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Lowell Cohn's pertinent and impertinent take on sports

Tiger Woods is Mike Tyson

Monday, at 9:58 by

Here is the opening to my Tuesday column: Tiger Woods is Mike Tyson, and Mike Tyson is Tiger Woods. This is not to suggest Woods and Tyson have the same personality. Tyson was a thug who went to the slammer for rape, although he seems kind of lovable now. And Woods has a thin Stanford veneer from the minute or two he spent on the Farm. And Woods, for the most part, has controlled his public image in ways Tyson… Read More »

How 49ers are bullies like Mike Tyson — and is that good?

Monday, at 7:03 by

Here is the opening to my Tuesday column about the 49ers’ run defense which isn’t what it used to be: SANTA CLARA The San Francisco 49ers are Mike Tyson. Oh, that may be an overstatement. So, let me be more subtle. They show signs of being Mike Tyson, and that should make them worry. For a time, Tyson was a very good heavyweight. He was the most famous boxer in the world and he knocked out a lot of guys… Read More »