{"id":350190,"date":"2020-05-14T10:09:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=350190"},"modified":"2020-05-14T10:19:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:19:59","slug":"mike-tyson-once-tried-to-fight-michael-jordan-at-a-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/mike-tyson\/mike-tyson-once-tried-to-fight-michael-jordan-at-a-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson once tried to fight Michael Jordan at a party, says former manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Tyson once tried to start a fight with NBA legend Michael Jordan, according to the boxer&#8217;s former manager Rory Holloway.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway claims the two sports icons nearly came to blows at a 1988 birthday party for Chicago Bears player Richard Dent. Boxing promoter Don King and Bears coach Mike Ditka were also in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson allegedly took issue with the fact that Jordan previously dated Robin Givens, to whom the boxer was married at the time.\u00a0As you probably guessed, there was alcohol involved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mike Tyson&#8217;s sitting there with his drink of choice, a Long Island Tea, and when he drinks his real feelings come out,&#8221;\u00a0Holloway wrote in his book <em>Taming the Beast: The Untold Story of Team Tyson\u00a0<\/em>(h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingscene.com\/mike-tyson-nearly-beat-up-michael-jordan-during-dinner-1988--148722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boxing Scene<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m telling the server to water his drinks down because I see where this is going.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mike stares across the table at Michael Jordan. He says: &#8216;Hey man, you think I&#8217;m stupid? I know you f**ked with my b**ch.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jordan looks like he just seen a ghost. &#8216;I know you messed with her,&#8217; Mike says. &#8216;You can tell me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jordan, it&#8217;s obvious he just wants to get up and run. He wants no part of this. Mike turns to Ditka. &#8216;Man, you think somebody scared of you, all that racist s**t you been talking?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He says to Dent, &#8216;Y&#8217;all scared of this damn white man, Richard? He ain&#8217;t nobody. You gonna let him talk that way?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a circus, for real, that night. Don King trying to change the subject. Me and John trying to hold Mike down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mike telling everyone he&#8217;s going to bust Jordan&#8217;s ass. Jordan&#8217;s dressed sharp as always and he can&#8217;t get out of there fast enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this wild story involving Mike Tyson and Michael Jordan?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/14\/2020.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Tyson once tried to start a fight with NBA legend Michael Jordan, according to the boxer&#8217;s former manager Rory Holloway. Holloway claims the two sports icons nearly came to blows at a 1988 birthday party for Chicago Bears player Richard Dent. Boxing promoter Don King and Bears coach Mike Ditka were also in attendance. 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