- Tyson explained how he vomited blood and ‘defecated tar’ on the plane
- The 58-year-old will return to the ring next weekend to fight Jake Paul in Texas.
Mike Tyson’s recent comments about a serious health scare he suffered earlier this year will be investigated by officials in Texas just days before his showdown with Jake Paul.
The 58-year-old revealed earlier this month that he vomited blood before passing out during a medical emergency in May.
Tyson said he felt nauseated and dizzy on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles, forcing airline staff to ask passengers if there was a doctor on board.
Paramedics later boarded the plane to treat Tyson after it landed in Los Angeles, and Iron Mike claimed he was “defecating tar.”
Tyson was taken directly to the hospital and treated by a series of doctors, who refused to rule out the possibility of death, according to Iron Mike.
Mike Tyson revealed how he vomited blood before passing out during medical emergency
The 58-year-old boxing legend will return to the ring this weekend to face Paul in Dallas, Texas.
During the Netflix docuseries ahead of Tyson’s fight with Paul, the 58-year-old explained how doctors had found a two-and-a-half-inch ulcer.
The fight was supposed to take place in July, but that incident forced them to postpone the process.
Tyson said: ‘A week and a half ago I was training and doing very well. Then I started to feel tired. I was explaining to my coach that I don’t know what’s wrong with me.
“Then, coming here from Miami by plane, I went to the bathroom and vomited blood. The next thing I knew I was on the ground. He was defecating tar.
‘I went to the hospital and they found I had an ulcer. It was two and a half centimeters long and was bleeding. All my friends called me like I was dying.
‘I asked the doctor if I was going to die and she didn’t say no. Although he said we have options. That’s when I got nervous.
Iron Mike finished by saying, “I just wanted to get out of that damn hospital bed.” I don’t want to die in a hospital bed. I want to die in the ring. ‘
It has now been revealed that the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which oversees the right, will look into Tyson’s comments.
“Comprehensive pre-fight physical examinations will be conducted by TDLR-appointed doctors who will discuss Mr. Tyson’s medical history with him.” a TDLR spokesperson told World Boxing News.
The 58-year-old suffered nausea and dizziness on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles earlier this year, forcing airline staff to ask passengers if there was a doctor on board.
Fans have praised Tyson’s physique and punching power during recent training videos.
However, Texas Licensing Regulators are not expected to re-evaluate Tyson until the day before the fight takes place.
Therefore, there is a high risk that the fight will be canceled just 24 hours before Iron Mike returns to the ring.
The result of the evaluation could cause the fight to be downgraded from professional to exhibition or even canceled.
However, Tyson is confident the fight will go ahead as planned and insists he is ready to dismantle Paul despite the suffering. a medical emergency earlier this year.
Tyson gave up marijuana while training to fight Paul because it is on the list of prohibited substances used by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
He also revealed that he has temporarily abandoned sex as part of his training regimen to ensure he is more dangerous on fight night.
“He only stopped to follow all the rules,” his publicist Joann Mignano recently told USA TODAY Sports.
“But he remains a strong advocate for the medicinal benefits of cannabis for his personal well-being and that of others like him.”