The downfall of Lance Armstrong began with his confession on the Oprah show. Lance Armstrong became an example of a celebrity who, after being a once-glorious superstar, had a disastrous career end. The cyclist lost all seven Tour de France championships after testing positive for doping. People held debates and formed opinions. However, some athletes weren’t part of the majority. Boxing legend Mike Tyson is a prominent example of it.

While athletes from all across the sporting industry had formed a negative perception of Armstrong, Mike Tyson had another approach to follow. 

Lance Armstrong shared a post with Mike Tyson

In 2020, Lance Armstrong shared a picture through his social media handles. The picture immediately created a buzz across various platforms and grabbed the global limelight. The post featured Lance Armstrong standing next to the most feared athlete in the history of combat sports, Mike Tyson. 

Lance Armstrong conveyed that the picture features two fighters who had made their way through all the odds. “Just a coupla fighters..”, he wrote in the caption. 

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“He Didn’t Win Those Titles”: People Cringe as Lance Armstrong Gets Candid About His Infamous Acts That Shocked the Entire World

Both the legends were seen standing close to each other. The comradery between the two icons was visible in their body language. The wide smile on their faces described the warmth of their bonding.

Tyson’s perception of Armstrong was different than other athletes

Just like other athletes, Mike Tyson has always been vocal about the doping scandal of Lance Armstrong. However, his thoughts about Armstrong did not come from the Oprah interview but, from his own experience of spending time with the cycling legend. He has always believed that Lance is a generous soul. Tyson has always thought highly of Armstrong’s character and hoped that he would become a better person after learning the lesson. “He did bad things, but I’ll never call him a bad guy,” the boxing legend once said.

However, other athletes reacted differently to Armstrong’s confession. Tennis star Novak Djokovic once said that Lance had cheated the spirit of sport and many people around with his career and life story. NBA legend Magic Johnson condemned Armstrong’s actions and said that Lance led his fans down.

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Even after the decade, Lance’s image still gets filtered through a biased lens of his past action. What do you think? Have the people moved on? Do let us know in the comment section.