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BY JULIA CORDEROY


What do you think of when you hear the name Mike Tyson - heavyweight champion? Face tattooes? Ear chomping or child eating? How ‘bout - singer? Iron Mike appeared on Brazilian TV over the weekend, performing a love song - “The Girl From Ipanema.” So, without further adieu...

“When she walks , she’s like a samba that swings so cool and sways so gentle. That when she passes, each one she passes goes ahh.” (Video: Youtube)

Not half bad, huh? You’re not the only one surprised. A writer for Asylum says...

“As anyone who made the mistake of going to see The Hangover Part II will tell you, Mike Tyson can't sing for toffee. Or so we thought...”

But Iron Mike has always been full of surprises. A writer for The Score notes...

“Nineteen years ago, Tyson was convicted of rape. Fourteen years ago, he bit part of a man's ear off. Nine years ago, he threatened to eat Lennox Lewis' children. Four years ago, he was arrested for drug possession. Today, he's a multi-media star and pop culture icon who manages to look like a giant, cuddly, tattooed teddy bear...”

Some are all on board with the former boxer/criminal turned pigeon-loving, singing vegan transformation. The Business Insider says...

“If O.J. Simpson ever gets out of prison... he should hire Tyson on as a consultant to help him try and win back favor with the general public.”

While others - are not. A writer for Heckler Spray says...

“We live in a world where Mike Tyson is encouraged to sing The Girl From Ipanema... Better yet, is that Mike Tyson is a convicted rapist and yet, for some reason, he continues to get work in movies and television.”