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Iron Mike Tyson, the youngest ever man to become heavyweight champion of the world is not in a good state. Any roumors of a possible third fight with Evander Holyfeild can be safely forgotten.

picture taken while mike is promoting EA videogame Fight Night Round 4

i never realised it had gotten this bad

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belowthebelt wrote:Iron Mike Tyson, the youngest ever man to become heavyweight champion of the world is not in a good state.

- Pretty much fell apart after signing with King and marrying Miss Givens and her mother.

He was over 300 lbs before the Douglas fight. Prozac'll do that to you when you aren't training but eating like a horse. 300lbs coming out of prison, but a lot was muscle from 4 yrs of doing nothing but lifting weights.

I always heard the exact opposite, that Tyson was like 180 pounds getting out of prison.

Geeesh.....leave Tyson alone.

ringsider wrote:Geeesh.....leave Tyson alone.

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this is old news in was in paper near the new year showing him out of shape, but hes past 40 retired so doesnt work out as much give the guy a break most people get fatter in there 40+ years why should he be any different?

People who dont make it up as they go along (Tyson Freaks) will actually recall Mike Tyson was a deflated 210 lbs coming out of prison in 1995.

Hard to balloon up to 300 lbs on a stingy prison diet.

NorthEastBoxingFan wrote:

ringsider wrote:Geeesh.....leave Tyson alone.

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i just didnt realise how big he had gotten, but if hes happy then good on him

overhand_right wrote:People who dont make it up as they go along (Tyson Freaks) will actually recall Mike Tyson was a deflated 210 lbs coming out of prison in 1995.

Hard to balloon up to 300 lbs on a stingy prison diet.

- You don't know the first thing about Tyson much less prison.

Guy like Tyson has money and favors showered over him. You can get anything you can get in the street in prison with the connections.

The last time Tyson walked around at 210 was at age 13. Here's a clip of 21 yr old Tyson's training routine before the Holmes bout. It's in pictures and words so even you can understand it. Pay attention, after fighting 13X in 86, finishing up with Berbick, and 4 more title fights in 87, the 21 yr old Tyson only needs 5 weeks to drop 15 lbs to prepare for Holmes. He was 215 for Holmes, meaning his walking around weight was in the 230 range in the most active time of his life when he is still just a boy essentially.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLeGPBEU ... re=channel

Again, Tyson was 210 when he came out of prison.

Not only was he visibly slimmer, but he confirmed it in interview.

There are actually photos & footage of him, days out of prison, walking around Las Vegas April 1995 before the McCall/Holmes fight with his new wife, and he is nearly 100 lbs away from the weight claimed in this thread by the sad Tyson Freak who as we've established makes it up as he goes along.

overhand_right wrote:Again, Tyson was 210 when he came out of prison.
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- Again, you know nothing about Tyson or prison, but I can see even pics and words weren't dumbed down for you.

Get your custodian to read you this link concerning a mere 3.5 months behind bars the 2nd time.

It confirms what everyone but a few ninnies has known about Tyson since the beginning, that he gets fat when not in training. A bio out talking of him coming down from 300lbs for the Douglas fight alone. Already posted a link showing his 21 yr old street weight prior to a 5 week training camp for the Holmes fight was 230. This is preweightlifting, preprison weight and he sure didn't shrink in prison lifting weights everyday for 4 yrs.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h ... A96F958260
BOXING; Tyson Says He Has Lost 45 of 60 Extra Pounds
By TIMOTHY W. SMITH
Published: September 17, 1999

Having trimmed 45 of the 60 pounds that he gained during a three-and-a-half month stay in a Maryland jail, Mike Tyson said today that he was close to being ready for his Oct. 23 heavyweight bout against Orlin Norris at the MGM Grand Casino here.

''I went from 280 pounds to 235 pounds,'' Tyson said during a news conference at the MGM Grand to announce the fight. ''By fight time, I'll be right. I'm looking forward to it. It's not going to be a walk in the park. But it's not going to be a walk in the park for him either.''

Tyson, 33, last fought on Jan. 16, knocking out Francois Botha in the fifth round of a bout that Botha had dominated through the first four rounds. Tyson was sentenced to one year in jail in Montgomery County, Md., on Feb. 5 on assault charges stemming from an altercation following a traffic accident on Aug. 31, 1998. He was released on May 24.

He indicated today that his big weight gain was a result of his inactivity in prison.

''Have you ever been incarcerated?'' Tyson asked a reporter who questioned him about the weight gain. ''Go out, hit somebody with a car, get incarcerated and see how fat you'll get.''

Larry King interview sometime between release and McNeeley, five month period. His arms are still massive and his thighs and torso look huge, way out of norm proportion but he's wrapped in skin tight black gymwear sitting in a tall chair, so I wouldn't speculate poundage other than he's way over his fightweight.

http://www.fandome.com/video/104257/Lar ... ease-Pt-4/

Almost everybody gains weight in jail. The food is fattening, the schedule is regular, and most people spend a lot of time sleeping.

BroughtonRulesRefuge wrote:

belowthebelt wrote:Iron Mike Tyson, the youngest ever man to become heavyweight champion of the world is not in a good state.

- Pretty much fell apart after signing with King and marrying Miss Givens and her mother.

He was over 300 lbs before the Douglas fight. Prozac'll do that to you when you aren't training but eating like a horse. 300lbs coming out of prison, but a lot was muscle from 4 yrs of doing nothing but lifting weights.

