Syd Lexia wrote:

Not exactly. Nintendo only had the license to use Mike Tyson's likeness for a limited time and when he lost the title to Buster Douglas, they decided not to renew their contract with him, thus the game was re-released with the Mr. Dream palette swap over Tyson. That's right; Nintendo dropped Tyson because they decided that Tyson, who was still a very imposing guy and a great boxer, wasn't worth having in their game because he didn't have the title anymore. Although Nintendo's decision was firmly grounded in dumbassery, it turned out to be quite fortuitous... shortly after the decision to drop him was made, Tyson was charged with rape.

you know, I bet he wouldn't have resorted to rape if he had that nintendo contract.