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Mike Tyson 'forgets he's talking to kid' during viral interview and gives terrifying answer that even unnerved adults

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Updated 11:21 15 Nov 2024 GMTPublished 10:53 15 Nov 2024 GMT

Mike Tyson 'forgets he's talking to kid' during viral interview and gives terrifying answer that even unnerved adults

The former heavyweight champion didn't hold back.

Ben McCrum

Ben McCrum

Mike Tyson delivered a brutal response to a kid after forgetting who he was talking to in an interview ahead of his boxing fight with Jake Paul this weekend.

On Friday, former boxing heavyweight champion Tyson will make his return to the ring for his much-anticipated bout with controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul streamed exclusively on Netflix.

The fight was initially scheduled to take place on July 20 but was postponed after the 58-year-old boxer was forced to stop training due to an ulcer flare up.

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But now, while speaking to a young aspiring journalist ahead of the re-arranged bout this weekend, Tyson gave a terrifyingly morbid answer to the kid's question.

While speaking to 14-year-old interviewer Jazzy, the former champion was asked what type of legacy he would like to leave behind when he officially hangs up the gloves for good.

"What do I care about my legacy?" responded Tyson, "I never knew what a legacy was and people started throwing that word around so loosely. A legacy sounds like ego to me. I'm going to be dead soon.

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"Who cares what somebody is going to think about me when I'm dead?

"We don't talk about Charles Manson. No one cares about nobody when they're dead and gone.

"I'm just passing through. "I'ma die and it's gonna be over. Who cares about legacy after that?

"We're nothing. We're just dead. We're just dust. We're absolutely nothing. Our legacy is nothing."

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul were involved in a heated clash during the weigh-ins for their fight on Thursday. (Image: Getty)
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul were involved in a heated clash during the weigh-ins for their fight on Thursday. (Image: Getty)

Although clearly taken aback by the brutal response from Tyson, Jazzy impressively remains collected, replying: "Thank you so much for sharing that, that is something I've not heard as an answer."

But the heavyweight boxer wasn't quite finished with his morbid rant, asking: "Can you really imagine somebody saying: 'I really want my legacy to be this way when I'm' — you're dead ... Who the f*** cares about me when I'm gone?"

How to watch Paul vs Tyson if you don't have Netflix

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Featured Image Credit: Jazzys World TV

Topics: Boxing, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career he has interviewed top athletes in MMA including Tom Aspinall and Michael Bisping.

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