan. The fight was “I remember sitting with Artie and his father and you guys, referred to as “the equivalent of ten years by Hollywood garnering very little attention and had no pay-per-view interest. It Next up would be Buster Mathis, Jr. in a fight that would be the eating that great Italian ice, watching Kung-Fu movies and just standards.” was shown live for free on HBO. Douglas was considered a 42-1 only professional fight that Tyson ever fought in Philadelphia relaxing between training,” said Tyson. “Atlantic City is a special underdog and only one betting parlor in Las Vegas would even at The Spectrum. Tyson stopped Mathis in the third round place for me and it was friends like Artie Giordano that really Tyson was on a slippery slope and he didn't even know it. He take action on the bout. and was now ready to once again fight for the Heavyweight helped to make it that way for me during those crazy times.” made his deal with the devil, Don King, as he put it, and began to Championship. prepare for the biggest fight in boxing history scheduled for In retrospect, Tyson told The Boardwalk Journal, “I never 42 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 43 Tyson with Cus D'Amato This event would go on to become one of the most controversial be forgiven for the mistakes that I've made, but I'm really looking moments in sports history too, when in round three Tyson ahead at the future to maintain my sobriety and take care of my proceeded to bite Holyfield on the ear. Veteran referee Mills family,” said Tyson. Lane stopped the fight in order to take two points away from Tyson for the foul. Mike Tyson is in the midst of a great comeback. Not in the prize ring this time, but in life. The fight resumed and within a matter of seconds Tyson spit out his mouth piece and took an even bigger bite of Holyfield's ear He's been the heavyweight champ of the world and the “Baddest that actually removed a piece of the ear and required multiple Man on The Planet”, but now he's just Mike Tyson, the husband, plastic surgeries to fix. Lane immediately stopped the fight and the father and occasional performer. disqualified Tyson. A riot ensued in the ring and around the arena in Las Vegas following the melee. Which Mike Tyson does he prefer?

Tyson was fined 10 percent of his purse or 3 million dollars, the “I like this guy you see today. This Mike Tyson is better for the maximum allowed, and his license to fight was suspended by the time we are in today. That Mike Tyson, he was good for that Nevada Athletic Commission. time when he was needed back then but he wouldn't do well now with the way that he conducted himself back then,” admits Tyson's boxing license would be reinstated and there would be Tyson, “But I like this guy the most, who I am today. I'm a family ten more fights through 2005, but his true fight career was over man, trying to continue to improve myself as a person. This is all after the second Holyfield fight and truthfully the quality of his another stop along my journey in life and who knows where this fight career was most likely over after the second Frank Bruno will lead me to next.” fight.

Tyson would find himself back in prison following a motor vehicle altercation. On February 5, 1999 he was remanded to the Montgomery County Detention Center in Washington D.C., where he would serve 9 months of a two-year term for assault.

For the next several years Tyson would fight many demons.

