Mike Tyson at the zoo

Punching a restrained gorilla does sound one of those things that could a hobby for wealthy Victorian schoolchildren, now that you mention it. It'd have been a phenomenal fundraiser for zoos of the day.

 

Showing him how it's done by taking the whole ear off at the base?

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But seriously, the gorilla would likely go for his neck!
In contrast a chimp would go for nose, eyes, ears, lips, fingers and testicles.

 

A chimp is far more deserving of getting punched in the face since chimps are the real troublemakers of the ape world. Especially the males when they reach full maturity. They murder one another-practice warfare, throw temper tantrums. Throw a human among wild chimps and he's dead. In contrast gorillas won't bother a human if the human behaves unthreateningly.

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But I guess Tyson was thinking along the lines of proving how hard he could hit. After all, if he knocked out a full grown gorilla the publicity would increase his intimidation.

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It's similar to Duran's story about his knocking out a mule with one punch.

 

Hahahahaha you little rascal you, daft move on my part that little typo.

Nearly as daft as offering to fight someone at an airport of all places you little grammar Nazi you..........

 

Even a chimpanzee can tear a person to pieces. A Gorilla in full fight mode would be unstoppable aside from a gun.

 

I don't know if you remember but it was me who was challenged and Mendoza who bailed.Just setting the record straight.192lbs now, not so little,unfortunately.

 

It sounds a pretty sh*tty thing to do ,about as classy as Duran punching a horse.

 

C'mon guys, we're talking PRIME Tyson here.
With Kevin Rooney.

Gorilla has no chance.

 

King Kong wouldn't last 2 rounds with that machine.

 

Saw Tyson at Wembley once, he was doing a bit of commentary with Harry Carpenter,wearing a grey sweater the way his head seemed to go straight into his shoulders reminded me of KK.

 

Cus taught him how.

No ape can handle that combination of speed and skill.
It's Kid Dynamite all day, baby.

Gorilla's got no chance.
Keep dreaming Gorilla. Lights out.
Bad intentions, baby, bad intentions.

 

Gorillas have one of the strongest bite forces of any mammal on earth. Stronger than a lion, a tiger or even a grizzly bear. One bite from those enormous canines and Tyson would dead.

 

Tyson spent a lot of time reading dictionaries and thesaurus' while in the can, that's for sure!