1.   Either way, Nevada is now where the legal battle will be fought, along with the comeback bouts of Tyson.

2.   If Tyson spins out of control in his comeback bout against Francois Botha at the MGM Grand on Saturday night, then Brooks hurtles into oblivion with him.

3.   Two comments he made on a telephone conference call to promote his comeback bout against Arturo Gatti on Saturday in Las Vegas were disturbing and revealing.

4.   Tommy Morrison got the news in a crowded casino, only hours before he was to fight a comeback bout.

5.   Tyson subsequently had his boxing license revoked for a year before returning to knock out Francois Botha in the fifth round in a comeback bout last month.

6.   Tyson, who completed a three-year prison sentence for rape in March, plans to fight his comeback bout later this year.

7.   One-time world heavyweight contender Joe Bugner scored a unanimous points decision over Vince Cervi in his comeback bout near here on Friday to win the Australian heavyweight title.