Jamie Foxx Felt Afraid After Joking About Mike Tyson

Jamie Foxx recalled being scared after making a joke about Mike Tyson in his presence.
Fox recalled the incident, which took place in 1988. Foxx, who is now a huge Hollywood actor, was also a stand-up comedian. Foxx made the joke, only to find that no one was laughing. Then, it came to Foxx’s attention that Tyson was in attendance. Tyson developed a reputation for being one of the most destructive punchers in the division. That eventually led him to becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Luckily for Foxx, Tyson did not take the joke to heart. Tyson responded by inviting him for a drive, much to his relief.
Foxx On Tyson
“So, the same dude yelled out, ‘Mike said to do the joke, but it better be funny’. So, the whole club goes from looking at Mike Tyson to looking at me. I get a standing ovation, I come off stage, Mike rushes over. There he is, come here. You’re so crazy, I like how you talk up there, you’re gonna be great. You made me laugh, you didn’t make me angry because you know what I do when I get angry, so come with me.’. “So, I’m like, ‘Where am I going?’, and I end up riding around with Mike Tyson [in a] Lambo truck, and I was basically like his jester,” Tyson said
Tyson is no longer the KO artist that made him the most feared boxer on the planet. He recently made his first professional boxing appearance since losing to Kevin McBride in 2005. He took on Jake Paul in an eight-rounder. The 58-year-old, however, looked far from the fighter who was stopping his opponents. He lost a one-sided unanimous decision. Tyson also pulled out of the original fight date after suffering from an inflamed ulcer. He wore a compression sleeve on his knee to guard against an injury.
Tyson’s Comeback
But he refused to rule out making another return, as he called out Logan Paul. He also picked up a reported $20 million from the fight. But the bout was not without its tricky moments. Tyson recalled that he blanked out during the fight, meaning he could not remember what happened. There were worries about his health being at risk, suggesting that may be his final appearance. There are plenty of examples of fighters who remain in the sport for too long.
“I don’t remember the fight that much, I kind of blanked out a little. I remember coming back from the first round, and Jake is doing some kind of, I don’t know what he was doing [a bow]. That’s the last thing I remember. I don’t remember [the fight]. But my body was really sore [afterward]. My chest, and my stomach was really sore… The day after I woke up, I said to my wife ‘Why did I do that?’. I just don’t know what the hell was going on,” Tyson stated
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