Syracuse, Oct. 10 -- US President Donald Trump joked about legendary boxer Mike Tyson's fearsome reputation in the ring during a rally in Syracuse, New York, recalling how the former heavyweight champion intimidated his opponents and saying he would never want to fight him.

Trump brought Tyson on stage during the rally, where he was campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, and recalled watching the American boxer compete during his prime.

"I see somebody in the audience that I will never fight, I promise. But I remember when Mike [Tyson] was in his prime, when he was the heavyweight champion of the world. He'd stand in the corner and his people would all be holding him back. He wanted to kill whoever it was," T...