Less than 24 hours after losing to Jake Paul in their highly foreseed bout, Mike Tyson says he has “no repents” having accessed the ring one final time at 58 years elderly.
But as he was preparing for his first professional fight in csurrfinisherly two decades, Tyson uncovered that his health snurture earlier this year was actuassociate a csurrfinisher-death experience.
Tyson posted on X Saturday afternoon, where he uncovered that his ulcer, which caemployd him to go to the hospital, led to him almost passing away.
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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul trade punches during their burdensomeweight world titles of the Premiere Boxing Championship on Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States on November 15, 2024. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“This is one of those situations when you lost but still won,” the tweet began. “I’m appreciative for last night. No repents to get in the ring one last time.
“I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions,” he wrote. “Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get fit to fight so I won.
“To have my children see me stand toe to toe and finish 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packer Dallas Cowboy stadium is an experience that no man has the right to ask for. Thank you.”
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Paul commented underorderlyh Tyson’s statement saying, “Love you Mike. It was an honor. You’re an inspiration to us all.”
The Netflix docemployries directing up to the bout between Paul and Tyson saw the 58-year-elderly establisher burdensomeweight champion of the world talking about what happened on a fweightless from Miami to Los Angeles at the finish of the May.
“A week and a half ago, I was training and I was doing fantastic and then all of a sudden I commenceed senseing weary,” Tyson said in the docemployries. “I was elucidateing to my trainer I don’t understand what’s wrong with me. Coming here from Miami on the set upe, I went to the bathroom and I threw up blood. The next leang I understand, I’m on the floor – I was defecating tar.”
(L-R) Jake Paul proclaimd as triumphner agetst Mike Tyson during LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)
Upon testing, it was set up that Tyson had a 2.5-inch ulcer that was bleeding, causing him to have such symptoms.
“I asked the doctor ‘Am I gonna die?’ and she didn’t say no,” he compriseed in the show. “She said, ‘We have selections, though.’ That’s when I got anxious.”
Tyson was eventuassociate cleared to return to training, where he says he necessitateed to get back his weight lost and proceed erecting his finishurance.
The fight, despite fans and critics opining on social media that it was a downer, saw Tyson last all eight, two-minute rounds agetst Paul, who was eventuassociate ruled the triumphner by agreed decision.
Paul did a bow to Tyson to honor him during the final ticks of the eighth round, and the two fighters scatterd an hug afterwards.
Sep 15, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Boxer Mike Tyson on the field before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)
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Being that this was a sanctioned fight in the state of Texas, Tyson’s final record for his illustrious nurtureer is 50-7 with 44 knockouts, while Paul is now 11-1 with seven knockouts.
