MIKE TYSON claimed he paid a fan £6.2million for “breaking their f***ing jaw” after being hounded for an autograph.
The American boxing legend, 54, was known for having a short fuse and regularly hit out violently.
Mike Tyson regularly got himself into trouble as a result of altercations with fans in the streetCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Iron Mike got into scraps as a kid and this continued into adulthood, once fighting Mitch Green in the street two years after beating him in the ring.
And he told his Hotboxin’ podcast he often decked fans simply for requesting his signature – then ended up having to pay them off.
Iron Mike said: “I was that guy, trippin’, hitting people because they’re f***ing 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?”
The 50-6-2 fighter previously revealed he gave a trespasser £200,000 after his pet Bengal tiger “f***ed up” her hand so badly.
The former heavyweight king famously kept the big cat as a pet at his home but had to give them up when a horror accident unfolded.
Tyson was never far from the headlines during his controversial career and was nicknamed The Baddest Man On The Planet.
He became world champion aged just 20 – holding the record as the youngest heavyweight king.
At the high of his career in 1992, Tyson was convicted for the rape of Desiree Washington and sentenced to six years in prison.
He was also charged with assault in addition to three separate incidents involving alleged sexual harassment and sexual abuse.
Tyson – who famously bit Evander Holyfield’s ear during a fight in 1997 – competed in the heavyweight division from 1985 to 2005 but announced his comeback earlier this year.
He is set to face Roy Jones Jr with the pair’s exhibition bout taking place on November 28 in California.
Mike Tyson is hit 20 times before brutally KOing Reggie Gross with one devastating punch
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
