At the time, much of the boxing world was wondering what made Mike Tyson practically unbeatable in the ring, and the answer was always obvious, the power of his punch and his savage state every time he went through the ‘veil’ of the ropes, as well as his hunger for triumph and his great determination.
However, like every professional athlete, Mike Tyson also had certain habits or superstitions that he performed punctually and earnestly before each of his fights, and believe it or not, they worked for him, or at least they were his particular placebo that turned him into the knockout machine that he was during his years in the boxing ring.
The ‘fuel’ for the ‘pain machine’
The two-time ‘mastodons‘ title winner and who is considered one of the wildest pugilists in the history of the discipline, used everything, except illegal substances, of whose use he was accused by his detractors, and certain foods gave him the fuel to start the outboard motor into which his fists were transformed as soon as the bell rang.
He told GQ magazine in 2019 and here is what he said and how he told it: “When I was fighting, I would eat a steak and some vegetables. And just before, about an hour before the fight, I would have a chocolate bar and orange juice, just to have a sugar rush before getting in the ring,” Iron Mike said with his characteristic good-natured smile.
What happened between Jake Paul and Dillon Danis?
Was it then the mixture of proteins with sugar that made Tyson invincible and a fearsome machine in the ring? Was it something he lacked when he lost to Buster Douglas, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield on two occasions? And if so, why didn’t he go back to the explosive mix before his last fight in November against Jake Paul and instead change it for his ‘toad venom’?
These are questions that have not yet been answered, but surely soon will be.
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