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In one of the last episodes of the podcast, he spoke to Jeff Novicki, vice president of the UFC’s health department. During the conversation, the gentlemen discussed various topics, including the use of intoxicants before duels.
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Novickis pointed out that nowadays it is not allowed to find traces of intoxicants in the body of a wrestler, but Iron Mike pointed out that many of his brothers once went into the ring under the influence of alcohol.
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“Listen, there have been wrestlers who did it. They can’t fight without drinking. They have to be drunk to go and fight. They just didn’t have enough nerves. The world champions also had to be drunk to go to the ring. I put my hand on my heart that is there were boxers who could not fight without alcohol, “said the boxer.
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Tyson also gave a specific example: “Frankie Rendl. The world champion was an alcoholic. He was the first to cause a loss. [Hulio] Chavezam. Julio’s balance at the time was 89-0 and he lost to the alcoholic. “
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Conversation Tyson also remembered the day he learned about Tommy Morrison’s AIDS. The boxer, who starred in the famous “Rocky” movie franchise (fifth part), died at the age of 44 from this dangerous disease. As a result, Tyson has also been afraid to take AIDS tests, although the reason was quite amusing.
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“I had come to watch the fight show and Morrison soon had to go to the ring for tonight’s main fight. And then his doctor, who is my friend, came up to me and said, ‘Tommy won’t fight tonight.’ I don’t think he’ll ever go to the ring. “I thought Tommy had a very serious injury. The doctor knew Tommy had HIV, but she didn’t want to tell me,” Tyson recalled.
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At that moment, Iron Mike himself was left with “cold legs”: “I knew he hadn’t slept with as many women as I did and didn’t do all the crazy things I did. At that moment, I thought, ‘Damn! I’m dead! “”
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Fortunately, Iron Mike, despite his sometimes uncontrollable lifestyle, managed to stay healthy and at the age of 54 he will return to the boxing ring next week to fight Roy Jones Jr..
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