On a recent episode of his podcast, Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, the 53-year-old boxer was moved to tears reflecting on his post-career life.
“I know the art of fighting. I know the art of war,” Tyson said. “That’s all I’ve ever studied. That’s why I’m so feared. That’s why they feared me when I was in the ring. I was an annihilator. That’s all I was born for.”
“That’s the reason why I’m crying, ’cause I’m not that person no more,” he added. “And I miss him.”
Tyson's comments came in the midst of an interview with fellow boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard.