The man who called himself "the meanest man on the planet" now wants to do good. It was believed that he had hung up the gloves forever. We were (maybe) wrong. The man who was, in 1987, the first heavyweight champion of the world of all the federations combined (WBC, WBA, IBF), thus suggested that he envisaged a return to the rings, for a charitable purpose.
Objective: to support the homeless and drug addicts. “I'm going to get ready to get back in shape. In the past few weeks, I have put the gloves back on. It's difficult, my body is rusty and it hurts. I train and try to get into the ring, "Tyson told rapper TI during an Instagram discussion (see bottom of page).
"I want to earn money to help homeless people and drug addicts like me"
Mike TysonAs a reminder, the native of Brooklyn ended his career in ... 2005. He did not however give details concerning his opponents and the dates of his potential future fights. However, he said, "I want to get in shape to organize exhibition fights of three or four rounds for charities. I want to make money to help homeless people and addicts like me. ”
The boxer with 58 fights in career, for 50 victories, including 44 before the limit, had lost his title in 2002, against the Briton Lennox Lewis. He left the rings at 39, after losing two fights in a row, against Danny Williams then Kevin McBride.
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In any case, to listen to it, the former world champion of heavyweights is working hard with a view to this surprising comeback: "I do about two hours of cardio, I ride a bike and a treadmill for a hour. Then I lift weights, about 300 or 250 repetitions. Then I start my day with boxing stuff. I hit the mittens for 25-30 minutes. I need to improve my physical condition. ”
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