Tyson admits getting drunk after every fight
December 4th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANILondon, Dec 4 (ANI): Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has admitted that he binged on booze “after every fight”.
Tyson, who became the youngest champion in history when he won the World Boxing Council (WBC) title in 1986 at the age of just 20, was addicted to alcohol throughout his career in the ring.
He went on to become one of the most famous boxers on the planet, the Daily Express reports.
But his career achievements were later overshadowed by his controversial personal life, including his allegedly abusive marriage to actress Robin Givens and his jail stint for rape in the 1990s.
Tyson recently admitted to a raging drug habit, which he only kicked after the death of his daughter last year (09).
He told TV talk show host Larry King: “I’ve always been addicted. I wasn’t using drugs when I was boxing, when I started.
“But… I never considered alcohol is a drug, too. But I would get drunk after every fight. I said I’m off drugs 14 years but really I wasn’t. So that wasn’t really true. I was just lying to myself. I would get drunk after every fight, just blasted.” (ANI)
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