Between drinking, cocaine and behavioral problems his life Tyson signed to fight Frank Bruno for the second time. Bruno Atlas of the Cus D'Amato school of boxing. was in chaos. It is also now that he began to realize the extent was now the WBC Champ and the fight was set for March 19, of the financial mismanagement that he had suffered. Mike was 1996 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Tyson knocked out Holyfield was believed to be long out of his prime and viewed as no longer fighting for championships or glory. He was merely Bruno in the third round and was Heavyweight Champion once the most money for the least risk out there. So Tyson came right fighting for pay days. again. back in less than two months to fight Holyfield in Las Vegas on November 9, 1996. “The Hangover” movie of 2009 did as much for the For an encore, Mike would fight Atlantic City's own Bruce rehabilitation of Tyson's reputation as anything and was perhaps Seldon the WBA Heavyweight Champ on September 7, 1996 at In a shocking turn of events Evander Holyfield stopped Mike the impetus for his latest vocation of acting. Tyson would go on the Las Vegas MGM Grand Arena. Tyson proceeded to knock- Tyson in the 11th round to wrestle away the WBA Title from to be featured in the sequel of The Hangover two years later as an out Seldon in 85 seconds of the first round. Mike in one of boxing’s biggest upsets at that time. Tyson's camp honorary member of their fraternity known as “The Wolfpack.” repeatedly complained to referee Mitch Halpern about Holyfield Seldon once told The Boardwalk Journal, “He got me right on head-butting Tyson throughout the fight. No points were ever Tyson has an acclaimed stage show that is presently touring the the top of my head, and it was like I got kicked by a mule.” deducted as the contact was ruled accidental in each case by the world. His “Undisputed Truth” HBO video is destined to win referee. This set the stage for a certain bitter rematch between the him an Emmy Award later this year and he is already a New York All seemed well for Tyson and the wheels appeared to be back on two. Times Best Selling author with his autobiography of the same the wagon for “Iron Mike.” title. On June 28, 1997 Tyson and Holyfield would fight again in Las Tyson's camp was looking for the biggest payday at this time Vegas for the rematch and the most financially lucrative bout in Mike Tyson does not believe in the concept of redemption. which directed their attention to Evander Holyfield. Holyfield boxing history. The fight broke all pay-per-view records at that That's not what all of this is about for him. had retired while Tyson was in prison after his defeat at the time and earned Tyson and Holyfield a split of $65 million. hands of Michael Moore, who happened to be trained by Teddy “You can't change what you've already done. I certainly want to Don P. Hurley with Mike Tyson 44 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 45 Mike & Elijah helping a young man try on his new coat

Elijah Langford, Mike Tyson, Cash White, Nynell Langford and Adam Haney

ELIJAH LANGFORD TEAMS UP WITH MIKE TYSON FOR KOOL KOATS 4 KIDS Words and Photos by Don P. Hurley

The Boardwalk Journal met up with boxing legend Mike Elijah Langford told The Boardwalk Journal that he was Tyson at Sonny's Barbershop on Kentucky Avenue in trying to find the best way to celebrate his mother’s 55th Elijah, Mike & Jasai Elam Mike Tyson with Elijah & Nynell Langford Atlantic City where he was volunteering his time to co-host birthday and he wanted to get her something special with an event with Elijah Langford entitled “Kool Koats 4 Kids.” the money that he had saved for her gift. His mother Nynell told him to do something nice for someone else and that Tyson spent the entire afternoon of January 25, 2014 with would make her happy, in lieu of a gift. Langford to present coats to countless needy families in Atlantic City. “I wasn't sure what to do until I saw several young people with no coats on in these record low temperatures that we “I'm so impressed with Elijah Langford and this great have been experiencing this winter,” said Langford, “I then effort that he put together,” said Tyson. “The fact that knew right away what to do. I went out and purchased 55 Elijah would think of so many others ahead of himself is so coats, one for each year of my mother’s life and many other commendable. I wouldn't have even thought like this when family members and friends joined in and donated more. I was younger, I was so self-absorbed. But its cold out there I'm so happy that a great champion like Mike Tyson could and these coats that Elijah spent his own money to purchase be here and agreed to co-host this event for our community. are going to help a lot of families.” He made this day even more special than it would have already been and I know we made my mother happy.”

Two legends: Mike Tyson and the great Sonny Lea 46 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 47 Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night, they blew THE IDES OF MARCH & THE MOB his house up too /Down on the boardwalk they’re getting’ ready for a fight, gonna see what them racket boys can do

On March 15, 1982, Rocco Marinucci, the man who reportedly detonated the bomb that killed Testa, was brutally beaten, tortured and shot to death by Testa’s son, Salvatore “Salvie” Testa, on orders from Testa’s successor Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo, on the one year anniversary of his father’s death.

Two years later, Scarfo had Salvie Testa killed and his hog- tied body dumped near the Atlantic City Expressway.

