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RETIRED boxer Mike Tyson has unleashed an expletive-filled rant on live TV in Canada.
Tyson was appearing on the cable news channel CP24 when the host, Nathan Downer, asked him about his recent meeting with Toronto’s scandal-plagued, cocaine-smoking mayor Rob Ford.
Ford recently returned to work after a stint in rehab, and is seeking re-election. Yes, really.
Rob Ford and Mike Tyson shake hands. Source: AP
“Some of your critics would say, ‘There’s a race for mayor. We know you’re a convicted rapist. This could hurt his campaign.’ How would respond to that?” Downer asked.
“It’s so interesting, you come off like a nice guy,” Tyson replied, stewing over his answer for a few moments before insulting Downer with some foul language.
“Hey, come on. We’re doing live TV now,” Downer said, throwing up his hands.
“I don’t care. What are you going to do about it?” the retired boxer responded.
Tyson loses it on live TV
1:33
When Tyson gets angry, he gets ANGRY. Source: AP
“Is it nervewracking for you to do something like this, or is it more nervous for you to box?” Downer asked after a few more uncomfortable exchanges, clearly trying to ease the tension.
“It’s more nervewracking to be in here talking to a rat piece of s**t like you,” Tyson answered.
Tyson served three years of a six-year sentence in the 1990s for raping a teenage beauty-pageant contestant.
In a tweet after the incident, Downer said it was unfortunate his question hurt Tyson’s feelings and that it wasn’t his intention.
Tyson was appearing on the cable news channel CP24 when the host, Nathan Downer, asked him about his recent meeting with Toronto’s scandal-plagued, cocaine-smoking mayor Rob Ford.
Ford recently returned to work after a stint in rehab, and is seeking re-election. Yes, really.
Rob Ford and Mike Tyson shake hands. Source: AP
“Some of your critics would say, ‘There’s a race for mayor. We know you’re a convicted rapist. This could hurt his campaign.’ How would respond to that?” Downer asked.
“It’s so interesting, you come off like a nice guy,” Tyson replied, stewing over his answer for a few moments before insulting Downer with some foul language.
“Hey, come on. We’re doing live TV now,” Downer said, throwing up his hands.
“I don’t care. What are you going to do about it?” the retired boxer responded.
Tyson loses it on live TV
1:33
When Tyson gets angry, he gets ANGRY. Source: AP
“Is it nervewracking for you to do something like this, or is it more nervous for you to box?” Downer asked after a few more uncomfortable exchanges, clearly trying to ease the tension.
“It’s more nervewracking to be in here talking to a rat piece of s**t like you,” Tyson answered.
Tyson served three years of a six-year sentence in the 1990s for raping a teenage beauty-pageant contestant.
In a tweet after the incident, Downer said it was unfortunate his question hurt Tyson’s feelings and that it wasn’t his intention.
