Boxing legend Mike Tyson was notorious for not only being one of the best boxers in the world but also one of the most vicious ones as well. During his prime, many opponents would fear stepping into the ring with ‘Iron Mike’ knowing that there is a high probability of getting brutally hurt.

This has led many to question what made the former champion such an aggressive fighter. However,  this made Tyson make some interesting revelations about his mentality.

Mike Tyson reveals his mentality before he fought in the ring

In a recent appearance on FoxNews, he was asked by Tucker Carlson if he thought about his opponents before facing them. Tyson stated that he indeed did think bout his opponents and wanted to hurt them as much as possible. According to him, this would make him loved by fans and the boxing world if he could inflict the most damage on his opponents.

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“Absolutely the more you hurt them the higher you go in life. That’s just my mentality the more you hurt him the more people love you,” said Tyson.

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This was certainly a mind-boggling revelation by Tyson about his mentality before a fight. Moreover, this goes on to show how mentally invested ‘Iron Mike’ was in the sport as he cemented his legacy among the best to ever do it.

Tucker Carlson was stunned after hearing Tyson wanted to kill his opponents

In the interview, Carlson became nervous after hearing what Tyson’s mentality was before the fights. Tyson went on to claim that he wanted to ‘kill’ his opponents before he faced them. “I wanted to kill them” said Tyson.

This naturally made Carlson a little nervous as he tried to laugh off this serious revelation. However, Tyson looked at him with a stone-cold face making him even more nervous. “Well, I can tell! I’m laughing nervously,” acknowledged Carlson.

Even today Tyson has the aura to make people around him nervous as we saw with Carlson. However, he was able to keep his cool and carry on with the interview in a calm, collected and professional manner.

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