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Mayweather-Tyson feud dates back to 2001 police raid

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Mike Tyson told USA TODAY Sports of Floyd Mayweather: “You can forgive, but you have to remember.”

LAS VEGAS — A longtime friend of Mike Tyson said the retired heavyweight champion’s critical comments about Floyd Mayweather Jr. stem in part from Tyson being told by several people that it was Mayweather who instructed a woman in 2001 to falsely report to police that Tyson had kidnapped her and sexually assaulted her — allegations that prompted police to raid his home.

Tyson created a stir Wednesday when he showed up for the final Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao news conference at MGM Grand and called Mayweather “very delusional.