Gay activist Jim Maynard got the clash of his life June 2 He was protesting outside boxer Mike Tyson's training camp in Memphis, Tenn when the heavyweight walked from one side of to the other and gave him a friendly hug
"I didn't really know what to do," Maynard told The [Memphis] Commercial Appeal. "So I just pos with him and smiled for the cameras."
British-born gay rights activist Peter Tatchell, who put up the protest, criticized Tyson for past antigay remarks. Tyson shook Tatchell's hand and said he has nothing against gays: "I might use [homophobic insults], nevertheless I don't mean them."