When Mike Tyson decided to taunt the entire nation of Brazil by wearing Argentinian legend Diego Maradona’s jersey to court
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Mike Tyson’s life is nothing but a script out of a Hollywood movie. The former world heavyweight champion has been through all of it. From knocking out opponents to going to jail for rape charges. Outside the ring, the fighter has numerous stories including many other celebrities from that time.
One such incident is when “Iron Mike” took a huge dig at the people of Brazil. Tyson has always been an extremely polarizing figure and his encounters with the media were not always smooth. In the year 2005, during his visit to Brazil, Tyson got into some legal trouble after he allegedly punched the cameraman of the local news channel. The incident took place outside a nightclub in Sao Paulo where Tyson was making his way out and got angry at the cameraman for following him. Tyson hit him and also broke his camera equipment. The cameraman named Carlos Da Silva Melo took the matter to the cops who later talked to Tyson and took his statement. The cops also asked the boxer to go to court the next day and pay for the damages he made.
Tyson accepted the agreement but didn’t just go to the courthouse without making a huge statement. The fighter went to testify wearing an Argentina football jersey to mock the officials. The jersey was given to Tyson by the legendary Argentine footballer, Diego Maradona. This instigated public outrage given the history of both these countries when it comes to football. Maradona was a huge legend at that time and during his career played against Brazil on multiple occasions.
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Mike Tyson sends a heartfelt message after Deigo Maradona’s death
Mike Tyson and Deigo Maradona were great friends and once Tyson also appeared on the footballer’s talk show. It was in that meeting, Tyson received the signed jersey from the late Barcelona star.
Unfortunately, Maradona died on 25th November 2020 and it was an extremely emotional moment for football fans all around the world. Tyson, who remained friends with Maradona and respected him a lot, shared a tweet in respect.
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“The Hand of God, Maradona has left us. In 86 we both won our championships. They use to compare the two of us. He was one of my hero’s and a friend. I respected him so much. He will be greatly missed,” Tyson wrote in the Tweet. Both Tyson and Maradona achieved a lot in their prime and the mutual respect between those two was massive.
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