“I Though I Owned The World”: Mike Tyson Makes An Earth-Shaking Statement On Joe Rogan’s Fascination

Published 04/22/2022, 10:57 AM EDT

UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently appeared on ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson’. Tyson and his co-host Sebastian Joseph-Day spoke to Rogan about a variety of topics from the UFC to a discussion about tigers and much more.

At a point during their conversation, Rogan started praising the legendary boxer for achieving a lot at a young age. The UFC commentator and comedian was amazed by Tyson’s ‘extraordinary’ accomplishment as a heavyweight champion when he was just 20-years-old. Rogan further explained how everybody wanted to know what it felt like to be Mike Tyson.

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That’s when ‘Iron’ explained how he felt when at the top of the world. He said, “I thought I owned the world. I really believed my ego told me I owned the world because the world made me believe that. … certain parts of the world is just, you’d be surprised how lawless some of the world is. … Gratitude. You’d be surprised that you go someplace that the man is god; he runs the country as god.”

After all, his reign in the sport was unique. His dominance in the ring was incredible.

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The three personalities further discuss America as well as several other past rulers. Post this, they also spoke about technology and the many ways it affects human beings.

Mike Tyson: His boxing career

Tyson still holds the record for being the youngest boxing champion. He achieved champion status just within two years of professional boxing. As a result, he enjoyed immense fame and wealth.

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However, he has also experienced a few losses over the span of his career. One such heartbreaking loss was against James Douglass in 1990. It was the first loss of his professional career. Post this, he enjoyed a long winning streak which was broken by a defeat against Evander Holyfield twice.

Lennox Lewis, Danny Williams, and Kevin McBride also managed to defeat Mike Tyson. Hence, ‘Iron’ stayed at the top of his game, but also experienced the lows of the sport.

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Recently, there was news that the boxer would soon face Jake Paul. However, that has not materialized yet. It would be interesting to see if the 55-year-old decides to fight the much younger Paul. What do you think?

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Rohini Kottu is a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. She is also a Psychologist and has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology. Rohini, in her role as a UFC writer, combines her admiration for the mental resilience that MMA fighters have and her love for analysis.

“I Though I Owned The World”: Mike Tyson Makes An Earth-Shaking Statement On Joe Rogan’s Fascination

Mike Tyson: His boxing career

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