Michael van Gerwen once had an altercation with Phil Taylor.
Michael van Gerwen once 'floored' Phil Taylor backstage after the darts legend bragged about being friends with a boxer.
Taylor dominated darts during his three decade-long career, winning 214 professional tournaments including 85 major titles and 16 World Championships.Mighty Mike, 34, is known for his feisty attitude at the oche and backstage, and he lived up to his reputation when he shared the story of how he ended up flooring his rival Taylor.
Van Gerwen had a backstage altercation with Taylor - 30 years his senior -several years ago during the Grand Slam of Darts, then held at the Civic Centre in Wolverhampton."He was doing these little boxing moves. Shadow boxing. He came up to every player. But I didn’t know what he was doing.Getty)"Who threw the big Phil Taylor on the floor? Yeah, sorry, that was me. It was quite funny. I was more shocked — ‘Did I really do it?’.
"We had a little rivalry and we had a little saying about each other and we both accepted how much it is. We’ve got respect for each other."Of course, sometimes he gave it to me a little bit, I gave back to him, but never in a nasty way." Alex Brotherton is a Sports Trends Writer at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He enjoys running, cooking and watching non-league football.
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