Mike Tyson Has Neck Surgey

Mike Tyson is sporting a neck brace and a nasty scar after undergoing surgery to fix a degenerated disc.

The fighter, 46, stunned onlookers on Saturday (29Sep12) when he showed up to a charity auction held by the World Boxing Council and Hublot Watches in Las Vegas with a large scar on his neck.

It has since emerged that Tyson recently went under the knife and had titanium pins inserted to support his neck as a result of an old spinal injury which had been causing him pain.

The sports legend took to his Twitter.com page on Sunday (30Sep12) to offer up an explanation, writing “I was damaged before I even entered boxing”.