Mike Tyson believes death will come for him 'really soon'
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Alan Dawson
Jul 23, 2022, 00:15 IST
Mike Tyson in his 'Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson' studio.Photo by YouTube / Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson said recently that he believes death will come for him "really soon."
The 56-year-old spoke about mortality, money, and security on a recent podcast.
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Boxing icon Mike Tyson said he believes death will come for him "really soon" during a recent episode of his popular 'Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson' podcast.
Sean McFarland, a therapist specializing in addiction, was a guest on the July 14 show, and he and Tyson talked about death, money, and security.
"We are all gonna die one day, of course," Tyson said to McFarland.
"Then, when I look in the mirror, I see those little spots on my face, I say: 'Wow, that means my expiration date is coming close, really soon'."
'Money doesn't mean shit' to Mike Tyson
Tyson became world-famous when he won boxing's heavyweight title, at age 20 in 1986, defeating Trevor Berbick by second-round knockout at the Hilton in Las Vegas.
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He went on to fight in some of the sport's biggest bouts, including fights against Donovan Ruddock, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis.
Tyson's status as a bona fide box office attraction was reinforced in 2020 when he returned to the ring for an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.
Now, aged 56, he has other business interests, including a marijuana farm, Hollywood movies, and his growing media company on YouTube.
"Money doesn't mean shit" to him, he said on his show.
"I always tell people, they think money's gonna make them happy, they've never had money before," he said. "When you have a lot of money, you can't expect nobody to love you.
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"You believe that you're invincible when you have a lot of money, which isn't true," said Tyson.
He then asked: "What is security? I don't know. When you put money in your bank and you get a check every week and you can live for the rest of your life, is that security?
"It doesn't mean you won't catch a disease, or get hit by a car. Can money secure you when you jump off a bridge?"
Tyson routinely philosophizes on his platform
Tyson has often laid bare his personal life, his thoughts, and his emotions when speaking on his podcast through the years.
During an episode in 2020, he cried because he feels "empty" and misses being "an annihilator" in the ring. "Sometimes I feel like a bitch," he said.
When reflecting on his weird and wild life and career as a whole, Tyson recalled an incident in the 1990s when one of his famous pet tigers attacked a woman trespassing at his house.
"I didn't know what they could do to a person's flesh … I had no idea," he said. "I loved them … [but] I shouldn't have had them in my house. I was wrong."
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