Mike Tyson poses at the premiere of "Draft Day" in Los Angeles
Former boxer Mike Tyson poses at the premiere of "Draft Day" in Los Angeles, California April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Mike Tyson lost his temper after a Canada reporter had asked him about his rape conviction. The incident took place on live television on Wednesday, Sept 10.

CP24 news reporter Nathan Downer asked the legendary boxer how he would react when some of his critics might call him a convicted rapist. Downer also said that, according to some critics, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's campaign might get hurt by Tyson's association with him. Tyson apparently lost his temper shortly after hearing the question. "Hey, I don't know who said that. You're the only one I've heard say that," he said. "I don't have no comment to that, because it's negative. You're being negative."

Tyson's handler then attempted changing the topic of discussion to George Chuvalo, a legendary boxer from Toronto. However, "The Baddest Man on the Planet" apparently was in no mood to end what he had started. "It's so interesting, you come off like a nice guy," Tyson told Downer, "but that was really a piece of sh*t, that comment. F*ck you. That was a piece of sh*t."

The Toronto reporter, however, reminded the former heavyweight champion that he was live on TV. Tyson, who is notorious for his volatile temper, said that he did not care. "I don't care. What are you going to do about it?" he said, ""It's more nerve-racking for me to sit here talking to a rat piece of sh*t like you." Tyson's handler, meanwhile, kept on attempting to change the topic. However, Tyson was not interested to talk about anything else. Downer cut his interaction with "Iron Mike" short and thanked him for the interview. To which, Tyson told him: "F*ck you!"

Tyson, no stranger to criminal records, served three years of imprisonment after he had been convicted of raping an 18-year-old in 1992. He was also convicted of assault in 1999 and of cocaine possession in 2007. He was in Toronto to promote "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," his one-man show scheduled to be performed at the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday. He met Ford at City Hall on Tuesday and said that the present mayor of the city was "the best mayor in Toronto's history."

I'm okay everybody. Unfortuantlely my question hurt Mike Tyson's feelings. That was not my intentions. My apolgies for the language

— nathan downer (@nathandowner1) September 10, 2014

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