My guest today is Mike Tyson, a former heavy-weight boxing champion of the world and one of the greatest boxers of all time.
At the age of 20, he became the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold WBA, WBC, and IDF titles and a member of the international boxing Hall of Fame.
Mike has appeared in many movies and TV shows. He is the actor and creator of a one-man Broadway show Undisputed Truth, and the author of the best-selling book of the same name.
Mike is also a very successful entrepreneur and a founder of two cannabis companies, including Tyson 2.0. He is an incredible person and a dedicated philanthropist through his Mike Tyson’s Care foundation, and the support of other charities including The Make a Wish Foundation and The Special Olympics.
(1:52) Fame and money
- Neither will make you happy
- Become your own alarm system
- The pain is the same at the top and the bottom of the world
(06:43) Three years in prison
- Three best years of his life
- Everything in life is psychological
- Confidence brings success
- Prison shifted his perspective (no one’s better than anyone else)
(11:33) Mike’s famous fights
- Evander Holyfield - The Bite Fight
- First fight in 1996, rematch 1997
- The Sound and the Fury match
- In the second fight – Mike got frustrated and got disqualified
- Now they are partners
- Buster Douglas – lost a fight from an underdog
- Mike was happy that happened
- He learned that losing is not as bad as you think
- Never got discouraged in his life
- Won the title again
- His message to people who want to give up
- The story of Don King
- Adversities never stop, it’s how you handle them that can change
(19:16) Mike and Rodney Jerkins
- Great friends with Rodney Jerkins Darkchild
- Rodney is one of the nicest people he ever met
- One of his best friends
- Godley soul
(22:31) The importance of Extreme Preparation
- It’s not for everyone
- Balance doesn’t exist
- Trained more than everyone else
- Extreme preparation came from fear of failing
- Everybody has a plan until they are punched in the mouth
(26:23) Life after boxing
- Went totally broke after boxing and didn’t know what to do (called his wife for help and she helped him get back his life)
- Discovered cannabis and got into the business
- People allowed to drink and smoke on the show
- Regrets he didn’t smoke pot while fighting
- Mike Tyson's definition of success
- The ingredients of success
- What motivates Mike Tyson today?
- The advice to a young boxer (prepare for disappointment and never give up and fight to your last breath)
- Mike Tyson as a dad (7 kids)
- Mike Tyson Cares Foundation
(39:16) Fill in the blank to Excellence
- Mike Tyson's 10 year vision
- Mike Tyson's biggest accomplishment
- Mike Tyson's biggest regret
- Mike Tyson's bucket list
- Mike Tyson's hero
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