Once, Mike Tyson‘s infamous 4 a.m. confrontation in front of Dapper Dan’s Boutique cost him $45000 in court against a former opponent. Because of this, his title fight against Frank Bruno was also delayed. This opponent was none other than Mitch Green, who could never defeat Tyson inside the ring but definitely left a mark on his career. In 1988, he was part of a notorious New York Gang, and he thought Tyson was trespassing on his turf when he was in Harlem to pick up a white leather jacket, according to talkSPORT.

So, Green barged into the shop and started insulting the then-heavyweight boxer. In his autobiography, ‘Undisputed Truth’, he revealed that he was drunk at that time and threw the first punch after Green ripped his shirt pocket. Amidst the brawl, Tyson finally threw his signature uppercut to put down his rival. All of this gave him a hairline fracture in his right hand, which delayed his fight with Bruno. A couple of years ago, he expressed a desire to engage in a street fight, just like the one he had with Green.

But before this encounter, Tyson and Mitch Green had gone against each other in the ring back in 1986. But Green managed to go the distance with the knockout master as he clenched him throughout the fight, but didn’t deliver much offensively. Throughout the fight, Tyson threw more punches and body shots than Green, he outworked ‘Blood’ for his money. Tyson won the bout easily by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 9-1 and one of 8-2.

Then WBC Champion, Trevor Berbick was also amazed by Tyson’s performance. “I was impressed. He’s determined, aggressive, he punches hard. Mitch Green takes a punch. I know because I fought him,” he said.

Fans react to the footage of Mike Tyson vs. Mitch Green

So, it was an interesting bout. And a clip of the fight has resurfaced again now on Facebook, and the fans have filled the comments section with their reactions to the iconic bout.

One of the fans, Douglas Carkeet, stated that Tyson taught Green a great lesson during the whole drama. They wrote, “Another big mouth wanksta got taught a lesson“.

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Another fan, Roberto Aquiles Castillo Jimenez, talked about how Tyson managed to win remarkably despite his smaller reach. They wrote, “Admirable Tyson despite his limited resources and age range are replaced by his bravery and experience in the quadrilateral against his opponent the giant Mitch with better range and youth“.

A fan, MC Kaladi, stated that Green actually competed quite well in this bout. They wrote, “It was a home town decision. mitch was equal to the task.”

Another user, Victor Igwe, wrote, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in mouth. it was really 12 rounds war.”

While, one fan, Tony Martinovic, was impressed by the defense of ‘Iron’ Mike. They wrote, “That head movement from Tyson“.

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So, the fans shared their views on the bout and overwhelmingly commended Tyson for how conducted himself in the 12 rounds war against Mitch Green. What are your thoughts about this bout? Let us know in the comments section.

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