Frank Warren Reveals Incident Where Mike Tyson Was Chased Away by Police

Mike Tyson is a larger-than-life personality. The former heavyweight champion of the world is still to this day one of the scariest men alive. ‘Iron’ Mike is known for his vicious, bone-chilling knockouts inside the ring. His achievements inside the ring have not been matched or surpassed by many.

Despite being one of the most decorated fighters ever to grace the sport. It is his antics outside the ring, that have garnered more attention than boxing itself. There are numerous stories on Tyson’s antics, his reckless spending, and his run-ins with the law. 

Mike Tyson causes havoc in England

Frank Warren, a British fight promoter who helped organize several fights, had an interesting story to share about ‘Iron’. He said, “First time he came over, no problems, he was great. And then he went into a jewelers and walked out with an invoice for … £1.5 million, £2 million something like that.”

Warren continued, “They never paid the bill and the jewellers, quite rightly, wanted to get paid and they kept ringing me. And I was ringing the States. They’re telling me, ‘Don’t worry, we’re going to do another fight here let’s pay it out of that’. When he came back the second time he was just awful. Beyond awful. He was petulant, aggressive, totally different scenario. The bill hadn’t been paid still and he’d gone into the jewelers because there was a girl in there that he had met and he was basically showing off to her. To cut a long story short, he got pissed about it.”

Frank went on to add that when he went to speak to him about the incident, a furious Tyson swung at him and landed a punch flush. This caused a burst blood vessel in Warren’s eye. Warren said, “I made sure that he paid for what he did, hit him where it hurt. And he went berserk after the fight…”

The situation escalated to a point where Mike Tyson the police ran the former heavyweight champion out of town. Following his fight, they sent him straight to Gatwick Airport from where he left the United Kingdom. 

Tyson now returns to the ring on November 28 to take part in a charity exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.