On St. Patrick’s Day 1994, John Stanfa, Scarfo’s successor and the man who was driving Angelo Bruno on the night he was killed, was arrested with two dozen associated on murder and racketeering charges. Atlantic City attorney James J. Leonard Jr. with Stanfa is currently serving five life sentences inside a federal Nicodemo Scarfo Jr. in a North Jersey Superior Court prison. Julius Caesar Slain mob boss Angelo Bruno On March 8th of this year, Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo, the jailed for life mob boss celebrated his 85th birthday behind bars at a North Carolina federal prison. In the parlance of the Roman Empire, The Ides of March marked the date on which Julius Caesar was stabbed to On March 13th of this year, Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino death to death in 44 BC. celebrated his 52nd birthday as a free man in Boca Raton, Florida, where he has lived since his release from prison on For the local mob, the month of March has other meanings. March 15, 2011. On March 21, 1980, Angelo Bruno, nicknamed “The Philip “Crazy Phil” Leonetti, the nephew and former Gentle Don”, was shot-gunned to death outside of his underboss of “Little Nicky” Scarfo, who became the highest stately South Philadelphia row home on Snyder Avenue ranking mobster to testify for the federal government and by his disenchanted consigliere, Antonio “Tony Bananas” who later, wrote a book about his life in the mob entitled Caponigro, Bruno’s third in command. Mafia Prince, turns 61 on March 27th. Bruno was 69. So what about the mob today? Atlantic City attorney Ed Jacobs A few weeks later, Caponigro was beaten, tortured, shot and With Bruno and Testa dead, Scarfo and Stanfa in prison, then sodomized by members of the Genovese crime family, Merlino “retired” in South Florida and Leonetti living a who placed small denomination bills inside his mouth and quiet life somewhere under an assumed name, the mob is anus to signify his greed. in need of some new leadership, but given how it has turned out for others, who in their right mind would want the job? On March 15, 1981, Bruno’s successor, Philip “The Chicken Man” Testa, was killed by a crudely made nail bomb which Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi, who turns 75 in August, just detonated as he opened the front door to his home in the got out of prison last month after essentially winning back Girard Estates section of South Philadelphia. to back federal racketeering trials (both were hung and the Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo & case subsequently dismissed) thanks to the efforts of his Testa’s death was mentioned in Bruce Springsteen’s song Philip "Crazy Phil" Leonetti in the 80's lawyer Ed Jacobs, and apparently is in no hurry to go back, ‘Atlantic City’, where the Boss sang: telling friends and associates he wants to “retire” like Joey Merlino and enjoy the sunshine. Recently released from jail reputed mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi 48 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 49 Nicodemo Scarfo Jr., the soon to be 49 year old is behind bars and on trial for racketeering in a Camden federal Court on racketeering charges that could send him to prison for life like his father and if somehow “Nicky Jr.” were to beat the case,

Photo Credit: BigTrial.net Credit: Photo he is facing another possible life sentence on a separate racketeering case in North Jersey.

With all of the uncertainty in the underworld, it BigTrial.net Credit: Photo seems that the question of Who’s The Boss will have to be answered later.

But in the meantime, beware of The Ides of March …

Sal Pelullo, an associate of Scarfo Jr., posing with jailed for life former mob boss Nicky Scarfo, who is now 85 years old

Philip Leonetti's tell all mob book

2300 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Joseph "Skinny Joey" Merlino and a friend enjoying the sun and Merlino's retirement P: 609-344-2439 F: 609-348-1043 • angelosfairmounttavern.com in Boca Raton, Florida 50 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 51 A Winter's Evening At Casa Del Cielo Celebrating the ARTS

The Schultz-Hill Foundation has been a loyal supporter of the Arts in our area and is a contributor to the continued effort of Music Education at Holy Spirit High School and Mainland High School's Tri Music Honor Society Chapters. The International Honor Society requires maintaining a high GPA and is known for giving back to the local community with their gifts of music by performing in nursing homes, hospitals, and mentoring students through the Grace Notes Project. The "Winter's Evening" event was held to showcase the region's Performing Arts and Holy Spirit's "Sound of Music" performance.

