The former heavyweight champion of the world, Mike Tyson, has been a victim to drug and alcohol addiction in his life. Tyson, whose professional boxing career spanned from 1985 to 2005, on various occasions he even expressed his struggle with alcohol and drugs. At present, Mike Tyson, 56, owns a cannabis ranch and even sells a product named Tyson 2.0. However, nine years ago, Tyson made a brutally honest admission and claimed he was on the verge of dying.

The admission came during an ESPN Friday Night Fights post-fight press conference in Verona, New York. Tyson, in detail, talks about sobriety and how he longed to be forgiven. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ had then said, “I want to live my sober life. I don’t want to die. I’m on the verge of dying, because I’m a vicious alcoholic”. 

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Having admitted how he wanted to live a sober life, Tyson went on. He further expressed how he tried his best to stay abstain from alcohol and drugs. Here is what the former heavyweight champion of the world added next.

Mike Tyson wanted to live a different life and not touch drugs

For someone like Tyson, who was once so abysmally addicted to alcohol and drugs, staying away from either alcohol and substances was nothing short of a miracle. Although Tyson felt he was close to his death, he could hardly stop himself from consuming alcohol and drugs. At this, Tyson once stayed away from alcohol for six days. Overwhelmed by his own achievement, he had said:

“I haven’t drank or took drugs in six days, and for me that’s a miracle. I’ve been lying to everybody that thinks I was sober, but I’m not. This is my sixth day. I’m never going to use again.” 

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Tyson, who is recently suffering from sciatica, even wished to be forgiven for all the wrong things he had done. He had added, “I’m a bad guy sometimes. I did a lot of bad things, I want to be forgiven.”

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Do you think Mike Tyson made improves since he made those comments?