Clarify a reported Tyson antic for me...

harley_man · Post by **harley_man** » 12 Oct 2004, 13:11

In his recent "Helping Mike Tyson" article (http://www.secondsout.com/USA/news.cfm?ccs=229&cs=14626), Thomas Hauser makes repeated reference to Tyson masturbating publicly after the press conference attack on Lennox Lewis.

He doesn't call it "simulated" or anything, which is what I recall seeing of the footage shown on TV (mostly crotch grabbing, miming, and colourful language).

Were there reports of Tyson literally pulling this stunt that I missed? Pun intended...

A crude query, I grant you, and I'm not interested in footage should it be true, but I found it odd that Hauser would describe it thusly if it was just the sort of immature, schoolyard taunt we've come to expect from Mike.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 13 Oct 2004, 01:49

...if i'm not mistaken, that rumor petered out some time ago.

harley_man · Post by **harley_man** » 13 Oct 2004, 14:09

Jaclem wrote:...if i'm not mistaken, that rumor petered out some time ago.

Yeah, that's what I thought. Just wondering why Hauser, a respected scribe, mentions it that way...