“I want to be served,” Mike Tyson reveals growing impatient with $2 billion fashion brand Versace after receiving clothes that didn’t fit him
In the most recent episode of "GOAT Talk" former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Francis Ngannou shared their Goat opinions.
Mike Tyson (image credits- IMAGO)
Francis Ngannou will take on Tyson Fury in a heavyweight boxing match. The bout will happen in Saudi Arabia later this year. Ngannou has brought in renowned former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to train him for his boxing debut. Recently, Ngannou and Tyson appeared in a “Goat Talk” episode at Complex, where they spoke about several topics.
Subsequently, Francis Ngannou asked Tyson about his “Goat Fashion Era,” to which Tyson responded it was the “80s Versace”. Furthermore, Tyson revealed that he personally knew Gianni Maria Versace, the owner of the luxury brand. Gianni would give Tyson clothes for free, but they would not fit him and had to be customized for Tyson. However, this would take time, making Tyson impatient as he said, “I want to be served.”
Tyson revealed that Gianni would send clothes to him eventually after becoming impatient. However, Tyson would not be able to wait that long, and he would go and buy them himself instead. Mike Tyson had a close friendship with the elites of his time. Not all fighters would have a friendship with someone like Versace like Tyson had.
Furthermore, Tyson stated that his mentality made him want things immediately and not wait for them. Subsequently, Ngannou asked Tyson if he was impatient, but Tyson said he had great patience. However, when he was younger, he was hungry for everything and wanted to be served.
Mike Tyson talks about rapper Tupac Shakur
In the same episode of ‘Goat Talk,’ Ngannou asked Tyson about his “Goat Workout song.” Subsequently, Tyson replied that his favorite rapper was Tupac Shakur, and his favorite song was “Ambitionz az a Ridah.”
Tyson also revealed that he used to be good friends with Tupac and liked him. Furthermore, he mentioned that he knew him before he became a famous rapper and met him at a party. When Tyson was in jail, Tupac would often visit him, and all the inmates respected him. Whenever he visited Tupac would often receive applause from the inmates because they adored him.
After coming out of prison, Tyson and Tupac got closer, and they would hang out more often. Tupac once commented on how Tyson was the only millionaire who would hang out with rappers.
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