Did Mike Tyson start lifting in prison?

[Pacmanjay]

I know he didn't weight lift or not much when he was working with Rooney. He was mostly doing high rep bodyweight exercises. His body looked slightly softer (bodybuiding wise, still ripped nonetheless) than the pic below which is after coming out of prison. I know he definitely started lifting towards the end of his career, but my question is did he lift weights in prison or around that time and up til the the later part of the 90s? I don't know which fight the pic below is from, but he looks jacked (I know he was always jacked, but there was a point in Mike's career where he looked on par with dedicated bodybuilders) as he's ever been in his career. I'm sure he could have started lifting in prison because of all the time he had to kill.

[oaklandstephen]

i dont think he did anything in prison. he was like 205 pounds when he got out.

[Khmelnytsky]

where'd you get the 205 stat, read it in a book?

before prison he was like 216-19 and post prison like 230-35, i has the same impression as the thread starter, that he bulked up during his prison stint lifting

i would be suprised if he was 205 getting out then put on like 25lbs

[Pacmanjay]

i dont think he did anything in prison. he was like 205 pounds when he got out.

yah bro, wth you talking about? Tyson in his prime (before prison) his fight weight was always between 215-220. After prison he started ticking in at over 225-235.

[MARKBNLV]

Doesnt mean he was weight lifting, i spent a little time myself ,and i can tell you from personal experience that there is not much to do but eat your comisary and read books yard time is usually only for a few hours,and everytime theres a big fight you get locked down for weeks.

[Zaff101]

When Tyson got out of prison he had lot a lot of mass. You could see how much smaller he looked when he walked out surrounded by guards as well as when he was being escorted by wardens wearing that blue shirt.

Tyson said he feared being poisoned in prison so he ate tinned food only.

[Benny Leonard]

Butch Lewis

Time: 20:20

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/6975

Interview from Friday, March 24, 1995

I think it was the day before Tyson's release.




Jail interview.

Not sure how to make the video bigger so just click on the full size button.

[Benny Leonard]

yah bro, wth you talking about? Tyson in his prime (before prison) his fight weight was always between 215-220. After prison he started ticking in at over 225-235.

He didn't pass 225 until the Nielson fight and for that fight he showed up close to 240. It looked like he didn't do any road-work.

[CiganoBoxer]

I always thought he came out weighing less after he did the stretch for the ****?? In fact didn't they hold a big bed sheet around Tyson so the press didn't get a pic of how much smaller he was???