Former boxing world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has revealed he was visited by A-list celebrities during his stint in prison, including Tupac Shakur, whose visit went down well with inmates.
Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted on a rape charge in 1992. The American was released from jail in 1995 however, and continued his boxing career until he retired in 2005 with a record of 50-6-2.
And opening up on his time in prison, Tyson - who was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles - has now revealed the star-studded list of celebrities who came to visit while he was incarcerated for just under three years.
Tyson appeared on REVOLT’s ‘Drink Champs’ and spoke to NORE and DJ EFN, with a teaser clip for the full interview being dropped online, with the 55-year-old revealing the exclusive list. He also spoke about the respect the inmates had for late rapper Tupac when the icon came to visit.
“They respected (Tupac Shakur), soon as he came in the room, they started applauding,” Tyson said. “When I was locked up, I had such a onslaught of visitors.
“I had everybody– BB King, James Brown, Whitney Houston, everybody came. Florence Henderson, I can’t even name no more, just so many people came to visit me when I was away.”
Tyson was known for his thunderous power during his heavyweight career having secured 44 knockouts in his 50 professional victories. He has been heavily linked with another return to the boxing ring having remained in shape since his exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr in 2020.
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‘Iron Mike’ was recently seen working the pads during a recent training clip before striking coach Rafael Cordeiro which bust his lip. Cordeiro laughed despite being injured by the legendary heavyweight.
Tyson has been called out by both Logan and Jake Paul for an exhibition bout. Meanwhile, a trailer for an upcoming Tyson biopic on Hulu has also been released .
The eight-part series follows the tumultuous career and tale of the iconic boxer’s storied life, from glory to biting Evander Holyfield’s ear.
