Mike Tyson: "I'm on the verge of dying, because I'm a vicious alcoholic."

I was glad to see him apologise to Teddy Atlas but what concerns me is that he's only really done that for his own benefit because it's part of the twelve step programme that he seems to be following.

The attention whore Tyson should just go away forever. Sick of seeing this grown man baby around boxing. I concur. If he really is ill and serious about getting better then he should get the **** out of the media spotlight.

What makes no sense is why on his first promotion gig he does all of this ****. With anyone else it would have been a disaster but with him I think it gets more attention that way. I think it's kind of a bad look for the promotional company which hooked up with him. Which prospective fighters are going to rush to hook up with a "vicious alcoholic"? It's attention yes, but I don't think it's the right kind (kind of like the Golden Boy getting caught in fishnets).

I'm starting to believe that Tyson has some sort of weird complex where he relishes in getting sympathy from the media. How many times has he done this? It seems like a sociopathic tendency to me. What makes no sense is why on his first promotion gig he does all of this ****. With anyone else it would have been a disaster but with him I think it gets more attention that way.

I'm starting to believe that Tyson has some sort of weird complex where he relishes in getting sympathy from the media. How many times has he done this? It seems like a sociopathic tendency to me.

I used to drink like a god damn fish. So did my daddy. I don't drink or pop pills anymore. My dad is bad off. Real bad. Alcohol is just...bad. Good luck Iron Mike.

Might as well die doing what he loves. Drinking some expensive ass alcohol.

**** him! He's a grown man and been privileged to lead an extraordinary life, one that most of us can only dream of. So how are we now meant to feel sorry for him because he has no self discipline! As the saying goes; "you made your bed......

The attention whore Tyson should just go away forever. Sick of seeing this grown man baby around boxing.

Is this guy still muslim?

fuk this im tired of him, a bully in and out of the ring and yet there are plenty of guys who whooped his ass, on both sides of the rope lol takes a special kind of $cumbag to make a comment like that AND put an LOL at the end. i feel sorry for you. you obviously have as much anger as Mike in you but clearly aren't big enough to admit it yet.

he's bi-polar as they get and now a (recovering) addict at that...I respect Tyson for opening up like that and expressing his thoughts and feelings and all... but who knows what goes on in his head... reminds me of The Hulk in the movie Avengers... he's "always mad", regardless of anything

Sad watching that, I can only hope all goes well for him. He was doing well too, he's actually in much better shape than he was years ago.

Really sad to hear, and also the Morrison news...

Btw, can't believe boxingscene didn't do a story on this. I am almost considering writing it up myself and submitting it for the main page. I'm glad i saw this... It's hard to believe this is mike tyson... If i die tomorrow i was overpaid... This is such a strange way to host your first event but i will always remember this interview. I think this whole event is good for boxing. I don't know why but the press conference was interesting. He's been through lots the last 25 years...he just wants to be good... I'm old enough to have watched his entire career unfold...

I hope it turns out well for him... He sounds really dejected & down on himself. He obviously is very troubled by his past mistakes, he lost a child & he just can't seem to keep it together in the spotlite. He sounds like he really needs to get away from boxing & the spotlite but when everyone on the planet knows you it is pretty tough...i thought he was about to cry & he had trouble counting the days he had been sober for...fame destroyed this man. Sure wish he stayed with rooney... I wonder how things would have went then? Where would he be now if not for boxing? Fame was just a by-product of his success. I think he would be dead a long time ago if not for fame. Its such a strange thing with Tyson. So complex its difficult to know where to start, but ive never known a human being who has admitted to be such a bad guy, yet in doing so makes everyone love him more. They even make all the excuses for him. It seems his APPARENT sincerity is always his winning ticket as far as public image goes. In a way i think its incredibly rare, and honourable, but the cynical side of me thinks he knows exactly what he is doing. Who knows what he is really like? I do wish him the best, but i never know what to make of him. When he says he can be a really bad guy its not just self abasing atonement. I think its for real, and therefore i can never totally respect him, whether how honest he seems. Btw, can't believe boxingscene didn't do a story on this. I am almost considering writing it up myself and submitting it for the main page. True. Id like to hear Teddys version. It didnt look like he had the time for Tyson. Id say Teddy, like me, thinks Tyson knows when to say the right thing and its difficult to judge when he is being sincere.

who caught his embrace with teddy that was a site to see Btw, can't believe boxingscene didn't do a story on this. I am almost considering writing it up myself and submitting it for the main page.

Its not unusual for an individual to relapse with addiction problems...It will probably happen again! But....the way it is handled is the important issue. If Tyson is honest and asks for help he will make it, its NO accident that he has, despite the setbacks, been a success recently. Its not as simple as whether he uses or not. I would caution Mike fans to not take it as a betrayal, Mike has been doing better and is in the right path. Dude is trying and when you try you get results. screw ups and all! I agree. The most important thing is that he us surrounded by the right people.

Its not unusual for an individual to relapse with addiction problems...It will probably happen again! But....the way it is handled is the important issue. If Tyson is honest and asks for help he will make it, its NO accident that he has, despite the setbacks, been a success recently. Its not as simple as whether he uses or not. I would caution Mike fans to not take it as a betrayal, Mike has been doing better and is in the right path. Dude is trying and when you try you get results. screw ups and all!