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Legendary boxer Mike Tyson, long known as “the baddest man on the planet,” joined PK Press Club Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime” Friday night to discuss his personal health journey.
“I would wake up in the morning and eat a lot of nothing, Captain Crunch cereal…probably two giant bowls for breakfast. And then later in the day I might go get ice cream. I would just eat a bunch of junk food when I’m at my worst. Just junk food, drinking…disastrous. It wasn’t good for me at the time. A lot of my friends…my wife didn’t think I’d make it to 60.”
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Mike Tyson during an open training session, held at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, ahead of his heavyweight fight with Jake Paul on November 15, 2024 at AT&T Stadium. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
When asked what steps he took to improve his health, Tyson replied, “I first started walking 10 minutes a day…I started walking 10 minutes until an hour. Then I stopped eating everything. (The) only thing I started eating was tomato soup, rice and water.”
The former undisputed world heavyweight champion stressed the importance of taking care of your physical body. “We only have one body. And we only have one chance to really indulge in it. So I wanted to be in the best shape possible.”
Tyson has experienced health issues in the past. Shortly before landing on a flight to Los Angeles in the summer of 2024 ahead of his high-profile fight with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, he received medical treatment. However, medical staff then recommended that Tyson only do “minimal to light training over the next few weeks.”
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“During a follow-up consultation Thursday with medical professionals regarding his recent ulcer flare-up, Mike Tyson was recommended to engage in minimal to light training over the next few weeks and then return to full training without limitations,” read a statement released in late May 2024.
The event was originally scheduled for July but was postponed until November 2024. Paul ultimately defeated Tyson by unanimous decision. While the fight reportedly attracted a record audience, the stream was marred by widespread technical issues.
Mike Tyson speaks on stage at the Arlington press conference for the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match at Texas Live! on May 16, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Netflix)
Prior to the 2024 fight, Tyson had not fought competitively since his 2005 TKO loss to Kevin McBride. He returned briefly in an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. in July 2020.
Tyson said he can’t wait to get back in the ring, adding that he wants to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. “We’re going to get there on April 25th…around that time somewhere.”
While Tyson has competed in the heavyweight division and Mayweather has won titles in several weight classes, neither has exceeded the junior middleweight limit of 154 pounds. Mayweather’s last official victory in a sanctioned fight was in 2017 against MMA star Conor McGregor.
Former professional boxer Mike Tyson attends the Celebration of Smiles event hosted by Dionne Warwick on her 81st birthday to benefit the medical charity Operation Smile and The Kind Music Academy on December 12, 2021 in Malibu, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)
Tyson’s relationship with President Donald Trump dates back decades. Tyson thanked Trump for pushing him to compete in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
“It was just a great idea when he decided to have me fight in Atlantic City. … I just didn’t like Atlantic City at the time. I just wasn’t an Atlantic City man, and he made me an Atlantic City man. … I even moved there once. I lived there for a few years.”
