‘It takes me to heaven’: Mike Tyson’s alarming drug confession for Paul fight

Boxing legend Mike Tyson has made an alarming confession about what he using to prepare for his upcoming bout against Jake Paul.

Mike Tyson admitted he will be taking magic mushrooms while training for his fight against Jake Paul.

The heavyweight legend faces the YouTuber-turned-boxer on November 16 (AEST) in Texas in a controversial clash scrutinised for the age gap.

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Tyson had to pull out of the initial July 20 date amid a health precaution having suffered an ulcer flare up in his stomach.

But he is now back in training and featured on Paul’s brother Logan’s Impaulsive podcast after a press conference to promote the bout.

Tyson was asked about his love for marijuana and magic mushrooms.

And Iron Mike made the shock revelation that he is still taking both while training to fight Paul.

He said: “I have to take them when I train. I always train on my mushrooms. I train on mushrooms.

“I feel so beautiful, it takes me to heaven, baby.”

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul face off at a press conference ahead of their November bout. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Fanatics)

Both Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, will be subjected to drug testing before and after their bout which also marks Netflix’s first move into live boxing.

But Tyson will also have to pass a EKG and an EEG - brain and heart tests - as he is over the age of 36.

Tyson retired in 2005 but did make a comeback in 2020 for an eight-round exhibition with Roy Jones Jr that ended a draw.

Boxing’s youngest heavyweight champion of all time - just 20 when he won the belt in 1986 - claimed he was on mushrooms against Jones.

And he admitted it could be no different against 10-1 Paul.

Tyson revealed: “If I’m not on mushrooms I’ll be on... residue of mushrooms. I won’t be on mushrooms I’ll be on residue of mushrooms.”

Mike Tyson (L) fighting against US challenger James Douglas (R) in the seventh round of their world heavyweight boxing title bout more than 30 years ago. (Photo by Junji KUROKAWA / AFP)

Tyson’s bone-chilling confession

Meanwhile, Tyson said he has to be careful when he unleashes his inner killer on Jake Paul during their rescheduled fight.

During his appearance on Logan’s “Impaulsive” podcast, Tyson explained that he’s still “haunted” by his dark side because it’s landed him in handcuffs.

“Absolutely, that’s gonna happen, but here is what I learned from prior experience — when that tough guy Mike Tyson comes out when it’s not necessary to come out, I’m always in handcuffs,” Tyson, 58, said.

“So, I’m always careful when that guy comes out. Every time I drink or get ready to fight, I break out in handcuffs.

“Unfortunately, I have to fight and be that guy. I wish I could stop that guy. That guy haunts me. I wish I could stop that guy. I wish that guy died, but he’s here to stay.” Tyson explained how that killer version of himself “wants to come back every second of my life.”

“It’s so easy for him to come back,” he said.

Tyson added that he “gets rid of the guy” by loving his children and his family.

Elsewhere in the interview, Tyson said he’s not viewing Jake, 27, as a YouTuber or internet personality.

“I look at him as a killer. That’s how I look at him,” Tyson said.

Tyson explained how that killer version of himself “wants to come back every second of my life.”

“It’s so easy for him to come back,” he said.

Tyson added that he “gets rid of the guy” by loving his children and his family.

During an appearance on Paul’s brother Logan’s “Impaulsive” podcast, Tyson explained that he’s still “haunted” by his dark side because its landed him in handcuffs.

Tyson said he’s not viewing Jake, 27, as a YouTuber or internet personality.

The boxing legend confirmed that he’s past his ulcer problem, which pushed back the date of their bout, initially set for last month.

Tyson had a health scare in May when his ulcer flared up while on-board a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.

The fighters met on Monday for a press conference at the Javits Center as part of Fanatics Fest NYC.

Paul (10-1, seven knockouts) vs. Tyson (50-6, 44 knockouts) will take place at AT & T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas, and will stream live exclusively on Netflix.

It will mark Tyson’s first pro boxing fight since 2005.

This article originally appeared in the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as ‘It takes me to heaven’: Mike Tyson’s alarming drug confession for Paul fight