When Mike Tyson Opened His Heart: I Lived The Best 3 Years Of My Life In Prison

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JAKARTA - Mike Tyson is one of the greatest sports figures in world history. When in his prime, he had what he wanted. There is no denying it, he is the king of the world.

Mike's "Iron" is dreaded, his punches are devastating, people pay thousands of dollars to see him take down his opponents in 30 seconds, it's an amazing spectacle.

#OnThisDay in 1988, Mike Tyson defended the unified heavyweight championship and captured the lineal title with a brutal 1st round KO of Michael Spinks in Atlantic City, New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/Y1zd06Nsxk

— Boxing History (@BoxingHistory) June 27, 2022

With fame, money, women, crime and fake friends come. In 1992 he went to prison following the rape allegations made by Desiree Washington, a contestant for Miss Black America.

Tyson denied it, but he remained imprisoned at the Indiana Youth Center. The sentence is 10 years; 6 years in prison and 4 years on probation, but because of his good behavior he was only imprisoned for 3 years. He was released in 1995.

In prison the best years of his life

Before going to prison, Tyson was at the peak of his career. Of course, people would think languishing for three years behind bars would bring him down. However, it turned out to be the opposite.

June 24, 2000"My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable. And I'm just ferocious."Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) gave the greatest post-fight interview ever 🥊pic.twitter.com/cuDM3URmLN

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 24, 2022

In an interview on the "The Pivot Podcast" podcast, following up on a rare and widely discussed extensive interview with Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, co-host and former NFL star Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor begin an episode that reveals their respect. for Tyson.

In the interview Tyson looks relaxed, smoking marijuana, the former champion looks calm and talks about sensitive topics like in prison.

"I had the best three years of my life in prison," Tyson said. "I have peace. Money means nothing if you don't have your peace, stability and balance. You need your sanity to dictate any part of life."

"I have great food, everyone is nice to me, they treat me well."

"I would run around the yard 8 or 9 miles and at night I would jump for four hours, in my cell. Everyone treated me well in prison, they were afraid of me but I was always a good person.

13 year old Mike Tyson looked 30 pic.twitter.com/ao9GOYkK48

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Tyson sent a message to his fans

"I want people to know that life is a willingness to die," Tyson said.

"I believe that once you die, you start living. There is more than just us out there. You have to kill your ego to truly appreciate life. Ego is good, but it's not life. Use it for football and boxing or whatever." anything, but live life without it."