The World Today - Thursday, 3 July , 2008 12:42:00 ELEANOR HALL: He's a convicted rapist and former heavy weight boxing champion who once bit an opponent's ear off in the ring. Now Mike Tyson wants to come to Australia to try his hand at poker. A News Limited paper is reporting that the American plans to attend Crown Casino's poker championships in Melbourne early next year, but Crown says it is not aware of it and victims of crime groups are furious saying Tyson shouldn't be allowed into the country. In Melbourne, Rachael Brown reports. (Sound of bell and cheering) RACHAEL BROWN: Bluffing and composure arguably aren't Mike Tyson's forte. We've grown to know Tyson for his excess. He was jailed for the rape of Miss Black Rhode Island, Desiree Washington, in 1991, and later served time for bashing a Maryland motorist. His...
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