I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson -Will Smith-Jeff Townes-P. Harris- Performed by Will Smith I was in Jeff's crib one night about eight, and we were watchin' a couple of Mike Tyson fight tapes. Jeff was like: - Man, you see how hard Mike's punchin'? - Come on Jeff, the other guy was just loungin'! Left - right - left - right, another K O. If that was me I'd a been OK though. The very next day I gave Russell a ring, and with J.L. 'n' ?? we all called Don King. I said - Yeah, Don I got a problem! (Tell 'em Prince) - Yeah what's up! What you sayin, you tryin' to solve 'em? Forget the small talk, let's get to the nitty gritty: Me and Mike, two months, Trump, Atlantic City! - Yo, you got this, you gonna bust the dude up! - Yeah, you can be my trainer! - Word up? - I'm rough like a freight train smooth like ice, and yo Jeff, straight up, I think I can Mike Tyson! - Man, you can beat him, you can beat him, man. - Yo man, word up! Yo, I put on a couple of pounds man we can do this! - You can do it! Extra, extra! Read all about it! Get this: Fresh Prince challenges Iron Mike Tyson to a fight Ha haaa ha haaaaaa! He's crazy! - Ain't that the boy who knocked the guy's head in the fifteenth row? - Hey Leroy, you read the paper? That boy done lost his mind!!! There was press conference to see what training I was doin'. Before then I had never heard reporters booin'. Cameras flashin', I was in the middle. I didn't wanna look dumb so I exaggerated a little. I said: - Uh, I been training 20 hours a day. Lifting big old cars and big bails of hay. And I run 10,000 miles every morning, thinkin' about Mike and my moment of glory. I drink water - 20 gallons a pop. And I can throw a Volkswagen a whole half block! And 4 million sit ups...in a minute......I ain't lying, I did it! The general public thought I was a fool. I was gettin' dissed but I guess that was cool though. Y'know, gettin' dissed is never good, but I was even gettin' dissed in my own neighborhood! I was at the corner at the top of my block. There was a couple of people standing outside of the barber shop. It was Lawrence, my barber and Franny. He yelled out: - Hey, Prince, you can win! I said: "Really", and I stopped to chat. - You could beat him man, if you hit him wit a bat! Ha ha...you gon' get whipped but can I have your shoes when he break your neck? Everybody was laughin' out loud. I thought at least my own grandma would be proud! I went to her house and snuck in to surprise her I heard her on the phone: - A thousand bucks on Tyson. It's fight day and man am I hyped! Oh, I can't wait to see Mike! Boy I'm hyped ready to be my thing. Trump Castle Casino. (Ding ding) - In this corner...weighing in at a mere 165 pounds, the Lighting Rodent, the Fresh Prince! (Booing) And in this corner... The heavyweight champion of the world... Iron Mike Tyson! I came out hustling sliding and grabbing: Slippin' and dippin' hustlin' and jabbin'. For a second. I looked good out there! But then Mike brought to reality my worst nightmare. One punch, that's all it took. He hit me in my ribs and my insides shook! Now how can I say this and be a little discreet... Let's just say that my bowels released. I called timeout and went back to my corner. Said to my coach: -Ain't no way I'm goin' the hell back out there, man you can't forget it! My body's like a punchin' bag and Mike is gonna (hit it)! They tried to make me go meet my doom, but I sucker punched my coach and hauled to my dressing room! The next day the headline in the town: "Fresh Prince breaks camp, Tyson wins first round" Some fool asked why I ran away. I said - A good run is better than a bad stand any day! My career is over as far as fightin', but I don't know what made me think I can beat Mike Tyson!