Mike Tyson's highly anticipated boxing match with Jake Paul is approaching, and the heavyweight champion has spent much of the past year training hard for his return to the ring.
In an appearance on September 23 Jimmy Kimmel Live!Ahead of his Nov. 15 bout, Tyson explained what a typical day looks like for him.
“I've been training extremely hard,” he said. “I'm starting at 11 [a.m.] and I can leave the gym at 5 o'clock [p.m.]He admitted to taking a “little break” during the day and changing the types of workouts he does during the six-hour period. “After I finish my boxing I get an hour massage and then I go straight into strength and conditioning,” he said.
Tyson is a known cannabis enthusiast who has previously spoken about the plant’s role in his training, but earlier this year he revealed that he had quit smoking and having sex in order to focus more on training for the fight. When Kimmel asked him about his current consumption, Tyson replied, “but not all the time.” [recently]”
When Kimmel asked if he planned to get high for the Paul fight, the champ joked, “I'll get high more than life,” as the crowd cheered. When Kimmel tried to clarify whether he'd get high on marijuana, Tyson admitted, “That's a possibility.”
Marijuana isn't the only drug that plays a role in his preparation for the match. Jake Paul's brother Logan Callous Tyson admitted on his podcast last month that psilocybin mushrooms have been a huge help to his gym sessions.
“I have to take them with me when I train,” he said. “I always train with my mushrooms.”
“I work out with mushrooms because it makes me feel beautiful. It takes me to heaven, baby,” she added.
Time will tell how well Iron Mike's training pays off, as the big fight will hit Netflix on November 15.