Mike Tyson backs GOPs Anthony Constantino in heated upstate NY congressional race

“Iron Mike” Tyson endorsed the upstate Republican looking to replace Rep.Elise Stefanik announced in a move the candidate hopes will help him KO Democrats eyeing a November upset.GOP candidate and former boxer Anthony Constantino touted the endorsement of “Iron Mike,” the former champion who grew up in Catskill, New York.“I’m honored to be endorsed by an Upstate Legend and American Icon, the one and only, Iron Mike Tyson,” Anthony Constantino wrote in a an announcement Monday.Constantino had started professionally boxing at 40 and went 2-1 with two knockouts while building his Sticker Mule firm into a 1,000-person manufacturing operation.The two connected Friday after Tyson flew with President Trump aboard Air Force One to his rally in Syracuse.

Tyson told Constantino that he looked “good on TV” during his roughly 16-minute address Friday, according to his campaign.“President Trump brought a legend here, one of my personal heroes, Mike Tyson,” Constantino said before leading the crowd in a “Thank You Iron Mike Tyson” chant Friday.“I want to say we should all feel honored to have Mike Tyson with us.”Tyson told the crowd he was happy to be on stage with Trump.“ And there’s no way in the world I would ever be here if it wasn’t for a president like Donald Trump,” Tyson said.The champ, who was born in Brooklyn before he spent his formative years in Catskill, became the youngest ever heavyweight boxing champion at the age of 20.

In 1992, he was convicted of raping a 20-year old Miss Black America contestant and sentenced to six years in prison.The 21st Congressional District is right-leaning turf but Democrats are hoping for a heavyweight battle to flip it blue.The expansive district stretches from the St.Lawrence Seaway and outskirts of Fort Drum near Watertown east across the Adirondacks to Plattsburgh and down to Saratoga County.Trump easily carried the 21st District 60% to Kamala Harris’ 39% – a massive 21% margin.But a re...