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Mike Tyson admits he thought Hasbulla was an actual baby when he picked him up in viral clip

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Updated 09:47 5 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 14:15 4 Nov 2024 GMT

Mike Tyson admits he thought Hasbulla was an actual baby when he picked him up in viral clip

The boxer later said he thought Hasbulla was a lot younger

Joe Harker

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Mike Tyson said he thought that Hasbulla was a baby when he picked him up and acted like he was biting his ear.

The famous boxer has got a bout with Jake Paul coming up soon enough, but last year he faced what might have been his most formidable opponent on the Hotboxin podcast.

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As you can see from the footage, Tyson and Hasbulla had a bit of a play fight before the boxer picked the 22-year-old up and held him like a baby, then made it look like he was biting the guy's ear.

It was a rather strange moment, but certainly not the worst thing that Tyson has ever done to someone's ear.

Despite the bizarre encounter, Hasbulla said afterwards that he wanted to 'do it again soon' and the next time they met would be 'even bigger', so it would seem like there was no harm done.

At first they were playfighting, and Mike Tyson admitted he didn't know how old Hasbulla was at the time. (YouTube / HotboxinwithMikeTyson)
At first they were playfighting, and Mike Tyson admitted he didn't know how old Hasbulla was at the time. (YouTube / HotboxinwithMikeTyson)

Tyson later said that he mistook Hasbulla, who was 20 at the time he had his ear nibbled by the boxer, for a baby.

Hasbulla has a form of dwarfism caused by a growth hormone deficiency, so he's 102 centimetres tall.

Of his condition he said: "I can't say that I'm handicapped. I can speak, I understand. I have arms and legs just like others."

While he seems to have enjoyed getting to meet Mike Tyson, the boxer recently appeared on The Art of Ward podcast and explained what he was thinking when he picked the guy up and started nibbling on his ear.

He said: "Yeah. I thought it was a baby. No, no. I did not know.

"That's how I am with children, I'm hugging on this guy, and he's like 26 years old. I knew nothing at all!"

Tyson picked up Hasbulla and pretended to eat his ear. (YouTube / HotboxinwithMikeTyson)
Tyson picked up Hasbulla and pretended to eat his ear. (YouTube / HotboxinwithMikeTyson)

Elsewhere on the podcast, he was asked about his upcoming bout in the boxing ring, which has been delayed from earlier this year after Tyson suffered a medical emergency on board a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.

Although the fight is a 58-year-old vs a 27-year-old, Tyson insisted he didn't feel like his age when he was training, telling podcast host Andre Ward: "I don't think I'm 58.

"Do you think I feel 58 when I'm fighting these young n*****s in the gym, and they're bashing me them big strong motherf**kers, and I'm bashing them back. He's supposed to be the young guy, I'm supposed to be the old man.

"He's a younger man, he should be able to handle punches from an old withering man like me. Listen, you can't compare me with other people my age because other people my age haven't been training as long, consistently as me."

Tyson said he was a 'different species of human being' and promised that his fight would be a 'wonderful evening'.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube / HotboxinwithMikeTyson

Topics: Mike Tyson, Hasbulla, Boxing, Viral

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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