Mike Tyson’s mentality has undergone a big transformation since he hung up his gloves. He is no more the man he was during his boxing career. The two-time former heavyweight champion was known for his merciless strikes on his opponents. The young Mike Tyson was so ruthless back then that even knockouts were not satisfying him.

He was seeking something more.

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In an interview with Tucker Carlson of Fox News, the unsatisfied Tyson revealed what he was trying to achieve apart from knocking out his opponent in the ring.

What did Mike Tyson reveal about his in-ring mentality?

‘The Baddest Man on Planet’ claimed that he was programmed in a way that the more you hurt them (opponents) the more people love you. He knew nothing more than delivering his art. That was the only trait by which he left his impression. He was a knockout machine in the heavyweight division.

So when Carlson asked Tyson if knocking out his opponent was satisfying, Tyson said, “I don’t wanna say but Kind of yeah.”

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Curious, Carlson didn’t seem satisfied by Tyson’s reply, so he inquired further. He asked, “Why don’t you wanna say?”

To which Tyson replied, “It wasn’t good enough. At that time in my life, it wasn’t good enough. I wanted to crush the spirit. I wanna ruin everything he got to beat me. Feels like fire. If you know how to control it, it keeps us all warm. It heats food and everything. But if you let it out of control, it will destroy you and everything around you.”

‘Iron’ Mike is one of the most feared boxers in history. He is the youngest heavyweight champion ever. His style of boxing mingled with the aggression produced a dynamite that seemed irresistible in the ring.

Not only was he famous in the ring, but his outside-ring controversies made him the rage amongst the media. His savage attitude and trash talk created fear in his opponents’ heads.

But things changed when Tyson retired from boxing. He introspected the decisions he made that pushed him to bankruptcy. Lessons he learned from his own experience made him a gentleman.

Now, he is a business mogul and runs a podcast named ‘HotBoxin’.

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