Mike Tyson
prior to
Francois Botha
Fight
[Saturday, January 16, 1999]
Russ Salzberg:
"Mike, uh, Francois Botha, 6-to-1 underdog. Are there any concerns on your part?"
Mike Tyson:"Uh, I don't know anything about that, I don' know nothin' about the the numbers, I just know what I can do."
RS:"How 'bout the..."
MT:"I'm gonna kill this motherfucker."
RS:"Okay... How 'bout the nineteen months off? Does that..."
MT:"How 'bout it?"
RS:"Does it po..."
MT:"What about it?
RS:"Does it pose any problem to you?"
MT:"We'll see, I doubt it seriously."
RS:"You take into the ring a lot of rage. Does that work for you, or does it work against you at times?"
MT:"You know, who cares, we're in a fight anyway. Wha... What doe... W-w-wha-what does it matter?"
RS:"Well, for example, rage against, uh, Evander Holyfield worked against you.
MT:"Well, fuck it. It's a fight. So, whatever happens happens."
RS:"Mike, why do you have to talk like that?"
MT:"Well, I'm talkin' to you the way I wanna talk to you. You have a problem, turn off your station."
RS:"You know what? I think we'll end the discussion right now."
MT:"The we could, asshole."
RS:"You got it. Have a nice fight Mike."
MT:"Fuck off."
RS:"Class act, buddy."