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Tyson Still Shocking

Aired May 02, 2002 - 09:56   ET

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JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Mike Tyson can still shock people. When you thought there was nothing left that this moron could do to shock you, well listen to this. Tyson is in Hawaii, he is training for this sham of a fight with Lennox Lewis that is coming up, and he did a one-on-one interview with one of our reporters at CNNSI, a woman named Josie Karp. And during the interview -- well, just watch it. You can draw your own conclusions. It's nauseating.

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MIKE TYSON, BOXER: I'm the most accepted rouge and disgusting individual in this world, you know what I mean. Everybody knows who I am. They may shake my hand, but I assure they won't let me (EXPLETIVE DELETED) their daughter or anything because my reputation that came about over the years.

But that's OK, I'm happy with who I am. I just look at myself and say I'm just Mike, and I am only him (ph), and I don't laugh at nobody when they are not funny, I don't sweat for anybody when I'm not hot, I don't scratch when it doesn't itch. I'm just a man. Nothing more, nothing less. I am just a man. I want everything that every other man wants. I want sex from beautiful women, I want beautiful cars, I want beautiful houses, and I want -- I have a big ego like everyone else. I just want to live my life accordingly, and I can't help it if I can't be a pansy or a yes man. I'm a wild guy, man. If you can't accept me like that -- you can accept everybody else. You can accept -- (EXPLETIVE DELETED) Joe -- Joe Namath being a wild man, Mickey Mantle being a wild man, Babe Ruth being a wild man. You have to accept me too because that is who I am. You put me in prison. I even like prison now. So, if you take me back there, you won't be doing anything to me. This is just who I am.

JOSIE KARP, CNNSI CORRESPONDENT: Can't you be a positive story?

TYSON: No. No way. I can't come across -- that is why I won't talk nice to you, and talk about fornicating (ph) with you, and letting you (EXPLETIVE DELETED) my (EXPLETIVE DELETED) because if I was eloquent with you, you would still look at me as a scum bag. It won't work. You have your perception of me. You elicit your perception of me from the camera, from the news, so I give you what you want.

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