Mike Tyson was 'volatile and unpredictable', so Lennox Lewis weigh-in had unique twist

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Mike Tyson was 'volatile and unpredictable', so Lennox Lewis weigh-in had unique twist
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Mike Tyson caused mayhem in the build-up to his fight with Lennox Lewis in 2002. The long-awaited heavyweight super fight was initially set to take place in Las Vegas, but had to be moved after …

Tyson took to the scales a while later and was 234½lbs

In his interview, Tyson roared: "I'm from Brownsville, Brooklyn, I'm not afraid of nobody, in the ring or out of the ring, if they've got a gun or a knife. And I'll show him that, too."I'll show who the real world champion is, the best fighter in the era." When asked if he was concerned about potential fouls from Tyson, Lewis said: "Well I'm no punk in the ring, so I'll definitely respond the same way.When all was said and done, the fight went ahead as planned and Lewis won with a clean KO in round eight.

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