Retired Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Narrates How He Paid $8 Million to Fan for Breaking His Jaw

Retired Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Narrates How He Paid $8 Million to Fan for Breaking His Jaw

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
  • Mike Tyson says he was forced to cough up a staggering $8 million to a fan for breaking his jaw after a heated argument
  • The incident occurred during the peak of his career as he picked up a fight with a fan who was adamant over an autograph
  • Tyson stated that the incident saw him sign cheques for the victim and the situation eventually left him heartbroken

Retired boxer Mike Tyson has narrated how he once paid a staggering $8 million to a fan for breaking his jaw after a heated argument ensued over an autograph, SPORTbible reports.

The youngest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, Iron Mike, lost his cool inside the ring on a number of occasions.

It was gathered that he also gets his temper flared up sometimes as this takes the better of his everyday life, even though he is a legend to a number of fans across the globe.

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Mike Tyson claims he once paid $8million to a fan after breaking his jaw. Photo: Mehdi Taamallah
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Tyson had fans flocking around him anytime he made a public appearance, but admitted that it became too much at a point.

Speaking on his Hotboxin' podcast, Tyson said per SunSport:

"I was that guy, trippin', hitting people because they're f**king with me too much for autographs.
"I f***ing knocked them out or would break their f***ing jaw. I started signing those cheques and that's what broke my spirit.
"These guys were getting $4m [£3.1m], $8m [£6.2m], I don't even know these guys - who are these guys?"

At the weigh-in prior to Floyd Mayweather's win over Manny Pacquiao in 2015, Tyson elbowed a fan in the chest after he grabbed him and asked for a selfie.

Tyson beats up another fan

Meanwhile, one passenger on a Jet Blue flight from San Francisco to Florida certainly must have been crazy and paid the price for it.

The person shooting a video that has since gone viral could be heard saying, ‘My boy just got beat up by Mike Tyson.’ The Mirror reported that the Tyson was happy to talk to the man and pose for a selfie.

However, the man then became more obnoxious, refusing to leave the boxer alone, despite Tyson’s numerous requests not to be disturbed.

When the man still wouldn’t leave him alone, Tyson could be seen turning around to beat him up.

Amir Khan robbed at gunpoint

Sports Brief earlier reported that boxer Amir Khan was robbed of his £72,000 watch at gunpoint after eating dinner in London, and CCTV footage shows the moment the incident occurred.

It was gathered that the former world champion and his wife Faryal Makhdoom were in East London area of Leyton on Monday evening when the incident happened.

The boxer claimed that he was attacked and robbed by a-two man gang who took away his Franck Muller Geneve timepiece.

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