Mike Tyson admits he was ‘smoking weed and doing mushrooms’ before accepting Jake Paul fight

Before launching his comeback to the ring, Mike Tyson has admitted that he was spending his time with extra-curricular activities.

The legendary heavyweight champion is set to face Jake Paul on November 15 at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. They were due to compete on July 20, but the bout had to be postponed when Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up that led him fearing for his life.

However, he has now recovered and is back in boxing training, with the fight just over a week away. And in a new Netflix documentary series leading up to the bout, the former champion has opened up about how the fight came around.

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: How to watch, live stream, start time, full card and rulesJake Paul claims ayahuasca experience led to Mike Tyson fightDuring the second episode of Netflix’s Countdown show for Paul vs Tyson, the YouTuber-turned-boxer discussed how an Ayahuasca ceremony made him envision the fight. Until then, it had always been a wildly unlikely prospect, although there is footage of Paul suggesting the bout in April of 2021.

“About two and a half years ago now, I went to Costa Rica for my first Ayahuasca ceremony,” Paul told the cameras while meditating in the garden of his plush Puerto Rican mansion. “I wanted to uncover things about myself.

“One of the craziest things was the vision I had of me and Mike Tyson fighting as if it had already happened or something in future, or was going to happen, that’s the feeling that gave me.

“And, it showed me the millions of kids watching through their TV and their devices and it showed the butterfly effect of what that creates for the sport of boxing.”

Mike Tyson notes he was ‘smoking weed and doing mushrooms’ when he got fight callThe fight was not necessarily as clear cut for Tyson. The 58-year-old had been focusing on his various businesses including a marijuana company and successful podcast, after last competing in a 2020 exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr.

But Paul says that when he contacted him about the opportunity, it was an instant hit. “So the next day, I get in contact with Mike,” Paul added during his segment.

“He’s like, ‘Yeah, Jake. I love this idea. This is awesome, man! This sounds great. We need to make this happen.’ And, that’s the power of opening yourself to the energy of the universe but also acting on those things.”

Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesHowever, Tyson’s telling of the story is a little different. He claims that he was simply given a call with an offer while doing drugs. During the opening segment of the series, he said: “I do think Jake’s enjoying his position in life right now.

“Good for him, I was minding my business, just enjoying life. I was smoking a lot of weed and doing a lot of mushrooms, just enjoying life, doing whatever I want. I was building corporations and stuff, then I saw this little s***.

“Even though he’s a little pipsqueak, he ignited the fire in me. I’m sure he’s scared, if he’s not scared he’s going to be in for a big surprise.”

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