Mike Tyson makes surgery admission ahead of controversial Jake Paul boxing fight - 'Ruined my life'

It will be fascinating to see how Tyson fares, with many figures associated with the sport unsure if he still possesses the quality of old.

As the bout creeps closer, Tyson has given numerous interviews.

Mike Tyson has admitted that he needed surgery after a brutal fall eight years ago - and insists it 'ruined his life'

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Speaking on the 'All The Smoke Fight' podcast, he's recalled an incident from 2016 when he fell off a hoverboard.

The hoverboard was one of his children's Christmas presents and Iron Mike jumped on it - only to then crash to the floor.

Tyson says he then needed surgery and that is 'ruined' his life. He said: “Listen, today, I was in training hitting the heavy bag and was walking around and there was a skateboard there – my trainer said ‘Mike, stay away from that’ and I’m like ‘Man, you’re crazy'.

"But yeah, that [hoverboard] ruined my life, I had to get surgery and everything."

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Yet Tyson isn't concerned and insists he's got what it takes to come out on top.

"58. I'm going to fight in the biggest arena ever and it's going to be sold out, and who else can do that?" he said when asked about why he's fighting.

When quizzed on what it means to sell out such a big stadium, he continued: "It makes me feel like I have to perform.

"They're giving me all that inspiration and letting me know that 'boy, you've got to perform tonight'. It's time to perform."

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On his ulcer flare up, he recently told the Daily Mail: "Everything is sorted out.

"I had an ulcer problem. I was eating bad food."