Clearly, Tyson was not impressed with the movie that told his story. However, he appreciated Michael Jai White for playing his character well. In an interview, Jai White once mentioned that people used to call him “Mike Tyson” before he did ‘Tyson’. Back then, Jai White used to go to break dance classes, and people there felt that he shared an uncanny resemblance to the boxing legend.

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‘Iron Mike’ scared Michael Jai White

In a two-year-old interview, Michael Jai White talked about an incident with ‘Iron Mike’ that scared him. The ‘Falcon Rising’ actor and ‘Kid Dynamite’ ran into each other at Comic-Con. As soon as Tyson saw Jai White, the boxing star said that he heard Jai White talk bad about him.

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This scared the Hollywood star, as he had no idea if ‘Iron Mike’ was joking or not. Jai White knew that Tyson had a peculiar sense of humor but was terrified for a while. Later, Jai White understood that Tyson was joking, and a few minutes later, they laughed about the whole thing.

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