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In 1989, Mike Tyson and Robin Givens tied the knot. The two dated each other for a year before coming to the decision of getting lawfully married. Just a year later, Tyson and Givens had a divorce and went their separate ways. Despite the divorce and while they both were preparing for it, Tyson and Givens met on occasions they called “quickies“.

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Eventually, Tyson found out about the involvement of Brad Pitt in his and Givens’ life. In fact, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ even caught the Troy actor on the same bed with his then wife. At such an unexpected discovery, Tyson was scared. He was afraid that Pitt would attack with the sort of martial arts.

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Recounting, Tyson said, “It’s Brad ‘the shi*t’ Pitt. Listen, you should have saw [seen] his face when he saw me. He looked like he must have been a little high. ‘Cause I know about high. He smoked w*ed.”

Here is what Tyson added about him and Brad Pitt.

Mike Tyson was afraid of Brad Pitt applying ‘Brazilian Karate’ against him

According to Tyson, when he caught Brad Pitt, the latter was not the same Brad Pitt he is now. At the time of their encounter, Pitt looked like he had just smoked some we*d and was excessively high. Seeing Tyson, the world heavyweight champion in boxing, Pitt was scared. However, he wasn’t the only one scared in the room. Tyson was also afraid lest Pitt attacked him with the sort of action seen in movies.

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Tyson said, “He wasn’t the Brad now with the reputation he’s now upholding. But you know, now, he’s like a beach b*m, a little nerdy. And man, he was scared the sh*t. I was scared too ’cause this is pre-Matrix. That Brazilian Karate shi*t – trying to run but coming back.”

On being asked if he would fight a historical figure, Mike Tyson said he would like to throw hands with Achilles. With that said, it is interesting to note that Brad Pitt played the role of Achilles in the film Troy (2004).

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Later, Tyson even wrote about the incident in his book titled Undisputed Truth. Anyway, what do you have to say about Mike Tyson and Brad Pitt? Share your thoughts in the comments.