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Rovinski and Mr. & Mrs. Augie Cipolini Mr. & Mrs. Ed Gant (Local #351) with Host John Schultz

John Schultz , Joe Zarreli (The Breakers), Knife and Fork's Joe and Frank Dougherty Mayor Don Guardian and Gary Hill

Schultz-Hill Foundation Founders, Gary Hill and John Dr. Scott Bruggeworth, Frank Formica, Amy Peressen Schultz, with Directors Clair Collins, Lisa Bibruno and and Annika Bruggeworth Bill McGready

Darren Matik ,Christine & John D' Allesandro, and The Nuns of the "Sounds of Music" Louis & Inez Barberio Roe Fatato, Isabel Allen, Phyliss Lacca, Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Gormley with John Schultz and Bill McCullough and Diane Spiers Gary Hill

5252 || TheThe BoardwalkBoardwalk JournalJournal || March MarchJanuary 2014 2014 2014 TheTheThe Boardwalk BoardwalkBoardwalk Journal JournalJournal | |January| MarchMarch 20142014 || 5353 Till, a native of Atlantic City with a master’s degree in their business, political, philanthropic and personal Community Activist Cookie Till, nutrition, began her restaurant career 25 years ago running achievements. In turn, the event helps the Katz JCC raise a “summer shack” crab house with her husband, Steve, and funds to further its mission to provide the children and chef Kevin Kelly. But in 1996 they decided to move across seniors of Atlantic County, as well as the community as a Owner of Steve & Cookies of Margate the street and took what was once the faded restaurant whole, programs and services that enhance and enrich lives. Strohbeck’s and transformed it into Steve & Cookies, a Receives Recognition by the Katz JCC staple of the Margate community serving the best steaks The Gala will be held at One Atlantic, at the Pier Shops at and fresh seafood in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Caesars, Atlantic City on Saturday, March 22 beginning at 7 p.m. As the founder and chairman of the Margate Community Farmer’s Market and supporter of Jah’s Creation Organic Tickets for the Gala at $200 per person. Farm, Chef’s Collaborative – Earth Dinners and NJ Farm to School Network, Till is committed to the community Sponsorships and Tribute book ads are available for and the “eat, drink and buy locally” movement. purchase.

Till’s philanthropic work does not stop with the For more information on the Milton & Betty Katz Jewish community or the planet, she also has a strong passion for Community Center, visit www.jccatlantic.org. For Gala, animals. As such, she hosts an annual dog show designed sponsorship or ticket information contact, Katz JCC to promote public awareness for responsible dog adoption Director of Special Events & Fundraising Julie Fink at 609- and conscientious pet guardianship. 822-1167 Ext. 159.

“Cookie is well-deserving of this recognition,” Executive Director of the Katz, JCC, Jack I. Fox said. “She is a leading The mission of the Milton & Betty Katz JCC of Atlantic example of giving ‘Tzedakah’ – the act of charitable giving.” County is to foster an appreciation of Jewish identity, values and culture, to promote health, education and welfare of our The Katz JCC Annual Gala is presented as an opportunity members, to strengthen Jewish family life, to build a sense of for the organization to recognize individuals who have community and ensure Jewish continuity for our children, out had a positive community impact and to celebrate children’s children, and ourselves.

Cookie Till

Cookie Till, owner of Steve & Cookies of Margate will be Other board affiliations include: President,A “ Work in recognized for her commitment to a healthy community at Progress Foundation” a nonprofit corporation devoted to the Milton & Betty Katz Jewish Community Center 2014 establishing gardens and hands-on nutritional programs in Annual Gala on Saturday, March 22 at One Atlantic at the Atlantic City; a Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Pier Shops in Caesars, Atlantic City. Foundation Board Member; Foodbank of South Jersey Board Member; Let's Eat Board Member and Atlantic “We were thrilled to learn that the JCC has chosen our County Special Services Foundation Board past President. Foundation Board Member and dear friend Cookie Till to be this year’s gala honoree,” AtlantiCare Director of “Cookie’s contributions are endless,” Gala Event Chairman Community Engagement & Client Relations Samantha Marc Neumann said. “Her friends often comment that they Kiley, MPH, MBA said. “Since Cookie has joined the do not know how she does it all – other than they think she AtlantiCare Foundation Board, she has invigorated our does not sleep. We are grateful that she has accepted the members and staff, by not only raising awareness around honor and is allowing us to recognize her in this way. Her the promotion of health via good nutrition for an entire contributions are certainly worth recognizing.” community, but also by assisting us in formulating a response. She’s a wonderful ambassador who creates “It’s very fitting that the JCC has chosen Cookie as opportunities for us to live out our vision of building, and their honoree for the Annual Gala. She epitomizes what in this case growing, healthy communities.” community service and volunteerism are all about. Additionally, she is extraordinarily dedicated to healthy Till is the AtlantiCare Foundation Secretary and living initiatives for young and old alike. All of these Healthy School/Healthy Children Foundation Board qualities are fundamentally important to the JCC’s Subcommittee Chair. mission,” according to friend Dan Gottlieb.

54 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 55 The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of South Jersey 80th Annual Dinner Name Norman ChRiS FeRRy iNSuRaNCe aGeNCy has been servicing South Jersey since 1949. as an independent agent, Wilson and John Mistler the Senator Frank S. “Hap” we have the ability to quote your insurance needs with many Farley Outstanding Men of the Year insurance companies to get you the best coverage at the most competitive price. The Atlantic County chapter of The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick saluted Atlantic City Fire Department at Chris Ferry insurance, we offer both Personal and Commercial veterans, Norman Wilson and John Mistler, as 2014 Outstanding Men of the Year at the society’s 80th annual dinner insurance: auto, homeowners, Flood, Life, health, Restaurants and scholarship banquet March 8th, at the Greate Bay Country Club in Somers Point. and Contractors. Call us today for a free quote. Assemblyman Chris Brown, a past Outstanding Man of the Year honoree himself, commented on the Customer Service is our #1 Priority. accomplishments of this year’s award recipients: “We are proud to honor two community heroes who served with distinction with the Atlantic City Fire Department and are role models for public service,” Brown said. “Norman Carriers We Represent: and John exemplify the rich contributions of Irish culture to America’s melting pot.”

Wilson and Mistler are the founding members of The Atlantic City Fire Department Sand Pipers Pipe and Drum Band. After 9/11, they spent the remainder of 2001 playing the pipes at the funerals for fallen firefighters. 2000 Shore Rd., Ste. 206 4400 North Corp Pkwy Linwood, NJ 08221 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 The Friendly Sons also awarded scholarships to two outstanding local students pursuing higher education next Phone: (609) 653-6600 Phone: (561) 630-7676 Fax: (609) 653-6929 Fax: (609) 653-6929 year. www.ferryins.com www.weinsurefl.com

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Angeloni’s II offers the finest Italian-American cuisine in the Atlantic City area. The family-owned and operated businesses have been preparing the finest Italian-American entrees in the greater New Jersey area for over 40 years. We invite you to enjoy the fine dining experience of Angeloni’s II where every detail in your complete satisfaction is our goal. Best food in AC: “Every time I return to my hometown in Trenton, NJ, I visit Angeloni’s in Atlantic City…the best veal dishes in town...recently sent my friends from Las Vegas (Louie Prima Jr. and his band) to Angeloni’s and they loved it...and you will too.” Henry Poreda, Saloonkeeper, Sonny’s Saloon and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada

