Mike Tyson made his legacy from rags in which he faced many controversies and also met many people who motivated him. One such personalities Tyson admired was Nelson Mandela, who had a unique philosophy than him. Recently, Tyson shared a memory of Nelson Mandela, which was quite unknown to many people till now.

In the recent episode of ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson’ podcast, there was an ongoing discussion about Africa and Nelson Mandela. That is when Tyson talked about his one of the most intriguing incident with Nelson Mandela.

While talking about it, Tyson said, “When he was in prison, he asked me for my gloves.”

Mandela spent 27 years of his life in prison. And during that tenure, he asked the young ‘Kid Dynamite’ for his gloves as a souvenir to him. This showed how Mandela adored boxing even when he was in the prison for such a long period.

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Mike Tyson and his tribute to Nelson Mandela

Right after the sad demise of Nelson Mandela, Mike Tyson expressed his views on Mandela in his tweet.

Tyson described the personality of Mandela, which taught him the values of discipline, courage, love, and, most importantly, forgiveness.

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Mandela has taught many things to the world through his deeds and ideology. Moreover, he is inclined towards sports for his philosophy of peace and love.

A famous quote from Mandela still remains in the minds of youth, imbibing pure values and direction, suggesting the idea behind erasing the discrimination amongst the people through sports.

“Sport has the power to change the world… It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination.” – Nelson Mandela.

Apart from being a protagonist for many social movements, Mandela is recognized for his love for sports. Likewise, he used to promote the culture of sports.

Significantly, a fact about Mandela is that he was a boxer in his youth days. Moreover, boxing was a companion to divert his stress during his imprisonment days. 

It was a very humble approach from Mandela to Mike Tyson for the gloves, which describes his modesty and love for boxing and sports.

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