Gross-Misconduct Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Mike Tyson berates Toronto TV host By Mike Strobel, Toronto Sun First posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 03:09 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 03:37 PM EDT TORONTO - You mess with Mike Tyson at your peril — especially on live TV. Call him what you like, call him a cab, call him late for dinner, but DON’T call him a convicted rapist. For a second, by the glint in the ex-heavyweight champ’s eye, I feared for CP24 anchor Nathan Downer’s life. Tyson was in studio at 2 p.m. Wednesday to talk about his visit to City Hall the day before, when he threw his considerable bulk behind beleaguered Mayor Rob Ford. “Best mayor in Toronto’s history,” Iron Mike opined. “We’re cut from the same cloth,” said Ford to the media mob outside his office. The CP24 studio Wednesday was much calmer, even soothing, until Downer asked Tyson: “Some of your critics would say, this is a race for mayor, we know you’re a convicted rapist, this could hurt his campaign.” (Tyson did three years for rape in the 1990s.) Tyson’s jaw clenched. His tattoo jiggled. His eyes hardened. I swear his biceps tensed. “You’re being negative,” he said. OK, so far so good. Downer exhaled. The conversation, including promoter Alex Choko, switched to the topic of George Chuvalo. Then Tyson boiled over. “So interesting that you come across like a nice guy,” he purred menacingly to Downer. “But you’re really a piece of s---.” “C’mon,” Downer said. “That was a piece of... F--- you. That was a piece of s---.” “You know we’re on? We’re doing live TV.” “I don’t care. What are you going to do about it?” Downer tried to turn talk to Tyson’s one-man show, Undisputed Truth, at the ACC. “Is it nerve wracking for you to do something like this (the show) or is it more nervous for you to box. How does it compare?” “I dunno,” said Tyson. “It’s more nerve wracking for me here talking to a rat piece of s--- like you.” “Oh, c’mon, Mike.” “No, because you’re a piece of s---. You really shouldn’t have..... A piece of s----.” “Alright, we’re going, we’re going to wrap up this interview. Thank you for coming in.” “Well, f--- you!” And people say political discourse in Toronto has gone to the dogs. http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/10/mike-tyson-berates-toronto-tv-host Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Ha ha ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6YPE Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Beautiful.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 If he didn't want to be called a convicted rapist he should have thought of that before doing the crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Let's set the tone. You have Mike Tyson on live TV, you know he is a genuinely unstable person and you ask his that? Then you wonder why he's swearing at you on live TV. If Nathan Downer couldn't predict what was coming then he is truly an idiot. Most likely he did on purpose to make a headline. Mission accomplished idiot. Mike Tyson was convicted of rape, so that makes him a convicted rapist. Yup, that is reality. So Nathan Downer sees an opportunity to capitalize on Tyson's rap and sensationalize the interview. What can be said? Not much really, it's his prerogative, but I think Nathan Downer is a total douche bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 To quote the only line for 'Superbad' that I remember, "People don't forget." If you don't want people to bring up your rape history, step into your Delorean and change the course of history, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 My favourite line was “I dunno,” said Tyson. “It’s more nerve wracking for me here talking to a rat piece of s--- like you.” Classic Tyson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeanBeef Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 That's all he had to thay to get Tython rattled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Tyson... Just the sort of mentally unstable convicted rapist you want behind you in a mayoral race... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 And now Nathan Downer is known for the time being. Reminds me of that time that Canadian interviewer I can't remember asked Billy Bob Thornton why he thinks he's Tom Petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 If he didn't want to be called a convicted rapist he should have thought of that before doing the crime. This is true. But I hear Warren Moon all over the radio and TV but I don't hear people rehashing his multiple DUIs and domestic abuse charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 And now Nathan Downer is known for the time being. Reminds me of that time that Canadian interviewer I can't remember asked Billy Bob Thornton why he thinks he's Tom Petty. Jian Ghomeshi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Tyson... Just the sort of mentally unstable convicted rapist you want behind you in a mayoral race... In this case it just might work in his favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 In this case it just might work in his favour. And I'm not sure what is more sad about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalky Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Mike Tyson is a rapist...he has committed rape and been convicted of it. There is no defense to the act or the person. In looking to see which other celebs and sports stars have been charged with rape or sexual assault I came across this buzzfeed article about celebs with criminal records. To be clear, I am in no way minimizing Tyson's actions, this is just for the sake of remembering the time.... http://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/celebrities-you-never-knew-had-criminal-records#1hmgxy Matthew Broderick was involved in a car accident in 1987 while holidaying in Northern Ireland. He crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with another vehicle, which killed the driver and their passenger immediately. At the time he was charged with death by dangerous driving but was later convicted of the lesser charge of careless driving. He was fined $175, which the victims’ family labeled a “travesty of justice.” Tim Allen was arrested in 1978 at the age of 25 for possessing more than 650 grams of cocaine. He actually ended up going to prison as a result, and served two and a half years. He was later arrested in 1997 for driving under the influence and was sentenced to a year’s probation as well as a period of alcohol rehab. When he was 16. Mark Wahlberg attacked two Vietnamese men with a wooden stick, leaving one of them blind in one eye. He was charged with attempted murder, but pled guilty to assault and was sentenced to two years in prison, of which he served 45 days. Back in 1999, just as he was finding fame, Jay Z was involved in an altercation in a nightclub where he ended up stabbing a record executive in the stomach. He pled guilty to an assault charge and got three years’ probation. Fifty Cent - In 1994, aged 19, 50 Cent pleaded guilty to selling heroin and crack cocaine. He served six months in a boot camp prison. Later, in 2002, he was sentenced to two years’ probation for assault and battery. Christian Slater - The actor was first arrested in 1989 for drunk driving, then again in 1997 for assaulting a girlfriend while intoxicated. He was arrested again in 1997 after attempting to board a flight while in posession of a loaded gun. And in 2005, Christian was charged with third-degree sexual assault after grabbing a woman’s bum on the street. There are lots more in the list, these were the one's that stood out to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 The fact that this 'news' show thought that their viewers could gain anything from an interview with Mike Tyson indicates that they don't have much respect for their audience's intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Jian GhomeshiYeah. That guy from that old band I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Yeah. That guy from that old band I can't remember. Moxy Fruvous. Sad that I knew that and didn't have to look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Damn.... I hung around him in the mid 2000's when he was just another Hollywood local (Translation: he hung out with regular people), He was always nice to me, funny too. I never saw anything bad from him. Funny story: I brought a new girlfriend to a BBQ that he was at, she was looking at the desert table trying to figure out what she wanted to take. All of a sudden she hears a little voice behind her: "Try the peach cobbler, it's great" She turns around and right into Mike Tyson. I will never forget the look on her face, hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Damn.... I will never forget the look on her face Was it fear of being raped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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