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Mike Tyson lands a right jab against Corey 'T-Rex' Sanders during their exhibition Friday.

“I just hope Tyson has grown up and acts responsibly and like a human being,” said Michael Baker, who has little sympathy for the former champ. “He’s a womanizer. I lived in Las Vegas for two years. He doesn’t fool me.”

Tyson used to own a mansion in Southington, Ohio, about 20 miles from Youngstown. He and McPherson selected this blue-collar town to launch the tour partly because of the area’s rich boxing history.

Gene Tunney, Ezzard Charles and Primo Carnera were among the sport’s greats who fought exhibitions in the area, though none of them had a facial tattoo or ever attempted to chew off an opponent’s ear.

McPherson said he’s in contract negotiations to take Tyson abroad. He listed China, South Africa, South Korea, Russia and Los Angeles as possible future sites and said Tyson may fight on Super Bowl weekend in Miami. However, no other dates have been announced.

This fight was available for $29.95 on pay-per-view and McPherson may be waiting to see the size of the worldwide TV audience before planning the next date.

Before Tyson’s fight, there was a six-bout undercard featuring two fighters making their pro debuts. One welterweight, Ken-Yon Kellum of Warren, Ohio, was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center after his corner threw in the towel in the second round of his fight against Pittsburgh’s Frank McGill.

After being checked at the emergency room, Kellum returned to the arena.

In a heavyweight bout between two fighters who looked more like sumo wrestlers, Roy Anthony Bechtford was knocked cold by a straight right hand from Octavius Smith of Indianapolis. Bechtford laid flat on his back for several minutes before being helped to his feet and assisted to the dressing room.

Stephan Pryor, the son of former world champion Aaron Pryor, was beaten in a split decision by Tyron “T.T.” Watson, who flattened Pryor with his first right hand of the match.

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