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29-11-2020 | 21:57 Boxing
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Mike Tyson says he smoked marijuana before Roy Jones Jr. fight: "It's just who I am"


Mike Tyson reveals he smoked marijuana right before he fought Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday in his celebrated return to the boxing ring at 54. “Absolutely, yes,” he said during his post-fight news conference. Tyson and Jones fought to a draw in an eight-round exhibition match at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The fight was scored by three former WBC champions. “Listen, I can’t stop smoking,” he said. “I smoked during fights. I just have to smoke. I’m sorry. I’m a smoker. … I smoke every day. I never stopped smoking.” Tyson said he stopped using cocaine about 2 1/2 years ago, but that turns out not to be the case for marijuana – even inside the ring. “It’s just who I am,” he said. “It has no effect on me from a negative standpoint. It’s just what I do and how I am and how I’m going to die. There’s no explanation. There’s no beginning. There’s no end.” The fight was a split draw and the three judges scored the fight as follows: Chad Dawson (76-76 draw), Christy Martin (79-73 for Tyson), and Vinny Pazienza (76-80 for Jones).
Source: MMAjunkie
 

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