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NEW YORK – JANUARY 22: (FILE PHOTO) Boxer Mike Tyson, bleeding from the forehead, yells at reporters at a news conference announcing the upcoming Las Vegas fight between Tyson and heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis January 22, 2002 in New York, NY. Tyson was arrested after a brawl with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel June 21, 2003 in New York City. He has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK – JANUARY 22: (FILE PHOTO) Boxer Mike Tyson, bleeding from the forehead, yells at reporters at a news conference announcing the upcoming Las Vegas fight between Tyson and heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis January 22, 2002 in New York, NY. Tyson was arrested after a brawl with two men outside a Brooklyn hotel June 21, 2003 in New York City. He has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
No doubt, Mike Tyson and Dennis Rodman are among the most iconic sporting figure in the USA’s sporting history. Both were reasonably good in their respective sports and were also famous for their off-court behavior, which was the flamboyant attitude and controversies.
As both spent time in Las Vegas during their illustrative career, the Basketball Legend revealed how once his friend slapped the former heavyweight champion, which infuriated the latter so much that he threatened to kill him.
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Rodman, who retired as the greatest rebounder in NBA history, joined Tyson on his podcast and recalled an amusing incident he had with ‘The Baddest Man on Earth’.
Since both had sizeable fortunes, they often used to spend time shopping in Downtown, Las Vegas. Once Rodman, along with his friend, crossed paths with Tyson in the Versace Store. Tyson was there to purchase a suit, so when Tyson was busy checking suits, Rodman’s friend decided to introduce himself to Tyson.
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He went straight to Tyson and said, “Hey”. And something came across his mind, as he jokingly slapped Tyson. Rodman narrated this incident,
“It actually happened. So Mike turns around and my friend went up to him. And literally slapped him in the face. And now not hard but just more like that and Mike turned around, came straight to me and said,’ Dennis I love you to death, I’ma kill that [ __ ]. I’ll kill that [ __ ] right there’. I said oh! man come on man. You know he’s gonna come drunk right now he’s kind of drunk. Okay, he said. He said the man never do this [ __ ] again we’ll [ __ ] this [ __ ] up I said be my [ __ ] guest”, Rodman said.What is Mike Tyson doing now?
Mike Tyson has a big project ahead. He is returning for the live episode of ‘AEW Rampage’. He will face the jam-packed Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where during his career fans used to chant his name.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 03: Mike Tyson attends the OneOf GRAMMY After Party at Hakkasan Las Vegas Restaurant and Nightclub on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for OneOf)
He has also appeared live for AEW before. On April 14, 2021, he appeared as a special guest in the episode of ‘AEW Dynamite’.
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What do you think of his incident with Rodman’s friend? Let us know in the comments below.
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