Mike Tyson left the ring in a furious rage after his infamous rant about Lennox Lewis in 2000.

Frank Warren agreed to host two fights in the UK for the iconic American heavyweight just after the turn of the millennium, when he was was far past his prime and been beaten twice by Evander Holyfield.

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The fight was over as soon as it began, but Tyson was like a man possessed and the referee got caught in the crossfireCredit: AFP

Tyson still had his eyes firmly fixed on one last title shot against Lennox Lewis, who had dethroned Holyfield in 1999.

The second of these UK fights came up in Glasgow at Hampden Park, where Iron Mike obliterated Lou Savarese in one round, even taking out the referee in the process.

In his post-fight interview, Tyson raged about Lewis, even threatening to ‘eat his children’.

This was despite the fact the Brit had no children at the time.

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Ringside for that fight as part of the commentary team was Spencer Oliver, in the early stages of his career as a pundit.

Oliver recalled on talkSPORT Fight Night: “I remember when Mike Tyson came over here and boxed Lou Savarese up in Scotland.

“I grew up listening to Mike Tyson, he was my childhood hero, he inspired me into the sport of boxing.

“I get up there to do the commentary with Steve Collins next to me.

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Tyson was a wild character for much of his fighting careerCredit: AFP
“It was pouring down with rain, freezing cold, we had some poor person standing over us holding the umbrella getting soaked themselves.

“And we were doing the commentary – he took out the referee and Savarese in the first round.

“Then he started talking about eating Lennox Lewis’ kids.

“He was steaming when he came out [of the ring].

“So my childhood hero – who I’ve grown up wishing and wanting to speak to – as he’s walking past me you could feel the heat coming from him and see his nostrils flaring and he was steaming.

“I thought, ‘Do not look at this guy, do not make eye contact,’ because he would have taken me out.

“Steve Collins was the same. I went, ‘Don’t look at him Steve, put your head down, put your head down.’

“Everyone was going, ‘Oh Mike, we love you,’ but he was raging.”