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BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 01: (CHINA OUT) American former professional boxer Mike Tyson attends premiere of film “Ip Man 3” directed by Wilson Yip on March 1, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 01: (CHINA OUT) American former professional boxer Mike Tyson attends premiere of film “Ip Man 3” directed by Wilson Yip on March 1, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group via Getty Images)
The name of former world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, is synonymous with brutal knockouts inside the ring. Meanwhile, he is also known for some intriguing verbal swipes. It was reported that Tyson once downed talk show host Jimmy Kimmel with a brutal verbal KO.
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Kimmel has a segment called ‘Mean Tweets’ as a part of his ‘Jimmy Kimmel Show‘. Moreover, the segment involves celebrities reading out mean tweets addressed to them by fans. But, on the occasion of Kimmel’s 50th birthday, the tables were turned, and celebs read out tweets addressed to Kimmel.

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LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 10: Former boxer and inductee Mike Tyson arrives at the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame inaugural induction gala at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on August 10, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
This was when Tyson had the opportunity to read out a mean tweet. He read, “Jimmy Kimmel open your eyes. Your eyes look like v*ginas. #squinter.”
However, it’s worth noting that Tyson was taken aback by the tweet. He was hilariously seen with a confused look on his face.
Mike Tyson dresses up as a bee
One of the most iconic quotes in boxing is, “Float Like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” It can even be argued that the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ is a personification of that very quote. However, Tyson recently surprised fans by dressing up as a bee for a segment of the Jimmy Kimmel show.
And there was no doubt that he looked ‘bee-utiful’.
The segment involved Kimmel challenging himself in a spelling contest against the winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Meanwhile, Guillermo Rodriguez and Tyson were also present donning bee costumes. Notably, the duo was partaking in the segment as ‘professional pronouncers’.
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Moreover, in a hilarious backstage video, Tyson was seen joyfully singing and dancing in the costume. He also continuously mentioned that he was feeling beautiful.
Fans were overjoyed to see the formidable former heavyweight in his fun laid-back avatar.
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