Mike Tyson visits Mao Zedong memorial hall in Beijing
AFP, April, 2006
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BEIJING (AFP) — Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson paid respects to one of his greatest heroes by visiting waxen revolutionary Mao Zedong on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, state press says.
Tyson, on a promotional visit to China, visited the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall on Saturday where the embalmed remains of the revolutionary leader lie in state, the Beijing Times said.
"I felt really insignificant next to the remains of Chairman Mao, this is a great honor to be able to visit the memorial hall," the paper quoted Tyson as saying.
Tyson, wearing a shirt with the picture of NBA center Shaquille O'Neal, quickly left the crowded hall after purchasing several books on Mao, shouting "I love you" to Chinese onlookers, the paper said.
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