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Mike Tyson directed an expletive-filled rant at a Canadian television anchor in a live interview after the host brought up the former heavyweight champion's rape conviction.
CP24 news anchor Nathan Downer asked Tyson about his meeting with Toronto's scandal-plagued Mayor Rob Ford.
Downer asked: "Some of your critics would say, 'There's a race for mayor. We know you're a convicted rapist. This could hurt his campaign.' How would you respond to that?"
Tyson said: "It's so interesting, you come off like a nice guy." He then insulted the anchor with a string of profanity.
Downer then put up his hands and said: "Hey, come on. We're doing live TV now."
Tyson responded: "I don't care. What are you going to do about it?"
Downer asked Tyson about his one-man show Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth  and whether it was more never-wracking appearing on stage than boxing.
Tyson said it was more nerve-wracking appearing on the news show, then insulted him again.
He served three years of a six-year sentence in the 1990s for raping a teenage beauty-pageant contestant.
Tweeting after the incident, Downer said it was unfortunate his question had hurt Tyson's feelings. "No ill will toward Mike Tyson. He lashed out at me and that's okay. Not taking it personally," he wrote.


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Mike Tyson directed an expletive-filled rant at a Canadian television anchor in a live interview after the host brought up the former heavyweight champion's rape conviction.
