Boxing legend Mike Tyson has admitted that "fat shaming" inspired him to lose six stone in preparation for his return to the ring in an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr.
Tyson's fight with Jones has been postponed until November 28 but the Baddest Man on the Planet remains in excellent shape.Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tyson said of his weight loss: "If somebody's with me, I find out he thought I was a fat motherf***er and didn't tell me, I wouldn't be his friend no more."You say body shaming hurts some people, it helps me.
I never looked at it as fat shaming."Tyson has previously admitted that cocaine and alcohol was to blame for his weight gain after retiring from the ring.
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