Legendary American boxer Mike Tyson once again shocked public opinion when he made shocking confessions in his memoir Undisputed Truth.
Mike Tyson (left) experienced much glory but immersed himself in drugs – Photo: AFP
In the memoir published by HarperCollins (UK) and introduced today, the former world heavyweight boxing champion reveals for the first time about a turbulent period when he indulged in cocaine and marijuana. Tyson admitted to using drugs before many big fights. The American boxer used stimulants right before his shocking loss to British opponent Danny Williams in 2004.
Previously in June 2000, in a fight with Lou Savarese in Glasgow (Scotland), to pass a doping test, Tyson deceived the authorities by using a dildo to provide “clean” urine. other people. Tyson also confessed that he was “high” on cocaine to the point of losing his mind at a conference in New York in January 2002, which then led to a fierce fight with legendary boxer Lennox Lewis… In addition, the former boxer The 47-year-old also revealed that he used cocaine when he was 11 years old and drank alcohol since he was a boy.
Recently, in August, after years of rehabilitation treatment, Tyson admitted that he almost died from chronic alcoholism. Tyson’s debauched parties began when he faced British boxer Frank Bruno in Las Vegas in 1989. By the time of the rematch seven years later, Tyson was accused of raping Desiree Washington, a teenager. contestant in the Miss Black America pageant in Indianapolis, and served three years in prison. Tyson still denies rape and believes the punishment is too unfair. However, the American boxer revealed that he enjoys a very comfortable life in prison. In prison, Tyson ate lobster, read literary works by famous authors such as Marx, Shakespeare and Tolstoy, and even secretly used drugs.
In the memoir, Tyson also confessed to living a wild life with all kinds of women during the peak years of his career, leading to 3 broken marriages and having 8 children with many other women. The boxer also explained why he always faces the risk of bankruptcy despite earning tens of millions of dollars in income after each fight. In addition to “burning” money in debauchery, Tyson recalls forgetting and losing $1 million in cash or “crazy” payments. In particular, Tyson used $250,000 to prevent a woman from filing a lawsuit due to being bitten by a tiger that Tyson was raising…
Tyson is considered one of the best American punchers of all time when he became the youngest boxer in history to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight championships. Tyson’s name was also “polished” with dozens of shocking scandals. Therefore, the revelations in Undisputed Truth will definitely be awaited when it is released on November 23. But contrary to past shocks or criticism, this time fans will probably accept the evil image of Tyson in the memoir in a peaceful way. Simply because recently, Tyson said in regret: “I am a bad person. I have done many bad things and I want to be forgiven. I want to change my life. I want to live a real life…”.
