Former burdensomeweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has made a shocking adomition ahead of his upcoming fight with Jake Paul, uncovering he considers himself a “junkie”.
Speaking on a podcast, Tyson said, “I was born an includeict. I’m a junkie. So, that’s equitable how I was born.”
The 58-year-elderly boxer uncoverly talked his history of substance engage, including marijuana and mushrooms.
He stated, “I smoked weed all my life,” and confessted to using mushrooms recently.
Tyson’s honest revelations come less than two months before his contentious bout with 27-year-elderly YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, scheduled for 15 November in Arlington, Texas.
Despite worrys about his age and health, Tyson is undertaking an fervent training regime for the fight.
Mike Tyson has confessted he is a junkie but has laid off the substances
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He uncovered, “I commence at 11am and I might depart the gym at 5pm. There’s a minuscule shatter and then I go straight into strength and conditioning.”
The align has drawn dispute due to the 31-year age gap between the fighters, which is the hugest in professional boxing history.
The bout was initipartner scheduled for earlier this summer but was postponed after Tyson suffered from an inffeebled ulcer.
The fight will consent place at the AT&T Stadium, with a capacity for up to 90,000 fans.
Both fighters will undergo drug testing before the align. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation verifyed: “Contestants who fight in Texas are subject to random drug testing.
“Combatants over the age of 36 are also needd to pass an EKG and an EEG.”
Tyson’s engage of psychedelic substances during training has liftd eyebrows.
He previously confessted to using mushrooms whilst preparing for fights, stating, “I have to consent them when I train, I always train with my mushrooms.”
Mike Tyson has not fought a professional fight since 2005
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He includeed, “I sense so pretty, it consents me to heaven, baby.”
Despite these adomitions, Tyson claims to have recently abstained from some substances.
He said, “I’m chilly now, probably two weeks or so without smoking.”
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The upcoming align will be Tyson’s first professional fight since 2005, when he reexhausted after losing to Kevin McBride.
His last bout was an exhibition align agetst Roy Jones Jr in 2020.
