Mike Tyson on Chris Brown: “He’s Just a Baby”

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, gave his opinion on the alleged assault that Chris Brown committed on girlfriend Rihanna back in February, saying that what he did was wrong but that he’s “just a baby.”

Tyson, who was accused of assaulting Robin Givens and convicted of raping Desiree Washington, explains, "It’s none of my business, but you know what I say about that? I understand the situation. I understand passion with young kids."

The 42-year-old adds, "My personal opinion about that is, he’s just a baby. He’s just a little baby that don’t know how to handle his emotions when it comes to a woman. And he probably hears this and thinks, ‘I know how to handle my emotions’; we all think we do.

"But the fact [is] you look at this person and you might be crazy in love, but we don’t know how to handle those feelings."

He says that Chris might have a "pimp mentality.” He continues, "Now you’re a fly guy and a cool guy [you think] … you have to be hard like that."

According to Tyson, what Chris did was out of line. "You can’t abuse them. It’s really sick what you [can] do. She has a space in your heart and you believe you care about her more than anybody in the world.

He sympathizes and understands where Chris is coming from. "Do I think it’s right to beat up a woman? No — hell no. Have I hit a woman before? Hell yeah. Was I wrong? Hell yeah. I’m a product of that environment. Do I regret ever doing that? Hell yeah. Would I do it again? Never."

Give me a break. There’s a bunch of 19-year-old guys who know it’s not right to hit a woman.

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