Tyson has few memories of loss

 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mike Tyson has only a few hazy memories of his first fight with Evander Holyfield, a fight he thought he had won until his handlers told him in the dressing room that he was knocked out in the 11th round.
 From the middle rounds on, when the two fighters clashed heads, Tyson says he doesn't remember a thing about the upset loss that cost him his WBA heavyweight title.
 "I was whacked out," Tyson said. "Basically, I didn't know what was going on in there."
 That might have been why Tyson was somewhat less than analytical at Wednesday's final prefight press conference when someone wanted to know what mistakes he made in the first fight and what he would do to correct them in Saturday night's rematch.
 "I lost the first fight, that's the biggest mistake there is," Tyson said. "We'll correct it by winning this time."
 Whether Tyson can correct it, of course, won't be known until the two fighters meet in a scheduled 12-round heavyweight title fight that will be boxing's richest ever.
 A bigger question might be whether the 34-year-old Holyfield can put together back-to-back big fights after a lengthy career that has seen him take his share of punishment in the ring.
 "I look to bring even more to the table this time," Holyfield said. "They (Tyson's camp) have found a way to beat that guy they fought Nov. 9. There will be a different guy, a better guy, in there June 28."
 The two fighters met for the final time Wednesday for yet another lengthy press conference presided over by Don King. Subjects ranged the gamut from untimely deaths of the relatives of famous people to whether Pete Rose should get in baseball's Hall of Fame.
 If little was revealed during the 90-minute King talkathon, it did manage to put both boxers on a dais together to promote pay-per-view sales that could hit record levels.
 "I don't know about this being the greatest fight ever, but I know it's been built up as the greatest fight ever," Tyson said.
 The numbers for the rematch, at least in terms of dollars, are staggering.
 Holyfield will get some $35 million -- the biggest one-night purse for an entertainer or athlete of any kind -- while Tyson is said to be making $30 million for his night's work.
 King will certainly get his cut too, as will cable television operators across the country who pocket a good percentage of each pay-per-view sale at a suggested price of $49.95, or $10 more if ordered the night of the fight.
 "If you believe the projections I've read, this fight will gross $130 million," said Jay Larkin, the man behind boxing on Showtime and its pay-per-view arm, SET. "It's one of the biggest sporting events ever."
 The first fight between the two men grossed some $100 million, with pay-per-view revenue of close to $80 million from 1.6 million buys, Larkin said. This time, he predicted 1.8 million buys.
 Add in $15 million or so in foreign television rights and another $14 million from the live gate at the MGM Grand Hotel, and the numbers finally compute.
 After selling out the 16,331-seat MGM Grand Garden at prices ranging from $200 to $1,500 a seat, the hotel put on sale 3,500 closed-circuit television seats at a price of $75.
 If Tyson doesn't win, it could be some time again before he sees the huge purses he has come to expect since being released from prison two years ago. Part of the appeal of the rematch is that the career of the feared puncher is at a crossroads at the age of 30.
 Tyson didn't appear terribly worried about it at the press conference, where he feigned boredom, but also laughed occasionally and seemed quite relaxed.
 "I'm going to do pretty good Saturday night," Tyson said.
 Holyfield was also relaxed, smiling from the minute he entered the room and patiently answering questions he had heard hundreds of times before.
 "It's not like I'm still gloating on what I did Nov. 9," Holyfield said. "I will have a great victory and I'll win again."