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In what has been a time of welcoming back veterans we've not seen on our screens in many years, back during Invasion earlier this year we caught up with one of those pioneers who, 20 years ago, was a newcomer as a roommate inside the firehouse that was home to The Real World Boston. Well now, you can add two additional people to that list of those Syrus Yarborough has gotten to meet. And he got to share both of those pictures on his Instagram just this past week.
It was during this month 30 years ago when boxer "Iron" Mike Tyson took a bold step in his journey to become the most feared man on the face of the earth. After narrowing missing a 1984 Olympics berth, he began his pro career on a tear in knocking out just about every man that faced him. In late 1986, he ascended to becoming the youngest man to win a heavyweight championship, and by August 1987 he would don all three recognized title belts in the division. He would then save his greatest masterpiece for the following summer when he knocked out Michael Spinks in only 91 seconds to gain the legitimate, lineal heavyweight title… but that would turn out to be the peak of his powers. A failed marriage with Robin Givens, legal troubles and life in the public limelight would ultimately catch on to him, and after his shock KO loss to Buster Douglas in 1990 he was never the same boxer he once was. His 1992 arrest for a rape charge, that bite of Evander Holyfield's ear five years later, and everything else he went through epitomized Iron Mike's downfall from grace. But then again, who else can say that he was part of both a golden heavyweight era and The Hangover trilogy?
Syrus had the opportunity to see the legend in person earlier this week and captioned on Instagram below, "#Boxing #Legend chillin in #VIP on stage w/ Mike Tyson getting it in. Membership has its privileges #Certified #Boss Just another day at the office."
And it was 25 years ago that basketball was the talk of the town for two special reasons. The Dream Team was no doubt the biggest story of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as the likes of Magic, Michael, Bird and a cast of the NBA's best brought hoops to the forefront of the world sporting scene at its greatest event. A month earlier, a new world order was set as a man from LSU was drafted #1 in the NBA Draft: Shaquille O'Nealstarted his career near Disney World for the Orlando Magic in becoming one of the NBA's most dominant players. Then after being part of the '96 Olympic team, Shaq made his way cross country to Disneyland in becoming a face of the Lakers and setting the stage for that team's resurgence once Kobe Bryant was drafted shortly after. Despite the duo's very public feud in playing for a franchise that epitomizes the L.A. way of being famous and well-known, the Lakers won three straight NBA titles. He would later made his way to Miami to play for the Heat, where he teamed with new star Dwayne Wade to bring the NBA title to South Beach, part of a career that included many MVP awards, a Rookie of the Year honor, All-Star selections and other accolades too many to mention. And along with many other honors, he now has a seat at TNT's Inside The NBA desk alongside Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson, Jr.
At the same Rehab pool party where Real World and Challenge alum Jonna did her thing as did the Back to Vegas cast, Syrus got to meet the Big Diesel and captioned, "Walked off the stage w/ Shaq. Backstage Pic wit my crew #WorkAtion #GoodLife #WorkHardPlayHarder." Just a reminder, the NBA campaign begins in exactly less than two months from now.
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