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The former heavyweight champion; ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson is an inspiration to many boxers of the world. After his retirement, Mike Tyson is entertaining the world through his videos, appearances on television, some podcasts, and interviews.

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Tyson has lost over 100 pounds for his comeback match against Roy Jones Jr. Similarly offered some valuable health tips on weight loss according to his knowledge and experience in his recent interview.

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The ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ is known for his dominance in the heavyweight division and is popular for knocking out his opponents in the ring during his prime.

His record of 50-6-0 in which 75.86% of wins are by knockouts. This makes him one of the brutal boxers in the history of boxing.

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A positive comeback for ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson

The 55-year-old has recently made a comeback from his retirement where he fought Roy Jones. Jr, which was a fantasy P4P bout for the boxing fans.

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However, the match between ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson and ‘Captain hook’ was an exhibition fight with certain guidelines and rules termed as per the safety of the veterans.

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Both the fighters performed well and entertained the crowd like they used to do in their prime time. Consequently, the match ended up in a draw with the final scores of 76-76, 79-73, and 76-80.

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For this event, Mike Tyson Shredded a lot of weight, which was around 100 lbs, and was back in shape to fight Roy Jones Jr. He perceived a lot in his diet and as well as the gym.

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Mike Tyson’s guidance on weight loss

In a recent interview with FightCamp, Tyson shared his knowledge. He suggested some remedies which could be followed by anyone for a healthy lifestyle.

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“I would just stop all the sugary drinks, sugar, juices, and all that stuff, stick with the water, the tea, mostly warm water, ‘cause warm water burns fat, cold water adds to fat. And so I would just tell ‘em, eat everything that’s fat, like seafood, well, most seafood is fat burning.”

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“So I would tell ‘em to eat all fat burning food, do certain natural medicines like bromadrine and stuff that’s on the market. Everything that burns the fat, eats the fat, read about it, doing some examinations about the issues of it. You know, investigation’s the best way to do it. Anything you wanna do you can find out from investigating on the YouTube, whatever we have now, you know?”

Consequently, Tyson shared some valuable tips for everyone to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a positive body approach towards ourselves. From being the youngest heavyweight champion at 18 to sharing his experience and knowledge at 55, Mike Tyson is an idol for many.

What do you make of Tyson’s incredible comeback? Let us know in the comments below!

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Mohit More is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate of the International Institute of Sports Management, he is a sports enthusiast and has played boxing, cricket, and basketball at various levels. Mohit is a staunch follower of Mayweather and Gennady Golovkin. His never-ending passion inspires him to curate content for the sport's aficionados from a fan's perspective.

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