Mike Tyson made a big confession about his mental state before the first loss of his career in the prime days of boxing. The two-time heavyweight champion was stressed about being a champion for many years.

The youngest heavyweight champion ever, recently detailed his life in an interview with ‘The Pivot’. Talking about his transition from ‘The Baddest Man on Planet’ to a 55-year-old entrepreneur, Tyson reflected on the biggest upset loss of his career against heavy underdog Buster Douglas.

Decades after the first loss, Tyson expressed his experience. According to the knockout machine, fighting with Douglas was one of the best things that ever happened to him. Furthermore, he explained why?

“I was so stressed out being the champ about my hair was falling out and everything and so I put a line to make it look like a championship belt,” said Tyson.

Focusing on the pressure that he felt, ‘Iron’ Mike added, “I was playing out like I was still a hard guy scared to death. Little kid and you got the whole sport in your back. Everybody’s trying to get your money beating your a** trying to sue you. Just playing you out, breaking your heart and everything. Suing you to be breaking your heart, that’s where it’s been suing you right. You ‘re all f**ked up.”

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Undoubtedly, failures played a very important role in Tyson’s life. He would not have become such a legend if failures had not motivated him.

Highlights of the Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas fight

Billed as ‘Tyson is Back’ was a highly anticipated contest between ‘Iron’ Mike and Buster Douglas. The champ was undefeated then and was the heavy favorite.

The heavyweight champion was coming into the fight with an amazing career record. He was 37-0 with 33 wins by knockout. Tyson was so confident that he did not even train for this bout.

Which cost him later in the fight. He was knocked out by the challenger, making it the biggest upset in boxing history.

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