There have been several great boxers in the history of the sport. But none come close to the brilliance of Mike Tyson. Apart from being the most ruthless boxer the world has ever seen, his own life is no less than a movie with several plot twists. While his achievements are unprecedented and his fights are still talked about around the globe, Tyson often found himself in the news for his remarks.
Mike Tyson once stated in an interview, “I wish one of you guys had children if I could kick them in the f**king head or stomp on their testicles for you to feel my pain. Because that’s the pain I have waking up everyday.”
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It is no secret that Tyson came inside the ring with a destructible attitude and full of rage, which helped him floor the biggest and greatest fighters of that time.
Mike Tyson opens up about the warrior mentality and psychological warfare of training
Iron Mike was the most feared man on the planet in his prime. It even earned him the moniker ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’. Tyson is the youngest boxer in the sport’s history to become the world heavyweight champion at the age of 20. In fact, he once even talked about the mindset that you have to maintain to achieve your goals.
He stated, “I hate the whole aspect of the ‘warrior mentality’ and the duration of it. That’s the main part.”
“The list of how long you have to go through that psychological warfare and then it takes toll on people. That kind of stuff. It’s just really rigid. We’ve become the best. You have to almost become fanatical. This is my life. All I live for. My air, my everything,” said Tyson.
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The Kid Dynamite has gone through a lot of things in life. He grew up in a rough neighborhood which had a significant negative impact on him. But then, he found a purpose in his life through boxing. Even his heyday has been a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, but the champ has weathered it all.
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