"A scuffle erupted between Mike Tyson and a freelance photographer at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, and both men were booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery, police said. The former heavyweight boxing champion and photographer Tony Echevarria, 50, both want to press charges of misdemeanor battery against each other, police said.
Echevarria told police that Tyson struck him once, airport police spokesman Sgt. Jim Holcomb said. The photographer fell to the ground and was treated for a cut to his forehead at a hospital. Tyson's spokeswoman Tammy Brook said the boxer was passing through Los Angeles on his way from Europe to Las Vegas with his wife and 10-month-old child when he was attacked by an overly aggressive paparazzo. The 43-year-old acted in self-defense to protect his child, she said.
"There's a lot of different versions to this story and that's all going to come out later," Holcomb said. "Some witness statements support Tyson's version, others support the photographer's (FoxNews)."
Tyson was my childhood anti-hero. He was always a bad guy, but a bad guy you rooted for. I have always felt bad for Tyson, and I recently watched his movie. After watching it I have to say that he is such a liar it is hard to believe anything that comes out of his mouth. Still, I will side with Tyson here. The paparazzi are just out of control, and I would be damn pissed if the paparazzi was always around me and my family.
Anyways...how fucking lucky is this guy to be alive if Tyson actually attacked him??
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