Over a decade after his last professional match, 53-year-old Mike Tyson confirmed he’s working out to get back in shape and reclaim his place in the ring.
The revelation came as the Iron Mike was chatting with rapper T.I. during Instagram Live and confirmed he’s been “hitting the mitts” in order to “get in shape” and return to the ring.
“I’ve been working out, I’ve been trying to get in the ring, I think I’m going to box some exhibitions and get in shape,” Tyson said.
“I want to go to the gym and get in shape to be able to box three or four-round exhibitions for some charities and stuff. Some charity exhibitions, make some money, help some homeless and drug-affected motherfu**er like me.”
As the former boxing champion went on to explain, he’s been training for hours each day and was left in pain “like three guys kicked the sh** out of me.”
“I do two hours on cardio, I do the bike and the treadmill for an hour, then I do some light weights, 300, 250 reps,” the Iron Mike said.
“Then I start my day with the boxing thing, I go in there and hit the mitts, 30 minutes, 25 minutes, start getting in better condition.”
In a recent turn of events, Mike Tyson has also spoken out about his win against Muhammad Ali in a virtual simulation and insisted he “wouldn’t win the real fight” against The Greatest.
With coronavirus lockdown in place and major sports events on halt, the World Boxing Super Series arranged a virtual fight between the iconic boxing legends to entertain the viewers behind the screens and crown the ultimate champion.
After a series of other virtual bouts, Tyson finally faced Ali and secured a victory after 12 rounds. Despite his win in a simulation, however, Tyson remained humble and insisted that he “wouldn’t win the real fight” and that the results of the simulation were inaccurate.
“I know it’s a fantasy game. Most likely I would win the fantasy, I wouldn’t win the real fight. Ali’s the greatest there’s ever been,” the Iron Mike said in an interview with Yahoo.
Both Tyson and Ali have become world-renowned boxing figures following over two decades of hard work and dedication to the sport.
While The Greatest secured 56 wins out of 61 fights, the Iron Mike scored 50 wins out of 58 bouts. Tyson, however, had a higher number of wins by knockout which stand at 44 compared to Ali’s 37.
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