After Mike Tyson’s loss to Kevin McBride in 2005, he retired from the ring and said that he was no longer the Tyson who had the hunger for the sport, delivering one of the most honest retirement speeches in boxing.
But when you did retire and when you retired in the ring, that was the most honest retirement speech I’ve ever heard of. You’re just like, I don’t I don’t have this in me anymore. This wasn’t there anymore. Just When did you know that you didn’t want to do it anymore? I’ve known years before that, but I was still being very successful. Like when like what year? Like probably around what the 2000 area. That’s post Holyfield. Yeah, after Holyfield. And you just you had done too much. I realized I don’t think I have it anymore cuz um I got the ability to stay in but I don’t got the fighting guts. I’m just sorry I let everybody down. I’m just fighting to take care of my bills basically. I don’t have that ferocity. I’m no animal anymore.
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HIS PRIME UNRIVALED
I am learning so much from Mike Tyson
I miss the animal i used to be. The passion, the hunger for glory. That used to be intoxicating
Anymoah
Mike IS and will always be a LEGEND, just amazing to live is the same era to see who he is as a person
It was his way excusing being paid off to lose.
Thad what tython did for money with that paul Brother. Kinda cotht him hith reputation
Look, bro has been a gladiator his whole life. He's earned his freedom to live the rest of his life however he'd like.
…But still scammed people when he fought Jake Paul. 🤣🤦♂️🤣
From s TGV train to become a normal train. Tyson remains a legend, even after the Holyfield saga.
Truly as We all got older including Mike I realized hes truly one of the best all around Athletes!!!!
We all make mistakes dont get me wrong some worse than others but Mike today is a blessing!!!
I want to troll and say the most dishonest thing Tyson has ever done was give Joe Rogan a platform to ask stupid questions. I watched this episode when it came out but man, I could not watch 10 minutes of Joe Rogan's podcast today
Commenting bc it's stuck at 666 and every comment is from 6 mo ago so I'm freaked out
I ain't mad at you Mike big part of my life I knew it was over when he knew it was over
He did not even try against Lennox Lewis to me
His 🔥 was out
You done enough mike we love you tq ❤
tyson always will be the best ❤️
Mike Tyson's talks always gets me
Love you Mike💖 Give your heart to Jesus, He's the only Way!💖💖💖🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌
You were NEVER an animal Mike. ❤️❤️
Shame he had to throw that jake paul fight. Rigged bs youtube fights…
Joe explaining mikes life to him like an owner explaining a field to a dog, how can you sit in a room with that pound of gammon.
Naw cus fhen Mike tyson beat yall n yall cant beat him😮
Prolly when Cus D Amato died🎉
LOVE YOUMIKEY
It's funny how he went from villan to hero in the eyes of the public. Kinda like Eminem too.
Mike you're the reason i love boxing, still and will always be my champ.
Love Tyson!!!
He doesn’t realise how cool he is these days. Inside he feels soft and vulnerable. Just like everybody else.
Of course he didn't have it, he accepted to lose against joke Paul years later
"I'm not an animal anymore" Just brilliant
And he's honest about fighting to pay the bills – got to respect the man. Those who saw Mike in his prime, know what he was capable of, and we'll love him forever bc of what he gave to the world
That's when he became Wise
MIKE GOTTA ALOT OF MY MONEY I BOUGHT EVERY FIGHT!!
Same here . So honest . Mikes a different man and I respect him more now
Thanx Mike…u given us too much. Big love Sir!!!!