Tyson faces Aussie ban

'Iron' Mike Tyson may visit Australia to play poker Peta Hellard and Ben Packham A STORM has erupted over plans by ex-heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson, a convicted rapist, to come to Melbourne to play poker. Crime victims have called for the ex-con, who once bit a boxing opponent's ear off in the ring, to be banned from entering Australia. Tyson, 42 -- who is playing poker with cricket spin king Shane Warne in Las Vegas this week -- says he plans to head to Melbourne in January for the $10 million Aussie Millions Poker Championships. He said he'd finalised a deal with Crown casino that would see him compete in the rich tournament. "I love Australia, but I've never been before," he told the Melbourne Herald Sun. "I really want to come and see the country." However Crime Victims Support Association president Noel McNamara... [read full story]