Fight Brought Happiness to Everybody but Fans

So, the over-hyped Tyson-Williams “fight” is officially over--and everybody’s happy! Right? Wrong!

Promoter Don King is happy: another rich purse.

Atlantic city host Donald Trump is happy: He was introduced to the crowd before the charade.

The referee now has 39 fights in his resume. We still don’t know how many were championship caliber; this one sure wasn’t.

Challenger Williams spent 93 seconds in the square circle and left a millionaire.

Champion Tyson leaves the ring as a multimillionaire, plus a $100,000 cash bonus from Don King for the controversial knockdown.

Everyone’s happy! Right? Wrong! The crowd had every right to jeer and boo--it was a ripoff.

Add the jeers and boos from the HBO audience, and the decibel count goes off the meter.

DAVID C. PHILLIPS

San Diego