Mike Tyson Praises Justin Bieber, Calls Him ‘Awesome Kid’

Boxing legend and actor Mike Tyson is all praises for pop icon Justin Bieber whose new album, "Believe Acoustic" released Jan 29, 2013.  

Tyson had Tweeted, Jan. 28, "Hey @justinbieber, I'm looking forward to the new #BelieveAcoustic album." He also posted a screenshot image of the album he purchased. The Tweet was Re-Tweeted by Bieber.

Tyson who is promoting his one-man play, "Undisputed Truth" and his cameo role in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," spoke to MTV and shared his views on music and Bieber.

"I just think he's pretty awesome," Tyson said, "And I think his cut with Big Sean ['As Long As You Love Me'] was pretty awesome too."

"If you saw my iPad, I have everything. My wife puts everything on my iPad. You know, 'Justin? Let's put him in there. Let's put Rihanna in there. Let's put Kendrick Lamar in there,'" he laughed. "My wife's got everything on there, she's got Shania Twain - I don't know why she put that in there - and I can't remember some of the other stuff. I hear Lloyd sometimes. But mostly I find out about stuff from my wife."

Tyson also believes that Bieber is an "awesome kid" and has not done anything wrong by smoking weed.

"Justin's not having any problems. He should just enjoy his life; nothing's wrong, he's not doing anything bad or anything."

"Weed is not necessarily a problem. He hasn't gotten arrested or anything, or in a car wreck. He's a really awesome kid, and he earned everything he has ... He should just live life on life's terms," Tyson said.