Mike Tyson may be soaring with confidence during his match with YouTube star turned boxer Jake Paul.
The former heavyweight champion is scheduled to fight noted provocateur Paul on July 20 in Texas, but has been asked multiple times whether his recreational use of psychedelic drugs will affect the fight.
Recently, Tyson appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Host Jimmy Kimmel seemed to lose confidence the more the 58-year-old talked.
“I really want this guy to go down,” Kimmel said in the clip he posted. ×. “I'm willing to bet you a lot of money,” he added.
“I always take mushrooms with me when I train. I always train with mushrooms.”
“I train very hard,” Tyson explained, revealing that he usually starts training at 11 a.m.
“Oh, nothing like that,” Kimmel replied, immediately losing faith in Tyson.
“I might leave the gym at 5 o'clock,” Tyson continued. The boxer explained that during the six-hour session, he would also receive a one-hour massage during the same time period. “Then we jump right into strength and conditioning,” he added.
“Do you get high on marijuana, too?” Kimmel asked later.
“That's possible,” Tyson said without laughing.
“As we speak, the stakes are going down,” Kimmel said, sinking his head into his hands.
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In an August interview with Logan Paul, WWE wrestler and brother of Tyson's opponent, Tyson was asked if he takes other drugs during matches.
“Would you eat mushrooms and fight?” the host asked Tyson.
“If I'm not eating mushrooms, I'm probably going to eat… mushroom leftovers. I'm going to eat mushroom leftovers, not mushrooms!”
In the clip of “”impulsive” podcast, Tyson vaguely acknowledged that the hallucinogen is some kind of “psilocybin.”
around out kickTyson also revealed that he feels the need to ingest mushrooms while training.
“When you train, you have to take mushrooms. I always train with mushrooms,” he said. “I'm training with mushrooms. I feel so beautiful, it takes me to heaven, baby,” he added.
One host joked that Tyson might be able to box on PCP, to which Tyson replied, “That's a good thing.”
Tyson's marijuana use isn't random at all. Since 2016, he has invested heavily in marijuana farming and cultivation.
According to the 2022 report: solarthe business collects about $670,000 a month.
Tyson said plants make him feel very calm and he believes they can help others fight opioid addiction.
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