Open Monday - Friday for Lunch, Seven Days for Dinner Assemblyman Chris Brown, President, and Past President Tom Prendergrast present John Mistler (L) and Norman 2400 Arctic Avenue Atlantic City, NJ 08401 • (609) 344-7875 • [email protected] Wilson (R) the “Outstanding Men of the Year” award We are located on the corner of Arctic & Georgia Avenues 56 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 57 Red Line Classic Charity Game GET A MOVE ON AtlantiCare doctors suggest stomping out sedentary lifestyle At the start of Red Line Classic charity game, the ceremonial puck drop was made by a brave young Dante Ugliarolo; EHT native, who had a brain tumor removed just 4 months ago. The Red Line Classic game featured retired NHL players from the Flyers & Devils along with firefighters & first responders from all over the tri-state area. Before reading on, you might want to stand. Research suggests that sitting for four or more hours a day puts you at higher risk for health problems including heart disease, diabetes and cancer. If you work at a desk job, have long commutes, curl up on the couch to watch TV, or spend a lot of time surfing the Web, here is a suggestion: Get up! “When you’re sitting, many of your larger skeletal muscles aren’t working, particularly in your lower limbs,” says Howard Levite, MD, medical director, the Heart Institute at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus and of ARMC’s Cardiac Catheterization laboratories, Pomona. “When muscles aren’t contracting, they aren’t using the fuel of vitamins, minerals and energy your bloodstream delivers. A surplus of blood sugar results. That can raise your risk for heart disease, diabetes and other serious health conditions.” Physical activity not only counters the problems presented Keep in mind that regular exercise doesn’t by sedentary habits, but also helps our bodies work at offset the risks of prolonged sitting. To optimal ability and can have other benefits. “I started combat sedentary habits, try to: running four years ago, and while I’m not particularly fast Photo:Tom Briglia/PhotoGraphics or stylish, I know I’m stronger than I was before,” says • Monitor how much time you sit. Elizabeth Crowley, MD, AtlantiCare Physician Group • Stretch at your desk. Stand up every Primary Care Plus, Cape May Court House. “This past year, 15 to 30 minutes. I expanded to short-distance sprint triathlons and did • Exercise with a friend. Schedule exercise three over the summer. I’ve met some great people and dates regularly and make exercising achieved things I never thought I would.” fun through collaboration or friendly Stephen Bushay, MD, AtlantiCare Physician Group Primary competition. Care Plus, Northfield, feels similarly. “Make sure you get • Take five minute breaks for yoga poses. regular exercise,” he tells patients. “It’s good for the body and good for the mind. It’s been a way of life for me for • When watching children or grandchildren over 25 years. I met my wife at the gym, too!” play sports, stand more often that you sit in the stands. • Dance during your day. Pick a favorite “The key to being active is being aware song or two or turn on the radio. of how much time you spend sitting.” • Climb stairs – in lieu of using the “Some of us sit for more of the day than we sleep,” explains elevator or just to get moving. Marna Cutler, DO, AtlantiCare Physician Group Primary Care • Use a pedometer – aim for taking Plus, Ventnor. “The more aware you are of how much time at least 10,000 steps a day. you spending sitting, the more likely you will be to start moving. Set calendar alerts or phone alerts for stretching, walking, or exercise breaks. You’ll likely be more productive 2310 Arctic Ave. than if you sit for hours at a time.” Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Survey your sedentary habits. Find your feet. Embrace 609-344-2732 exercise. Make this your most active season.

