Is Mike Tyson showing signs of pugilistic dementia?

[Enlightened-One]

I've watched several recent videos of Mike Tyson being interviewed where his speech was slurring, possessing a 'blank' expression on his face and he also seemed slow articulating answers to the questions being posed.

It’s truly sad if he is, because the contrast between how he talks now in comparison to when he used to eloquently present the popular one-man “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” show five years ago is really staggering.



Thoughts?

[Contendeh]

I listen to his podcast and he sounds ok on it.

[danconnollyeire]

He's always sounded that way. Listen to him on Hangover and even in his early days, quite slow. He didn't have much of an education so his mind takes a while before the words come out. He's educated himself well though and seems a much smarted/well-rounded person these days

[boxing_rocks]

One who definitely has some kind of dementia is EO.

[jamamb]

studies show that even blows that dont cause concussion lead to long term brain problems. id bet many boxers have fried brains and will end up with serious problems down the line

[jamamb]

btw wtfs up with the dude and the headphones!! is that seriously a fashion look these days

[BitPlayer]

I don't think you can say from one interview, especially one where he's taking to a guy with an accent in a pretty noisy place.

[Biglid]

You may have heard him talk after he had a few shandies.

[lazboy]

He could be on strong antidepressants or other things. He did another interview recently where he subtlety rolled a Aus feminist reporter. Thought he handled her passive aggression intelligently. He looks out of it here also but coherent

[hawaiianpunch]

Mike definitely seems to be medicated in that interview.

[KiwiRider]

Not enough evidence.
Could have had a drink or two.
There was a lot going on, different languages and noise.
Heck, if someone shoved a mic in my face on a night out EO would be winding up my estate before I made it home

[chinarich]

I don’t know about the blank expression on Tyson’s face, but I imagine EO has one most times when he types up a post...

[Syntax Error]

Mike definitely seems to be medicated in that interview.

He certainly is.