{"id":3205,"date":"2024-11-15T01:49:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T01:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2024-11-15T01:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T01:49:44","slug":"mike-tyson-says-psychedelic-breakthrough-changed-his-outlook-on-life-spurred-him-to-fight-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=3205","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson says ‘psychedelic breakthrough’ changed his outlook on life, spurred him to fight again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Tyson hasn\u2019t fought in a\u00a0sanctioned fight<\/a>\u00a0since June 2005 and is 58 years old, leading people to question whether his fight against Jake Paul is real.<\/p>\n

As for Tyson, his answer was simple.<\/p>\n

“Yes, yes, it is. When you were just talking about Kevin McBride, my whole desire for boxing was just shot. I didn\u2019t want to box, I was using drugs, I was drinking a lot, I was just doing a promiscuous lifestyle,” Tyson said during a recent appearance on “Let\u2019s Go!<\/a>\u00a0With Bill Belichick, Maxx Crosby, Peter King, and Jim Gray.”<\/p>\n

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Mike Tyson speaks during a news conference ahead of his fight against Jake Paul, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“And I\u2019d been through, I don\u2019t know a psychedelic breakthrough when I used the toad (venom) I was telling you about that before, and it just changed my whole outlook on life. I just said I wanted to fight again.”<\/p>\n

Toad venom<\/a>\u00a0is produced during the toad\u2019s defense secretion. The secretions contain 5-MeO-DMT, which is a psychoactive compound.<\/p>\n

In his last sanctioned bout, Tyson lost in six rounds to McBride by technical knockout, quitting on his stool before the seventh round. At the time of the stoppage, Tyson led on two of the three scorecards.<\/p>\n

Over 19 years later, since losing to McBride, even Tyson is surprised that he is going to be back in the ring again.<\/p>\n

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Mike Tyson, right, works out ahead of his boxing match against Jake Paul, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“I\u2019m boxing eight rounds every day, I\u2019m just ready. I fooled myself, I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m at this stage of my life right now where I\u2019m ready to go in there and fight,” Tyson said.<\/p>\n

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Jim Gray asked whether the “Iron Mike Tyson” is back for the fight, the version of Tyson “who is an a——, a legitimate p—- who wants to beat the hell out of everybody, it doesn\u2019t matter what walk of life they are in.”<\/p>\n

Tyson doesn\u2019t think he needs “Iron Mike Tyson” for this fight.<\/p>\n

“You know at this stage of my life I don\u2019t need (Iron Mike Tyson) to kick this guy\u2019s a–. You know, there is no need to have that guy in my life anymore, not even for combat. There is no need for him in my life no more.”<\/p>\n

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Mike Tyson, front left, and Jake Paul, front right, face off during a news conference ahead of their fight, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Tyson has a 50-6 record, with 44 KOs,\u00a0while Paul<\/a>, the YouTuber-turned-boxer, comes in with a 10-1 record with 7 KOs.<\/p>\n

Paul (6-foot-1) is taller than Tyson (5-foot-10) and has 76 inches of reach, compared to Tyson\u2019s 71 inches.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated fight will take place at AT&T Stadium on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET, streaming exclusively on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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