MIKE TYSON as soon as wore a signed Diego Maradona jersey to taunt Brazilians throughout a court docket look.
The heavyweight legend was accused of assaulting cameraman Carlos Eduardo da Silva in a Sao Paulo nightclub in 2005.
In consequence, he appeared in a Brazilian court docket and turned up within the shirt of their fierce footballing rivals Argentina - carrying the good Maradona on his again.
Tyson had met the previous Barcelona star on a TV look in 2005 - probably the place he obtained the signed prime which he wore to court docket.
Native stories even claimed Iron Mike - the youngest heavyweight champion ever at 20 - made 'obscene gestures in entrance of tv cameras'.
Tyson was instructed to return to court docket on March 7, however there isn't a suggestion the case was taken any additional.
The alleged incident had come solely 5 months after his retirement struggle in opposition to Danny McBride, which ended after six depressing rounds.
However since then, Tyson has turned his life round after overcoming a battle with substance abuse and melancholy.
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A lot so, that in November 2020 the celebrated puncher, 55, got here out of retirement for an exhibition bout with fellow American nice Roy Jones Jr, 52.
It ended as a draw however has impressed Tyson to struggle once more, with rumours final 12 months claiming he was in talks to face YouTuber Logan Paul, 26, or ex-opponent Lennox Lewis, 56.
Lewis beat an out-of-shape Tyson in 2002, and claimed Evander Holyfield, now 59, was his hardest opponent ever.
He wrote on Instagram: "Individuals appear to be genuinely stunned after I inform them Evander Holyfield was my hardest opponent, to not be confused with my hardest struggle, which was [Ray] Mercer."
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