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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 22: Mike Tyson is seen in attendance during the UFC 270 event at Honda Center on January 22, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)

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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 22: Mike Tyson is seen in attendance during the UFC 270 event at Honda Center on January 22, 2022 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
Streaming service Hulu’s upcoming biopic on boxing legend Mike Tyson has become a hotbed for controversy. Tyson has accused Hulu of not paying his due for the biopic and claimed that it was made without his permission.
Hulu’s model of stealing life rights of celebrities is egregiously greedy #headswillroll
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) August 6, 2022
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It seemed like Tyson was in his right to accuse the streaming service of conning him. However, fans were not so keen on showing their support to the former heavyweight champion as they called out Tyson for his ‘scams’, focusing mainly on the NFTs he was promoting.
Fans call out Mike Tyson
One fan asked Tyson if he also promoted NFTs and accused him of taking advantage of his fans. Moreover, he also stated that it would be hard for people to support him if he himself indulges in such practices.
Didn’t you promote an NFT Scam to take advantage of all your supporters? Hard to support you after doing something like that.
— Troy (@CrabWithAGun) August 7, 2022
Another fan stated that this was the same thing Iron Mike was doing with his NFT project, which he called ‘useless’.
What your useless NFT project stealing money from many people ?
— Black (@black69sea) August 6, 2022
Moreover, another fan asked Tyson to show the same energy with his NFT project, and whether he forgot about the investors of the project. He also asked Tyson to help him with the updates on the project.
Hey @MikeTyson Can you show same energy toward your NFT project on Opensea? Have you forgotten about holders (investors) any updates anything second drop still not sold old diluting entire project ? Can you help
— ermac.eth (@NFTweb_3) August 6, 2022
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Another fan responded to this claim and stated that Tyson was only a tool to promote the initial stage of the project and was not an investor in the project himself. He also deemed the whole thing as a scam.
He was only there to sell you the initial NFTs. Of course he’s not going to invest in the “product” once you have. The whole thing is a scam.
— JH (@wookie301) August 6, 2022
Furthermore, another fan stated that Tyson had earned his money from promoting it and does not care what happens to the project once he was paid.
bag holder. Mike's had he's bag, do you not see how it works.
— RayCoinkeeper (@RayCoinkeeper) August 6, 2022
Another fan stated that the project was a downright scam and that moving on was the best option.
You got bagged homie
move on— acapulcogold (@_acapulcogold) August 7, 2022
Lastly, one fan sarcastically stated that one should always get NFT advice from people like Tyson and trust them to make the right choice.
Damn if you can’t trust Mike Tyson with NFTs who can you trust !?
— Yerba Schmatte (@Ezraw0) August 6, 2022
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It certainly seems that the fans were not happy about Tyson ranting about him greeting scammed, while, according to the fans, he himself conned thousands of people with his NFT project. The fans feel that it was hypocritical of the former champ to accuse Hulu and had no sympathy for him.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 25: Mike Tyson speaks onstage during the “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truthts” panel discussion. HBO portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Association tour Day 2. Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 25, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
However, many people have come to Iron Mike’s support, including WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and UFC star Nate Diaz, who have urged people to boycott the series along with Tyson.
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