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VIDEO: Hotboxin’ Guest Left Startled After Watching Mike Tyson Staring Death in the Eye Under Gun Point

Published 08/01/2022, 11:15 AM EDT

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Mike Tyson has used his podcast as a vehicle for sharing unique stories with viewers. In fact, ‘the Baddest Man on the Planet’ recently opened up about being interviewed by a serial killer and having a gun pulled out on him.

Tyson was talking at his ‘Hotboxin with Mike Tyson‘ podcast with co-host Sebastian Joseph Day. Moreover, actor and comedian David Spade was also present as a guest for the episode. Spade was describing the incident where he was confronted by an armed man. This was when Tyson pitched in, “Put in Mike Tyson, the baseline killer. Yeah, I’ve been interviewed by a serial killer.”

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Tyson also mentioned that the Baseline shooter used to be a boxing writer at that time. And that he interviewed him at his gym.

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Additionally, Tyson also showed the duo a video where a man pulled a gun out on him during a comedy show. Talking about the incident, he said, “Motherf*cker, f*cking with me all the time. I’m a good person.”

He further added, “He stepped right in front of the comedian while he was performing. Check this sh*t out.”

Day, who was taken aback by the incident, asked Tyson what was going through his mind. In response, Tyson mentioned that he did not even flinch. He stated that he can look people in the eye and know if they wanted to hurt him.

Mike Tyson faces a man with a gun

It takes a gargantuan amount of courage and stupidity to brandish a gun at a formidable heavyweight like Mike Tyson. In fact, the intimidating ‘Iron’ Mike maintained remarkable composure while facing the attacker.

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Tyson was attending an event at a comedy club in Los Angeles. Mid performance, an audience member disrupted the comedian and challenged Tyson to a fight. The man even stated that he was doing so to upgrade his status. And, at one point, he even went on to pull out a gun, which caused many people to scurry.

However, Tyson calmly remained seated through the entire fiasco. Moreover, he comforted the man and give him a hug.

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Joshua Ben Joseph

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Joshua Ben Joseph is a Boxing writer for EssentiallySports. He started his career as an editorial cartoonist and holds a BFA degree with a specialization in Animated Filmmaking and Screenwriting from AISFM, Hyderabad. An avid lover of boxing history, Joshua believes his writing extends his lifelong adoration for combat sports.
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