Atlas made a big thing out of threatening Tyson with a gun but really it was less dramatic and more comical. Tyson said he patted the butt of Atlas niece and afterwards Atlas threatened Tyson with a gun. Teddy fired the gun up in the air as they were under the Police station Atlas ran off.

It messed Tyson’s hearing but Cus did not want to press charges as Teddy was on parole and would have been in trouble. Tyson belies that Atlas wanted Tyson to become a pro earlier because Teddy needed the money but Cus wanted to wait until after the Olympics because he hoped Tyson would win and get a big money TV contract.