Mitch ‘Blood’ Green Revisits Feud with Mike Tyson: Harlem Brawl, $25M Lawsuit, and Claims Tyson Still Owes Him Money
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Kicking off the new year, Vlad TV released an interview with boxing veteran Mitch “Blood” Green, revisiting his infamous feud with Mike Tyson that escalated into a violent altercation outside the ring in the late ’80s and a subsequent $25 million lawsuit.
YouTube screenshot, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfWA-vpPiGA
While Green is barely comprehensible in the Vlad interview, it is still evident he has no love for Tyson to this day.
The Green-Tyson Battle in Harlem
For context, the Green-Tyson rivalry took a dramatic turn in 1988 when Green confronted a 22-year-old Tyson outside Dapper Dan’s store in Harlem, New York. The clash reignited tensions stemming their 10-round 1986 fight, which had been promoted by Tyson’s manager, Don King, according to The Sun.
Green got paid $30,000 while Tyson, who earlier this year lost a high-dollar exhibition fight to YouTuber Jake Paul, got paid $250,000, but Green alleges in his interview with Vlad that Tyson’s payout was closer between $700,000 and $1 million. Green entered the fight as the WBC No. 7 contender, while Tyson was ranked eighth. The Georgia-born Green felt he deserved a bigger purse for the fight.
Green also alleges his match with Tyson was rigged, orchestrated by King, who Green...
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