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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 02: Former heavyweight boxer, Mike Tyson watches on during the ladies singles third round match between Serena Williams and Julia Georges of Germany during day seven of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on June 2, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 02: Former heavyweight boxer, Mike Tyson watches on during the ladies singles third round match between Serena Williams and Julia Georges of Germany during day seven of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on June 2, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Mike Tyson, the former two-time heavyweight champion, jumped into the high-intensity ongoing controversy between Canelo Alvarez and Lionel Messi. The living legend did not support the Mexican and, in turn, defended one of the greatest soccer players of all time.
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The high-profile drama sparked after Canelo reacted blatantly to a video that showed the Argentine icon celebrating a 2-0 win over Mexico in the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup along with his teammates in the dressing room. While doing so, Messi stepped on the Mexican national team T-shirt. This hurt the undisputed super-middleweight champion’s sentiments, and he got offended.
Immediately, the angry hard-hitter took to social media and wrote a threatening message.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 03: WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez looks on during a news conference at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 03, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez will face Caleb Plant on November 6 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
“Did you guys see Messi cleaning the floor with our jersey and flag? He better pray to God that I don’t find him. Just like I respect Argentina, he has to respect Mexico”, Alvarez wrote on Twitter.
When ‘The Baddest Man on Planet’ came across this storyline, he took a bold stand. Defending Messi, he warned Canelo.
In an interview with BBO Sports, he said, “Someone called ‘Canelo’ threatened Messi. If he dares to touch Messi, I will have to return to the ring.”
But as of now, it does not seem that Tyson has to return to the ring against the Mexican.
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The four-weight division world champ apologized to Messi and to the folks of Argentina on Wednesday.
According to him, he was carried away by the passion and love that he feels for his country. It was a misunderstanding that led to this chaos.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – MAY 06: Canelo Alvarez looks on against Billy Joe Saunders during the press conference for Alvarez’s WBC and WBA super middleweight titles and Saunders’ WBO super middleweight title at Live! by Loews hotel on May 06, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Following a win over Poland, Messi also commented on it. In his opinion, it was a misunderstanding because he never intended to disrespect anyone.
Canelo, who is coming out of a win over his rival Gennady Golovkin, has his eyes set on some big opponent next year.
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