Columnist Kate Maddox: ‘Ocean’ foes making waves

Kate Maddox

Friday, Dec. 29, 2000 | 9:41 a.m.

Kate Maddox's column appears Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays. Reach her at kmaddox@lasvegassun.com.

Getting Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis together for a faux-fight in "Ocean's 11" might be a riskier proposition than most would expect. The money-making powers behind the upcoming Vegas heist flick might want to rethink the dangers of getting these two powerhouses in the same state, much less the same ring.

Hype aside, it was Tyson who just a few months back told the world in his usual calm and rational fashion, "I want to eat (Lewis') children. I want to rip his heart out and feed it to him. I will put a bullet in his skull. Praise be to Allah!" Well, thanks for that wish list, Mike, but it looks like you might want to have a quick chat with Allah as soon as you get a sec.

For his part, Lewis, the current heavyweight champ, calls Tyson an "imbecile" and "a train wreck waiting to happen." Lewis speaks out in the January issue of Maxim magazine and demonstrates his snappy Brit humor. He hypothesizes that if Tyson is "going to eat guys (a reference to Tyson's infamous Evander Holyfield ear-snacking incident back in '97), his next fight should be on the Food Network."

This back-and-forth schtick becomes slightly more interesting than the usual fourth grade he-said-he-said when you consider that these guys have reportedly signed on to "stage" a bout for the new movie. The 10,000 or so extras needed to fill the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the scene might be in for a real treat.

Looking for a little more action this New Year's Eve? Tired of the Strip club scene? Then Michael Fuller's Resolution New Year's bash might be just the thing. Fuller, the true nightclub guru of Vegas, has joined forces with a pack of DJs to take over the Hop, which is undergoing renovations to become a new haven of hip called Glo Bar. Twenty-five bucks buys you a ticket to cavernous dance rooms, multiple VIP areas and a complimentary breakfast at dawn.

District Court Judge Jeffrey Sobel and his wife, Susan, are Van-addicts -- as in Irish singing legend Van Morrison. Every time this guy comes to town, the Sobels throw a big party for Van fans all over the world, and this New Year's will be no exception. Morrison will be at the Joint for concerts on New Year's Eve (the Judge and his wife are front row center for that one) and New Year's Day (third row center there). Susan Sobel is an "overseas correspondent" for Wavelength, the Morrison fan newsletter.

And since most of you are still out of the office for the holiday as I go to press, leaving me with a few inches to fill this Christmas week, let's talk about Dennis Rodman. The former bad boy of basketball was recently spotted schmoozing with a Miss Electra, but not Carmen. No, not even close.

According to New York Daily News gossips, Rodman has reportedly been keeping company in a Miami hotel with a hot nightclub act named Electra. But this Electra works the drag-queen stages around South Beach.

Rodman has apparently added the entertainer to his personal entourage, and the two recently shared a romantic eggs, bacon and whiskey breakfast.