{"id":1437364,"date":"2021-11-04T15:25:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T19:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1437364"},"modified":"2021-11-04T15:25:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T19:25:48","slug":"mike-tyson-shockingly-admits-punching-fans-face-asked-autograph-my-life-miserable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/mike-tyson-shockingly-admits-punching-fans-face-asked-autograph-my-life-miserable\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson Shockingly Admits to Punching Fans in the Face When They Asked for His Autograph: ‘My Life Was Just Miserable, I Was Out of Control'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mike Tyson<\/a> is considered one of the greatest pound-for-pound boxers<\/a> to ever live, but it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows for the former heavyweight champ during the height of his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one point, Tyson's life reached such a low point that he started lashing out at fans by punching them in the face whenever they simply asked for an autograph. Tyson<\/a> admits he was “miserable” and “a mess” at the time, but he's since found a solution that's helped him live his best life in retirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Tyson shockingly admits to punching fans who asked for his autograph<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Mike
Mike Tyson attends the Hublot x WBC “Night of Champions” Gala | Omar Vega\/HUBLOT via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tyson spent his entire boxing career punishing his opponents in the ring, but the struggles he faced in his personal life caused him to lash out at fans in the same fashion. In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance<\/a>, the boxing legend admitted he became violent with fans once he stopped smoking marijuana but kept drinking alcohol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My life was just miserable, I was out of control. I was fighting with anybody. If somebody came to ask me for an autograph, I would punch them in the face. I was just a mess.<\/p>Mike Tyson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At the time, it was hard for Tyson<\/a> to control his emotions without turning to physical violence. But he's found a helpful solution in retirement that put his life back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Tyson credits cannabis for turning his life around<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n