Craziest Boxing Press Conferences

These fighters turned up the insanity before their bouts.

Shannon Briggs Crashes Wladimir Klitschko's Press Conference - Shannon Briggs sure made a scene Tuesday, crashing the press conference of the upcoming heavyweight boxing title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Alex Leapai all the way in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Brooklyn-born boxer challenged Klitschko to a fight and all hell broke loose. The wild incident, in which Briggs had to be held back, was just one of the sweet science's many off-the-wall press conferences through the years. Click on as BET.com takes a look at some of the over the top moments at boxing pressers. Ref's warning — You many need a standing-eight count afterwards!(Photo: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Mike Tyson Bites Lennox Lewis' Leg - All Lennox Lewis needed to do was ball up his fists to set off "Iron" Mike Tyson during a New York City press conference in January 2002 for their highly-anticipated bout. The gesture led to an all-out melee, which climaxed when Tyson charged Lewis and bit his leg. Afterwards, Tyson notoriously flipped out on a press conference spectator, insulting him relentlessly and threatening to penetrate him, before being ushered off the stage. Crazy!(Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
Bernard Hopkins Disrespects Puerto Rican Flag - While promoting the Felix "Tito" Trinidad-Bernard Hopkins fight in July 2001, "The Executioner" infamously threw the Puerto Rican flag on the ground at the New York City stop of their promo run in July 2001. Days later, Hopkins threw the flag on the floor again, this time in Trinidad's native San Juan, Puerto Rico, drawing the ire of "Tito" and the entire nation. So disrepectful! Hopkins had to be literally rushed out the country. Years later, he said the September 2001 fight was already won back in the press conference. Wild scene. That Hopkins is a cerebral assassin!(Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)Hopkins Mushes Winky Wright - Call it more mind games from Bernard Hopkins. "The Executioner" got in Winky Wright's face during their press conference and mushed him, setting off a scuffle, before their July 2007 light heavyweight fight, which B-Hop won by unanimous decision.(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Shannon Briggs Crashes Wladimir Klitschko's Press Conference - Shannon Briggs sure made a scene Tuesday, crashing the press conference of the upcoming heavyweight boxing title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Alex Leapai all the way in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Brooklyn-born boxer challenged Klitschko to a fight and all hell broke loose. The wild incident, in which Briggs had to be held back, was just one of the sweet science's many off-the-wall press conferences through the years. Click on as BET.com takes a look at some of the over the top moments at boxing pressers. Ref's warning — You many need a standing-eight count afterwards!(Photo: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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