‘If I Offended Him, I’m Sorry’: Mike Tyson’s Shocking Close Call with a Notorious Serial Killer Who Claimed Eight Victims Days Before His Arrest

Mike Tyson is one of the most revered boxers in the sport’s history. The former champ’s swarming attacking style and power in both hands quickly made him a fan favorite in the late 1980s en route to his becoming the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously. The excitement around Tyson’s performances had everyone wanting time to interview him — including a serial killer, Dale Hausner. During a 2017 appearance on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” show, Tyson told the story of how he got a call from his team that a reporter wanted to interview at a gym in Phoenix. The two met in 2006, a few weeks before the reporter became known to police. Tyson described Hausner, who was also an airport janitor and an actual boxing reporter, as a “really small guy but really nice guy.” But the former champ later realized that maybe Hausner wasn’t so nice after all.& Mike Tyson appears on the PBD Podcast on May 16, 2023. (Photo: PBD Podcast screenshot / YouTube) He told Jimmy Kimmel that two or three days later he’s back in the gym “and the gym is surrounded by cops, like SWAT.” Adding a...