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Mike Tyson has to let his emotions run wild in an interview.
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The boxing legend bursts into tears.
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During the fight between Wilder and Fury: Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson (from left) in Las Vegas.
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Mike Tyson (53) was considered the ultimate sports villain for over a decade, now he shows great feelings.
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“Iron Mike”: “I was a destroyer. I was born for that. But those days are over. I feel empty, I am nothing. »
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Wherever he appeared, people winced. Mike Tyson (53) has been the ultimate sports villain for over a decade. Because the boxing legend in the ring mostly beat up her opponents at high speed and shocked her with her escapades.
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Past times. In 2005, Tyson finally gave up his boxing gloves after 58 professional fights, 44 knockouts and world championships with three large associations.
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But he still mourns the glory days. Literally. When he recorded his “Hotboxin ‘with Mike Tyson” podcast, the ex-world champion from Brooklyn bursts into tears in front of the camera. “I’m a damn student of war,” says Tyson in conversation with “Sugar Ray” Leonard (63, world champion in five weight classes), another legend of “Sweet Science”.
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«… these days are over»
“I know all warriors, from Charlemagne to Achilles, to Alexander the Great and Napoleon,” says Tyson. «I read everything about her, I studied her. I know the art of fighting, the art of war, that’s all I’ve ever learned. »
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He continues in a brittle voice: «That’s why I was so feared. I was an annihilator. I was born for that. But those days are over. I feel empty, I am nothing. » Tyson, who spent all his money during and after his career and was imprisoned for rape, now lives in Henderson, half an hour from Las Vegas, USA. After a series of crises, he seems to have recovered – financially and mentally.
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But the demons are obviously not completely defeated. The past doesn’t let him go. «That’s why I’m crying. This man no longer exists and I miss him. » Even if he knows that old Tyson wasn’t a good guy. «I don’t want this person to come out, because when he comes out, hell comes out with him. That’s not funny. I often sound cool, like a tough guy, but I hate that guy. I `m afraid of him.” He is now working on the “art of modesty,” explains Tyson.
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