Had Iron Mike not been a sound sleeper, society would have had one less thief roaming in its midst.
THE WORLD’S BRAVEST (OR DUMBEST) BURGLAR: TIP-TOEING INTRUDER BREAKS INTO MIKE TYSON’S HOTEL ROOM… AS EX-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP WAS SLEEPING
Life imitates art: Tyson had tiger stolen in ‘The Hangover’
By Lee Moran
Mail Online
January 5, 2012
A tip-toeing intruder has been dubbed the world's bravest (or most stupid) burglar - after he broke into Mike Tyson's hotel room as the ex-boxer was sleeping.
The raider fled the suite at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas after Iron Mike, infamous for biting off an opponent's ear in a bout, woke to the sound of rustling.
It was a lucky escape for the thief, who could have been on the end of Tyson's powerful right hook had the heavyweight been fully alert.
Nothing was taken in the break-in and security at the resort, where top suites cost up to $1,500 per night, has now been stepped up.
Knock-out Hollywood actor Tyson, who floored a burglar as he played himself in The Hangover film after his tiger was stolen, was staying at the hotel with his family on New Year's Eve after attending a Stevie Wonder concert.
The TMZ website reported: 'We're told Tyson was sleeping like a baby when all of a sudden, he awoke to rustling sounds and saw a flashlight.
'But by the time Iron Mike realized what was happening, the intruder had already run out of the room.'
A hotel spokesman added: 'We have received a report of an incident that is currently under investigation. As always, guest safety is of the utmost importance.'
The run-in with the sleepy pugilistic pigeon-fancier, who raises the racing variety of the bird in his spare time, should be considered a lucky escape.
Tyson first began boxing at a centre for juvenile delinquents in upstate New York at the age of 12.
Eight years later he became the youngest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Trevor Berbick in 1986.
But in 1990, he was defeated by James 'Buster' Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.
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