Mike Tyson is the beast who tamed himself. ‘Iron Mike’—boxing’s black hole—didn’t just beat opponents; he consumed their courage before the first bell’s echo faded. The youngest heavyweight crown-wearer wasn’t merely a champion; he was a force of nature clothed in black shorts, each punch thrown with apocalyptic intent. But what fueled this human hurricane? A training regimen so brutal it bordered on mythology. Dawn runs in combat boots. Thousands of punches thrown daily into the void. A discipline that transformed a Brooklyn street kid into boxing’s boogeyman.Then, like a volcano gone suddenly dormant, it stopped! Post-2005 retirement, the man who once couldn’t exist without training seemingly couldn’t bear its touch. The mystery of this transformation lingered until Joe Rogan unveiled the truth on his JRE podcast. The Tyson who now walks among us in 2025—contemplative, philosophical, almost gentle—keeps his distance from heavy bags and roadwork for reasons deeper than laziness. As the UFC commentator revealed, Tyson fears what lurks in the sweat and strain of serious training: the shadow of his former self. Each pushup, each sprint, each moment of physical suffering threatens to resurrect the demon he’s spent years exorcising.“When I first met him… when he first did the podcast, he was not working out at all and he was smoking w–d all day long. And he was like, silly and peaceful and relaxed,” Joe Rogan told Chase Hughes on episode #2278 of JRE. “He said he didn’t wanna work out because if he did, he would reignite his ego and he didn’t wanna do that.”But there was a massive turnaround in the demeanor of Tyson when he came back for some in-ring action in 2020 to take on Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition bout. Joe Rogan claimed he and his producer couldn’t recognize Tyson’s personality when he made his JRE appearance for a second time. “The second time I saw him was when he was preparing for the Roy Jones fight and he had lost like 100 pounds, he was shredded… and he looked terrifying, and Jamie and I were like, ‘That’s a totally different person.'”January 24, 2023: Una mujer en el estado de Nueva York presento³ una demanda civil contra Mike Tyson el 24 de enero de 2023, acusando al ex campeo³n de boxeo de violarla en una limusina a principios de la do cada de 1990, segoºn documentos judiciales. – ZUMAla2_ 0200636411st Copyright: xPunitxParanjpexMeanwhile, when Mike Tyson returned to take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, he made use of some unconventional training methods, which he claimed to have made him feel like he was in “heaven.” Let’s take a look at that front!Mike Tyson used psychedelics to train for the Jake Paul fightMembers of the fight community were concerned about Mike Tyson’s well-being since he was making his return against Jake Paul at 58 years old. However, the boxing icon was rather calm throughout the whole training regimen for the fight as he revealed that he consumed psychedelics while working out because it calmed his nerves and because training didn’t feel like hard work at all.“I have to take them when I train… I train on mushrooms because I feel beautiful. It takes me to heaven, baby,” Mike Tyson revealed during an interview. While the fight didn’t turn out the way he would have wanted, the former heavyweight kingpin’s return was a financial success. Moreover, he reportedly walked away with a hefty payout of around $20 million for his one-and-done boxing match against Paul, which went into the books as an official heavyweight bout.The consensus among fans is that we have not seen the last of Mike Tyson in a boxing ring. ‘Iron’ even mentioned that he could come back for another fight if the offer matches up to his expectations. But what do you think? Do you want to see Tyson fight again as he nears 60 years of age? Drop your comments below.The post Joe Rogan Reveals Mike Tyson Was Unwilling to “Reignite His Ego” Before Taking Roy Jones Jr. Fight appeared first on EssentiallySports.