polsongrizz
April 13th, 2005, 01:49 PM
This guy should go on Comedy Central...
By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports Writer
AP - Apr 12, 2:36 pm EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mike Tyson hunched in his chair and tapped his 9-year-old daughter's hand while she rested her head on Daddy's ample shoulder. Later, the heavyweight once called ``the baddest man on the planet'' cuddled his napping son.
``I feel like Mr. Mom,'' Tyson said, then stomped his foot and smiled at his own joke. Wearing a pinstriped suit, he could have been any family man, albeit one with a tattoo on his face.
Silent and expressionless for the first 15 minutes of Tuesday's news conference to announce his return to the ring, a scheduled June 11 bout at the MCI Center against journeyman Kevin McBride of Ireland, Tyson lit up and laughed when his foe's manager promised an upset.
And from that point forth, Tyson came close to being the Tyson everyone has come to expect: the curiosity that promoters hope can still sell tickets and pay-per-view buys even though he's 38 and lost two of his past three fights.
He talked about sinking into depression, called McBride ``real cute,'' labeled himself ``probably the worst husband in the world,'' and told a PR person running the show to ``chill out'' when she pointed out it was time for more posed photos.
Yes, The Mike Tyson Show is headed to the nation's capital.
``I just hope these people of Washington, D.C., are prepared to handle this,'' Tyson said. ``It's going to be a train wreck.''
I'm sure it will be Mike :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports Writer
AP - Apr 12, 2:36 pm EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mike Tyson hunched in his chair and tapped his 9-year-old daughter's hand while she rested her head on Daddy's ample shoulder. Later, the heavyweight once called ``the baddest man on the planet'' cuddled his napping son.
``I feel like Mr. Mom,'' Tyson said, then stomped his foot and smiled at his own joke. Wearing a pinstriped suit, he could have been any family man, albeit one with a tattoo on his face.
Silent and expressionless for the first 15 minutes of Tuesday's news conference to announce his return to the ring, a scheduled June 11 bout at the MCI Center against journeyman Kevin McBride of Ireland, Tyson lit up and laughed when his foe's manager promised an upset.
And from that point forth, Tyson came close to being the Tyson everyone has come to expect: the curiosity that promoters hope can still sell tickets and pay-per-view buys even though he's 38 and lost two of his past three fights.
He talked about sinking into depression, called McBride ``real cute,'' labeled himself ``probably the worst husband in the world,'' and told a PR person running the show to ``chill out'' when she pointed out it was time for more posed photos.
Yes, The Mike Tyson Show is headed to the nation's capital.
``I just hope these people of Washington, D.C., are prepared to handle this,'' Tyson said. ``It's going to be a train wreck.''
I'm sure it will be Mike :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: