Tyson Boxing Mad With Journalist's Tough Questions

2 weeks ago 04th Nov 03:50

Boxing legend Mike Tyson faced his toughest opponent in years during a U.K. interview, after a news anchor kept pushing the former fighter to answer a string of difficult questions.

The former heavyweight champion was quizzed by Sky News journalist Dermot Murnaghan as part of an interview to promote the famous fighter's upcoming meet-and-greet tour of Britain.

And Tyson, who hasn't been in the ring for almost five years, was forced to duck and dodge a series of provocative questions about converting toIslam and his thoughts on America voting in its first black president.

But things took a particularly nasty turn when Murnaghan asked Tyson about his violent past, reminding the fighter of how he once claimed he wanted to punch an opponent's nose "into his brain".

I guess I did change because I'm not assailing you!

The reporter pushed, "I want to see how much you've changed, and whether you're a different person".

To which a blatantly angry Tyson replied, "I don't know if I'm a different person. Change comes in time".

He added, "You're starting to irritate me now... I guess I did change because I'm not assailing you!" The situation nearly got out of control as Tyson's tour manager, Jimmy Clyne, tried to storm the set to pull the interview - but was stopped by another reporter, and told Murnaghan would be able to control the heated encounter.

It's not the first grilling Tyson has faced in recent weeks - last month (Oct09), the ex-boxer sat down with Oprah Winfrey in America to addresshis violent past and to publicly apologise for biting off a piece of opponent Evander Holyfield's ear during one high-profile fight.