Mike Tyson tells his tales of redemption in Hong Kong
One-time 'baddest man on earth' talks about his life, family - and women
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson didn't appear too fierce as he stood at the champagne bar of the Grand Hyatt in Wan Chai.
The warrior tattoo on his face was there, a remnant of his chequered past, but dressed in a clean white shirt, khaki pants and a muted check jacket Tyson didn't look like the man who in fury bit off part of fellow boxer Evander Holyfield's ear.
He didn't look like the man whose wife publicly accused him of domestic violence, or who was convicted of raping an 18-year-old beauty contestant.
"I don't have the desire to be that guy any more ... being that guy I can't have a relationship with my wife and my children. That guy takes up so much of my life ... and not in a good perspective either," he tells journalists with his characteristic soft lisp.
For several years now, Tyson has been trying to shed the image of the "baddest man on earth", trading it in for the title of "Mr Dad". He's been lying low, trading in his boxing bouts for movie cameos, a one-man show on Broadway and speaking engagements across the world.
Tyson, 46, is in town this week as a headliner for financial firm CLSA's Investor Forum, joining the ranks of George Clooney, Bill Clinton, Alan Greenspan and Sarah Palin.