Hahaha, that is the biggest piece of bullshit I may have read ever on boxrec.

Mike Tyson was over 300 lbs before the Douglas bout? What source did this 'bio' have for this tidbit of info?

He was also never near 300 lbs out of prison . . .you can see the film footage yourself for crying out loud.

I'm talking about Tyson when he came out of prison in 1995, as i have already stated clearly, and as is clear on the front cover of the May 1995 Boxing Monthly snapped moments after his exit.

When you realised this you have switched yourstory to a 1999 incarceration.

The trolling continues.

BroughtonRulesRefuge wrote:

belowthebelt wrote:Iron Mike Tyson, the youngest ever man to become heavyweight champion of the world is not in a good state.

- Pretty much fell apart after signing with King and marrying Miss Givens and her mother.

He was over 300 lbs before the Douglas fight. Prozac'll do that to you when you aren't training but eating like a horse. 300lbs coming out of prison, but a lot was muscle from 4 yrs of doing nothing but lifting weights.

Oh looky here, guess what, you ALSO were originally talking about the same prison term. And subsequently changed your story.

Once again, you're embarrassed in a thread.

overhand_right wrote: Oh looky here, guess what, you ALSO were originally talking about the same prison term. And subsequently changed your story.

Once again, you're embarrassed in a thread.

- Once again you're far too shameless to ever be embarrassed. You've provided nothing but the most ridiculous assertions.

I've provided links to his training procedures as a 21 yr talking about his fighting weight and street weight as a baseline. Another link where he talks about his brief 3+ month weight gain in prison as a 33 yr old.

Here's the May 1992 in prison Ed Bradley interview where his biceps are already so huge that they almost pop out and KO Ed, almost the size of his head at the 2:10 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szuYxzZI ... re=related

He'd been in prison for 3 months. He was 217/216 for the Ruddock matches and in training for Mr. Evan H Field for the Nov 1991 fight when he busted a rib. Assuming he was his normal 230 lb street weight for his Feb 1992 sentencing, he has to be AT LEAST 230 in this interview, except that he's obviously thrown himself into the weights and as he adjusts in his chair we can also see the hint of a belly forming that is his trademark. This 3 yrs before his release date and could already be nearing the 280 mark he talks of in his second term.

His lowest fighting weight was 212 in his third bout as a 18 yr old kid. He in the 215-220 range for most of his first career, in the 220-235 range for most of his post prison bouts, indicating the expected weight gains most fighters and especially heavies experience.

Props though for ZippityDooDah, your new puppy bubby in paper training.

Yay you've changed your story again! So you WERE talking about his original prison sentence now? You keep changing lanes!

All you need to is simply look at the front cover of Boxing Monthly May 1995 -- Tyson seconds out of prison. They also talk about his weight in the story.

But judging by your contributions i'm assuming in 1995 you were only a toddler, hence your embarrassing emotional tantrums these days.

overhand_right wrote:Yay you've changed your story again! So you WERE talking about his original prison sentence now? You keep changing lanes!

All you need to is simply look at the front cover of Boxing Monthly May 1995 -- Tyson seconds out of prison. They also talk about his weight in the story.

But judging by your contributions i'm assuming in 1995 you were only a toddler, hence your embarrassing emotional tantrums these days.

If you have the capability to scan and post the cover of Boxing Monthly May 1995, it might stop some needless chatter.

overhand_right wrote:Yay you've changed your story again!

- Nah, that's just a different sound from yet another echo from that little BB bouncing around in that tin bin that passes as your nonsense.

Here's a video of Mike, age 18, in his 3rd pro bout against same sized Don Halpin, 212, a perfect match as it were. Last time Mike was ever seen in public below 213 and Mike's ring generalship as skinny as his arms are. Looks like Rooney hasn't knocked all the baby fat off his still prominent behind yet either.

Oh, BTW, love your content level of ZIP thus far to prove Mike was released from prison below his lowest career fighting weight when he was an 18 yr old kid. I'm sure you leave everyone scratching their heads wondering what you're all hot and lathered up about as you blither about fantastical whimsies in your 13th dimension beyond space, time, and logic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B82KD6LjGlE

Mike Tyson

Who cares?

enrique wrote:Mike Tyson

Who cares?

Well-put. The most over-hyped, over-discussed fighter in history.

overhand_right wrote:People who dont make it up as they go along (Tyson Freaks) will actually recall Mike Tyson was a deflated 210 lbs coming out of prison in 1995.

Hard to balloon up to 300 lbs on a stingy prison diet.

I've read that Tyson was in fact below 200lbs when he was released from prison in 1995. Larry King managed to get interviews with Tyson while he was incarcerated & Mike states the only exercise he does is running, push-up, press-ups, pull-ups & shadow boxing. No weights!

As a fan, I think he should lose some weight, because whatever way you look at it, being as big as he is now is unhealthy. Obese runs in his family so he should be even more careful!

Rocky Balboa wrote:

overhand_right wrote:People who dont make it up as they go along (Tyson Freaks) will actually recall Mike Tyson was a deflated 210 lbs coming out of prison in 1995.

Hard to balloon up to 300 lbs on a stingy prison diet.

I've read that Tyson was in fact below 200lbs when he was released from prison in 1995. Larry King managed to get interviews with Tyson while he was incarcerated & Mike states the only exercise he does is running, push-up, press-ups, pull-ups & shadow boxing. No weights!
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According to Broughton, Tyson had big biceps, so he must have been at least`250 lbs and benching like crazy