58 | The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 The Boardwalk Journal | March 2014 | 59 www.atlanticare.org 1-888-569-1000 Find us on Taking You Well Into The Future Anthony’s Out to Lunch DINING ON THE FIFTH FLOOR: By THE CHELSEA HOTEL Anthony Previti

It’s rare to find elegance and comfort at the same was soft and tender, but could have used a little bit time. For example, I always found the Chelsea Prime more salt on that nice, crusty outside. Our server dINING ON THE FIFTH restaurant (located on the fifth floor of the Chelsea recommended the homemade steak sauce and that FLOOR Hotel) to capture that sophistication, but it always felt sweet and spicy sauce gave the steak the pop that it standoffish and unwelcoming to me. Its replacement, was missing. Oh, and whatever you do, don’t forget Dining on the Fifth Floor, maintains that posh beauty to add a side of the White Truffle Mac and Cheese for The Chelsea Hotel and yet the staff couldn’t have been more gracious $6. It was ridiculous. I should have ordered a second in their treatment to us. Our recent visit truly was a side to go and ate it on the way home. 111 S. Chelsea Avenue memorable experience from start to finish. Atlantic City It is usually hard for me to pass up lamb chops. I 609-428-4545 As soon as the elevators opened to the fifth floor, you don’t often make them at home, so when I see them are taken back by its gorgeous design. What followed on a menu, I have to order them. The Grilled Rack of next was nothing short of high class. Our pleasant Lamb Chops ($31) was some of the best I have ever Hours: Fridays and hostess found our reservation immediately and gave had. The lamb had that salty crust on the outside, us the most comforting booth I think I have ever sat yet soft and juicy on the inside. The mint pesto Saturdays 4 pm to 10 in. Our server Maria made us feel at home when she drizzle just took it to another level. I could eat this pm. Closed Sunday - thanked us by name for visiting that evening. Austin every night. But don’t discount those crispy roasted Thursday the bartender, personally stopped by with a special potatoes. I couldn’t help myself and started dipping non-alcoholic Mojito and wanted to make sure it them in the homemade steak sauce. It was like French was to my guest’s liking. And finally the manager fries and ketchup for rich people!!! (Now, I know how thechelsea-ac.com Julia stopped by to ensure that every aspect of our the other half lives…) meal was done to perfection. Each step of the way, we were thanked by name and treated like we were Dessert took us by surprise. The Cookie Plate ($8) in someone’s home. (A really, really fancy home, but was actually a layer of baked sugar and chocolate menu: home nonetheless!) chip cookies with vanilla ice cream and chocolate The menu is online for sauce. And the Kahlua Chocolate Cake ($8) was Okay. Okay. So how was the food? It was excellent. actually a flourless cake flavored with dark coffee and your review. Apps range We started with three mini crab cakes ($11). The bittersweet chocolate chunks. Both desserts were from $7-11, Soups/Salads jumbo lump blue crab was lightly mixed with no filler, fantastic. Neither was what we were expecting, but in $7, Entrees $18-21, and seasoned ever so slightly, expertly seared on each the end, they were exactly what we wanted. side, and complimented with a spicy aioli dipping sides for $5-6. sauce. You can’t make a crab cake much better than Dining on the Fifth Floor was an excellent that. Next, we sampled the Tuna Tartare ($11). The “experience” for us. It wasn’t just a meal, it was sushi-grade tuna was diced and tossed with avocado, romance, class, and elegance, but also that sense Tony’s Tip: cilantro, lime, and jalapeno. The bold flavor of the of comfort we all desire rolled into one. I highly fresh tuna matched well with the spicy, citrus flavor. recommend you make a reservation, request one of You know I love Happy It was served with tortilla chips, but honestly the dish those comfortable booths, and just let the amazing Hours. The Fifth’s is was so good on its own, that it didn’t need them. Next staff take care of the rest. And as soon as your date between 4 pm and 6 pm time, I’ll order two! goes to use the restroom, rip apart those lamb chops and features $5 Small with your bare hands!!! Just make sure no one is For entrees, the Filet Mignon ($29) was cooked to a looking first… Plate Appetizers and $6 perfect medium rare as requested and accompanied Martinis, $5 Wines and $4 with pretty tasty garlic mashed potatoes. The meat Beers. Put me down for some Cuban Pork Tacos and a Corona please!!

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