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“2.5 Billion!” – Mike Tyson Makes a Shocking Revelation

Published 09/26/2020, 3:08 AM EDT

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‘Iron’ Mike Tyson will always be one of the greatest heavyweights to have ever embraced the squared circle. Looking forward to a stellar return at 54, Tyson is still the same.

Although he is in his dotage and there’s no world title around his waist, Mike Tyson is still a champion by heart, as he is ready to take on the former four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. on November 28. However, Tyson is not returning for money or fame. Instead, his return will stage a charitable venture to help people all over the world.

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While we are just two months away from the fight, Tyson has talked about why people want to see him back in action. It is no surprise that Tyson’s boxing ability is a huge factor, but his personal life has also got a role to play in his return.

Mike Tyson says 2.5 billion people want to see him in action

Mike Tyson and current WBA lightweight champion, Gervonta Davis, recently connected to discuss their upcoming fights.

As Tyson is getting ready for Roy Jones Jr. ‘Tank’ Davis is getting ready for Leo Santa Cruz. In their recent interaction, they put light on several aspects of their fights. One of them was the reason for Tyson’s return.

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As per ‘Iron’ Mike, he had a controversial lifestyle where he has seen a lot of things. From becoming a rich man to being bankrupt, and from a world champion to getting into prison, Tyson has seen it all. Thus, people are always interested to see what’s going around him.

Talking about it, Tyson said, “Listen, 2.5 billion people want to see me. That’s crazy! And I come from being the champ and all that stuff, whatever I was doing in my life, rich guy, losing money, gone to prison, coming back, making a lot of money. Losing a marriage, losing all my money, becoming a junkie, and now I am back, what the f*** is this?”

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Tyson is not returning for some self-benefit, he is interested to work for noble causes.

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“My fight is pretty awesome, looking forward to it. I posted about that fight and got like 2.5 billion hits. That’s gonna be pretty awesome. I wanna be really interested in helping other people with this charity exponent,” said Tyson.

No wonder the fight fans are excited to see one of their favorite heavyweight champions return and lock horn against the other former champion in Roy Jones Jr. It is a fight for the ages.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.
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