From the Telegraph: Tyson advises Hatton 'not to be a tough guy'

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altFormer heavyweight champion Mike Tyson yesterday registered his delight at Ricky Hatton's comback next month, but warned the British boxer not to go out of his way “to prove how tough he is" as a fighter.

Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion, yesterday registered his delight at Ricky Hatton's comback next month, but warned the British boxer not to go out of his way “to prove how tough he is" as a fighter.

Tyson the man displays his eloquence and precision in a tiny room high up in the attic at Lillywhites, above a bustling Piccadilly Circus. He has arrived on a double-decker tour bus, ninety minutes behind schedule. Out on the roof, pidgeons are cooing. Tyson loves pidgeons. He now loves his life, too, where self-loathing once dwelt. ...

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