I glanced through here quickly to see if anyone had posted anything about this, and I didn't see anything, so I'll post it now...
From boxingtime.com
R.I.P. Bill Cayton
Bill Cayton, who managed the former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and owned a collection of old fight films, died Saturday in Larchmont, N.Y. He was 85. The cause was lung cancer, said his daughter, Trish Cayton. Cayton also managed the world champions Wilfred Benitez and Edwin Rosario. He was best known for managing Tyson with Jim Jacobs when Tyson turned pro in 1984. Cayton's film collection included fights involving Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson and Gene Tunney, and the 1936 fight between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium. Cayton sold his film and tape library in 1998 to the Walt Disney Company, which shows many of the titles on its ESPN Classic network.
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Great post. Agree on all points.terap wrote:"Jacobs who really 'managed' Tyson and Cayton just happened to be there"
Jacobs didn't manage anyone once he died.
Look up his death date ( and he was seriously ill for a long time before he died).
and look up when Tyson won his title(s) and defended them.
Cayton was a millionaire businessman.
He handled Tyson's business--made him the most money he could.
Cayton said to me, "If I were handling Mike, he never would have been indicted
[concerning the rape charge and conviction---which Don King screwed up royally including the choice of the totally incompetent lawyer he got Tyson].
Cayton told me that the [first] Frank Bruno fight (Tyson's first fight after breaking his legal contract with Cayton and going over to Don King)
was originally scheduled by Cayton to take place in Wembley Staduim in England, where the live gate would have been tremendous with the British coming out to see their fighter Bruno get his chance against Tyson for the title.
Instead King had the fight held in the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas with almost no live gate. That is is just one indication of how King hurt Tyson.
During the time of Tyson troubles before he left Cayton, Cayton expertly and deftly handled each situation for Tyson.
As soon as Tyson left Cayton his life became a disaster---losing his title, his freedom--everything.
The sudden change in Tyson's fortunes shows very clearly the difference between a businessman like Cayton running Tyson's business and a scum like King "managing" him.
The tragedy of Tyson would never have happened if he had not left Cayton for Don King.