Mike Tyson Talks Oscars With Leonard Maltin (VIDEO)

In his second Funny Or Die appearance to date, Mike Tyson offers his Oscar picks. Because why not?

Tyson is joined by noted film critic Leonard Maltin in this hilarious interview, where Tyson gets creative with his choices for best picture and actress ("Avatar" and Halle Berry) and talks about how much he loved the "Friendster" movie "The Social Network."

Check out the full video below from Funny Or Die, and see if you agree with Tyson about how Mark Wahlberg would really do in the ring, and whether or not "The Kids Are All Here" will take home a statue.

WATCH:

Oscar Talk with Mike Tyson & Leonard Maltin from Mike Tyson

Comments

[Richie MuadDib]

07:27 PM on 02/25/2011

Mike Tyson remains my favorite boxer/fighter of all time...he can repeatedly poke fun at himself after all these years. Good for you Mike.

[Bados]

10:05 PM on 02/24/2011

In reality Mike is a pretty bright individual. He's got his daemons and issues but that's another story. He's not the character he portrayed in the ring.

On another note, this sketch actually wasnt funny. I though it was lazy because it seemed predicated on the assumed absurdity of anyone ever assuming Mike could comment on the Oscars. The joke was the idea. The joke should have been in the sketch.

Now the Mike Tyson and Wayne Brady Bobby Brown remake was hilarious.

[chucknchar]

08:05 PM on 02/24/2011

I'll have what Mike's on.

[Bados]

10:06 PM on 02/24/2011

life? he didnt seem out of it to me.

[tttony]

02:05 PM on 02/24/2011

It's good to see he's at a place where he can laugh at himself a little.

[Steve1976]

11:47 AM on 02/24/2011

At his peak, Tyson was the scarist fighter I have ever seen. Too bad he fell from grace.

[StephenJK]

06:57 AM on 02/25/2011

In the early years, no one in history could have beaten Mike Tyson. Too fast, too strong, too much head movement, excellent footwork, an imposing figure and devastating 5-6 punch combos. He looked more like a cruiserweight in the HW ranks. Even the glancing blows sent a message of fear and loathing to his opponents. After his first few pro fights, no one wanted in to the HW ranks. Lennox Lewis ducked and dodged Mike until he had already fallen from grace.

After Cus died, Rooney moved on; Mike was done as a fighter. He thought he could take people out with one punch, no footwork, little head movement. Cus taught him everything he knew inside the ring and a WHOLE lot outside of it. Mike Tyson today owes his life to Cus and I think even he'll tell you that. But, Mike Tyson in his heyday was untouchable.

[NyJimbo]

10:06 AM on 02/24/2011

For some reason I found that more sad than funny. Couldnt watch the whole thing.

[Bados]

10:06 PM on 02/24/2011

It's not that deep I couldnt watch it all because I didnt find it funny.

[Opinionated1111]

03:08 AM on 02/24/2011

WHO really cares what this woman-abuser thinks - about anything????

[tttony]

02:02 PM on 02/24/2011

It was a comedy sketch, not a real interview.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

08:58 PM on 02/23/2011

And in other news, PeeWeeHerman opines about foreign policy............

[Quotidien]

08:00 PM on 02/23/2011

Iron Mike looks in good shape. Glad to see.

[joeblow]

07:22 PM on 02/23/2011

Please forgive me, but Mr. Tyson looks like he might be high. Otherwise, he's a pretty good actor in his role as film critic.

[Q69]

06:59 PM on 02/23/2011

LMAO! He's such an Einstein.

Coming up next week: Iron Mike offers his personal commentary on the Large Hadron Collider project.

[argentino]

05:10 PM on 02/23/2011

I have more respect for boxers than any other athletes (with the exception of thoroughbred horses)...

[StephenJK]

06:59 AM on 02/25/2011

F&F!! Me too, man!

[ltheghost]

04:24 PM on 02/23/2011

LMAO!!!!!

[Astrid Fernandez]

03:14 PM on 02/23/2011

Somebody make "The Pigeon Whisperer! NOW!!!