You may want to excuse Mike Tyson if he came off as a lunatic last week during an appearance on ESPNRadio1100 in Las Vegas. After all, he was still recovering from his visit to the dentist that morning. Once known as the "Baddest Man on the Planet," Tyson took part in a classic 25-minute interview. He covered his many highs and lows, and was forthright in admitting that he'd sunk to embarrassing depths during his wild life.
The former heavyweight champ talked about his drug habit, which was still an issue as he prepped for his hilarious cameo in the 2009 blockbuster "The Hangover."
"I was doing that to supply my drug habit. I’m sorry I’m coming at you guys like this," said Tyson (2:30 mark). "I said, ‘Wow, this is going to be really good. We’re going to sell this stuff on 42nd street on bootleg and make a lot of money.’"
The interview also had plenty of light moments. Tyson has slimmed down from well over 300 pounds to 215. He joked about the perils of being overweight.
"It was hard to wipe my butt," said Tyson. "I was sweating like some kind of guy from a moon project or something. It was crazy. All the clothes you see me with now are clothes that I had 15, 20 years ago."
ESPNRadio1100 host Paul Howard asked if Tyson had man-boobs and back fat (0:01 mark).
"Oh man, the back fat! The back fat is when it’s so bad, your ass looks like a board. It’s like boom. The back and ass is one. It’s not like the back goes down and the butt protrudes. No. It’s just straight down. And then girls were telling me I looked great. It had to have been a money deal. It had to be," laughed Tyson.
In this portion of the interview, he even gave commentary on Mel Gibson's recent phone calls to his former girlfriend.
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