``I want him to be a fighter so I want him to get accustomed to what's going on,'' Tyson said.
The boy sat quietly, watching as his father spent half an hour affably answering questions about his tattoo, his illness and his desire to keep fighting.
In between, he accused promoter Don King of trying to sabotage the fight by claiming Tyson shouldn't be allowed to fight sick and with a fresh tattoo. Tyson was scheduled to be examined by a doctor for the Tennessee boxing commission just before Thursday afternoon's weigh-in.
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