Remember when Mike Tyson knocked out Lou Savarese, just 38 seconds into their fight in June 2000? Those who have been following the sport for a long time would know. The duo met at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. However, the fight was memorable for another reason than the knockout.
Promoted by Frank Warren, it aired on Showtime via tape delay, called a deferred live. Iron Mike was returning to the ring after a four-month prison sentence in a 10-round heavyweight bout. Just 12 seconds into the first round, Mike Tyson landed a powerful leaping left hook, his first, knocking his opponent down. What followed was not a great-to-watch scene. Once Savarese got up, Tyson went in for the kill. However, after a few vicious combinations from Iron Mike, referee John Coyle intervened to call off the bout. He tried to stop Tyson from the punching frenzy at 26 seconds, albeit in a failed attempt. Nevertheless, when Coyle jumped in to stop the bout, Savarese was still standing and ready to go. The referee, despite the protests from Savarese and his corner, gave the win to Tyson, which left the crowd booing at the anti-climactic nature of the finish. A crowd of 30,000 people left the venue disappointed over such a brief fight. But the best part was yet to come.
In the post-fight interview with Jim Gray of Showtime, the Brooklyn native, in his most famous callouts ever, unleashed his inner beast to send out a challenge to the undisputed heavyweight champion at the time, Lennox Lewis. But a few days ago, @dopimuzik, an Instagram page that posts AI-generated baby videos of celebrities speaking their iconic lines, did so for this crazy speech from Mike Tyson. An AI-generated baby Mike Tyson delivers the terrifying speech while the original voice from the interview runs in the background. “I was going to rip his heart out, I’m the best ever,” the 58-year-old had said to Gray.
Continuing the blood-driven outrage, what continued was scary and memorable at the same time. “I’m the most brutal and vicious, the most ruthless champion there has ever been. No one can stop me. Lennox is a conqueror? No! He’s no Alexander! I’m Alexander! I’m the best ever. I’m Sonny Liston. I’m Jack Dempsey. There’s never been anyone like me. I’m from their cloth. There is no one who can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I’m just ferocious. I want your heart! I want to eat his children!” declares the baby Mike Tyson in the hilarious clip.
This entire audio was stamped behind a cute-looking AI-generated video of a toddler Tyson, who even had a face tattoo mimicking the boxer’s famous face tattoo. Sharing the reel in his Instagram story, Kid Dynamite just wrote “Baby Tyson ,” laughing over it. However, not all AI-driven content surrounding Tyson has been lighthearted.
Mike Tyson’s fake biopic poster causes confusion
Just days ago, a polished poster for a supposed Mike Tyson biopic began circulating on social media, shared by several verified boxing outlets. The poster touted a 2026 release, starring Jamie Foxx as Tyson, Samuel L. Jackson as Don King, and Martin Scorsese as director. Fans, initially thrilled, were disappointed to learn the poster was fake. No official confirmation came from Netflix, Foxx, or Scorsese, and the project appeared to be a fabrication, likely AI-generated.
The confusion was compounded by Foxx’s involvement in another boxing-related project, Fight for ’84, a Netflix film about a coach rebuilding the 1984 US Olympic Boxing team after a tragic plane crash killed the original squad.
Regardless, this incident underscores the growing challenge of distinguishing fact from fiction in the age of AI, where convincing fakes can spread rapidly, even fooling credible sources. From humorous baby Tyson videos to misleading biopic posters, AI’s influence is undeniable. While it can entertain and spark creativity, it also poses risks, as false information can gain traction with alarming ease.
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