Mike Tyson Freaks Out During Interview

Mike Tyson feeling a bit aggro prior to Francois Botha fight on the week of Saturday, January 16, 1999. He don't know nothin' 'bout the numbers just knows he's gonna kill this motherf*#*

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1006757

TRANSCRIPT:

Russ Salzberg: "Mike, uh, Francois Botha, 6-to-1 underdog. Are there any concerns on your part?"

Mike Tyson: "Uh, I don't know anything about that, I don' know nothin' about the the numbers, I just know what I can do."

RS: "How 'bout the..."

MT: "I'm gonna kill this motherfucker."

RS: "Okay... How 'bout the nineteen months off? Does that..."

MT: "How 'bout it?"

RS: "Does it po..."

MT: "What about it?

RS: "Does it pose any problem to you?"

MT: "We'll see, I doubt it seriously."

RS: "You take into the ring a lot of rage. Does that work for you, or does it work against you at times?"

MT: "You know, who cares, we're in a fight anyway. Wha... What doe... W-w-wha-what does it matter?"

RS: "Well, for example, rage against, uh, Evander Holyfield worked against you.

MT: "Well, fuck it. It's a fight. So, whatever happens happens."

RS: "Mike, why do you have to talk like that?"

MT: "Well, I'm talkin' to you the way I wanna talk to you. You have a problem, turn off your station."

RS: "You know what? I think we'll end the discussion right now."

MT: "The we could, asshole."

RS: "You got it. Have a nice fight Mike."

MT: "Fuck off."

RS: "Class act, buddy."

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• mike
• tyson
• francois
• botha

[laamchops]

this was 1999 right?

[briantw1]

@laamchops Correct - full description with the vid.

[TheAmericanOriginal]

You cut out too soon, after mike said "fuck off" russ said "class act, buddy!"

[briantw1]

@TheAmericanOriginal Actually, that's where this particular broadcast cut off. It is in the transcript though - check the description.

[sharpshooter617]

WHAT ABOUT ITT? WHAT ABOUT iT??

[561buRnz407]

@neverhoodyn He's actually really intellectual.. Did you hear his interviews when he was younger? .. This Tyson right here was just depresed, drug abusing, and mad at the world.. Cant judge him off this

[deniskatashkentskiy]

hahaahah i fucking lllllove tyson

[puljacina]

lol this is priceless stuff

[Radicalsuraj]

lol it looks like tyson doesnt even wanna do the interview or talk like that but is tempted to lash out due to the retarded interviewers snobby attitude

[Radicalsuraj]

haha really funny... loved the end when he said fuck off to that sarcastic little bullshit comment of "have a nice fight"

[undertoes]

Lol I can understand why mike is annoyed. Russ salzburg is so annoying to listen to. Plus he looks like a dam hog nowadays

[lever20065]

im gonna kill that motherfucker lol

[Xandrule1]

yessssssssss, he is a badaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssss­ssssssss :D !!!!!!!!!!!! and i like that

[ED209ISBACK]

@TheAmericanOriginal Fuck russ, he was always a jerkoff anyway, and still is btw.