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Colorado denies fight permit Posted: Thursday February 14, 2002 9:18 PMDENVER (AP) -- Colorado denied a promoter's request for a permit to stage a Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis championship bout, citing Tyson's violent reputation. Josef Mason, director of Colorado's Office of Boxing, denied the request by promoter Marty Garafalo on Thursday. "What made the decision was a little bit of everything, especially his record inside the ring. With that kind of record, we wouldn't know what would occur when he actually fought," Mason said. Garafalo applied Monday for a permit to stage the fight June 8 at Invesco Field at Mile High. Mason acknowledged Denver could have made millions on the fight but said it was not reason enough to accept the request. Las Vegas acknowledged it lost an estimated $100 million when Nevada rejected Tyson's application for a boxing license. "Sure it's hard to turn down the money, and we would welcome most boxers, but most boxers don't have a history like this," Mason said. Gov. Bill Owens publicly opposed holding the fight in Denver, saying it would tarnish the state's image and condone Tyson's behavior.
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