Mike Tyson was last night challenged to a fight by a man who later pulled a gun on the boxing legend.
Tyson was at a comedy show in Hollywood when he was approached by a fellow punter. In footage obtained by TMZ, the man can be seen walking up to the former heavyweight world champion.
An eyewitness told the website that the man challenged Tyson to a fight - claiming he wanted to elevate his "status". Tyson remains calm before the host of the night intervened and told the intruder to leave.
In the video, he can be heard saying, "Get the f*** out of here, I'm not playing, bro." The man then pulls out a gun and threatened to shoot the host while customers reacted by hiding under tables.
The instigator soon put the gun away and asked Tyson not to call the police before the man formerly known as the Baddest Man on the Planet hugged his confronter who left shortly afterwards. The Los Angeles police later confirmed they were not called to the incident.
Fans were impressed by how Tyson reacted to the incident, with one saying: "I love how dude pulled out a gun and Mike was just like man look at this guy." Another added: "Mike's spent his whole career reading men that acted crazy. He has an instinct for reading humans in nanoseconds mentally and physically."
Tyson recently dismissed suggestions that he will make another comeback in the ring. The 55-year-old returned to face Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition bout in 2020 with the pair fighting to a draw.
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He then hoped to complete his trilogy with Evander Holyfield but terms could not be agreed. Holyfield eventually fought former UFC star Vitor Belfort but was knocked out in the first round.
And Tyson dismissed reports he was close to agreeing terms with YouTube star Jake Paul. "Nobody told me that," Tyson said on his podcast. "Hey, I ain't got no f***ing money. So where's the f***ing contract. I ain't know nothing about it.
"I was with him in St Barts not too long ago partying and he never told me this. I've never heard this from nobody, I've just heard this from you guys. We got to get some more man s***, blue-eyed, blonde hair, that s*** is very expensive, we need to get some more money, man. A billion bucks.”
