{"id":369692,"date":"2020-11-30T09:15:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=369692"},"modified":"2020-11-30T09:15:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:15:42","slug":"mike-tyson-vows-to-never-become-cokehead-mike-or-fat-mike-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/mike-tyson\/mike-tyson-vows-to-never-become-cokehead-mike-or-fat-mike-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson vows to never become “Cokehead Mike” or “Fat Mike” again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heavyweight boxing legend “Iron” Mike Tyson is determined to stay on the straight and narrow after his recent comeback fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 54-year-old Tyson, one of the most iconic boxers of all time, returned to the ring last weekend when he battled fellowed legend Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition match. While the bout was not officially scored, it was ruled a draw by a trio of celebrity judges.<\/p>\n

Despite his age, Tyson looked fantastic in his comeback, and has laid out plans to continue partaking in similar spectacles. In order to do so, however, he’ll need to keep himself in fantastic shape and avoid the vices that plagued him in earlier chapters of his legendary career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to workout,\u201d Tyson said at the post-fight press conference for his fight with Jones when asked about his immediate plans (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cIt\u2019s become my lifestyle now. I\u2019m never going to be that guy \u2018Fat Mike\u2019 and stuff, \u2018Cokehead Mike.\u2019 I ain\u2019t going to be that guy no more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had 15 fights in one year. Let\u2019s just try to work closer to that. It has to be competitive where it\u2019s constant, nobody can get out of shape because everyone\u2019s fighting. It would be consistent. I would like to have once every two months, my personal opinion. I\u2019d like to fight every two months.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Tyson laid out plans for more exhibition fights, he once again expressed interest in taking on his former rival Evander Holyfield, who was briefly in consideration before Jones signed on the dotted line.<\/p>\n

That matchup still interests Tyson, though he worries that Holyfield is being held back by his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe Evander needs to talk to me because every time my business associates talk to his business associates, it doesn\u2019t turn out well,\u201d Tyson revealed. \u201cSo I don\u2019t know. If you could see what we made tonight, if these guys really care about the welfare of Evander they would have had this fight with Evander.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe we\u2019ll do another but whoever\u2019s he\u2019s with who\u2019s handling him is totally wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think the future holds for Mike Tyson now that his comeback is underway?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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