BOXING fans have been left convinced a time traveller watched a Mike Tyson fight 27 years ago.
Iron Mike needed less than a round to finish his contest with Peter McNeeley in August 1995 as he dropped him twice on the way to a swift victory.
But those online have now been bamboozled by something outside the ring from that evening.
A still shot of Tyson looked as though it showed a smartphone in the background.
And, given the bout took place years before the technology first came out, it led some to suggest only a time traveller could have been there.
Pointing it out on social media, one person said: “This is a 1995 fight with Mike Tyson.
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“It’s still mystery, one man taking a video of Mike via Samsung star android model (white).
“Is he a time traveller? Please tell the facts about this.”
While another added: “Someone in the crowd is seen taking a picture from what appears to be a smartphone device, or a device way ahead of the 90s.”
However, the theory was ultimately shut down by those who worked out what the device was – a Fujix Simple HI8 Camcorder.
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They said: “Conspiracy theory solved. It was thought when Mike Tyson fought Peter McNeeley in 1995, that someone in the crowd was filming on what looked like a smartphone and was therefore a time traveller.
“Turns out it was a Fujix Simple HI8 Camcorder.”
The Fujix Simple HI8 Camcorder was released in 1993, making it the likely answer to the confusing debate regarding the Tyson image.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
