Dave Portnoy reveals Mike Tyson was 'so high', 'could barely talk' and was limping at podcast recording

In the aftermath of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, Barstool Sports laminitis Dave Portnoy recalled a clip wherever helium went connected 'Iron Mike's' podcast wherever the big was intelligibly nether the influence.

Portnoy went connected the 'Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson' podcast in an occurrence released to YouTube connected June 30, 2022.

On an occurrence of his ain podcast, 'BFFs' Portnoy told co-hosts Josh Richards and Bri Chickenfry astir the experience.

'I did his podcast, and helium was truthful high... they had different guy, 'cause helium could hardly talk.'

Richards past intervened, saying that helium recalled proceeding that Tyson would instrumentality hallucinogenic mushrooms earlier going connected that podcast.

Chickenfry past asked however the speech went, to which Portnoy replied, 'Nothing, it was astir similar determination was a 3rd feline kinda moving the thing. It was an jock [current Tennessee Titans antiaircraft extremity Sebastian Joseph-Day], but Tyson was retired to launch. He conscionable wasn't there. He walked with similar a limp, helium has a cane.'

Portnoy brought it up during a conception astir the Paul-Tyson combat wherever the radical addressed the underwhelming effect arsenic good arsenic the myriad of problems that streaming elephantine Netflix experienced. 

'It was atrocious to ticker for aggregate reasons,' Portnoy said. 'The buffering was atrocious for Netflix. They had like, I deliberation they said 60million [viewers] which is insane. I conjecture I had nary thought however galore radical person Netflix. It doesn't astonishment me... it was free, it was built up.

'I preface this by saying I wanted to stake my full nett worthy connected Jake Paul. Like I americium a boxing historian, I'm a Tyson historian, truthful I retrieve I'm aged enough. When Tyson fought, [it was] assignment TV. 

'And backmost successful the day, fractional the time, it was closed circuit. I'm 47, there's ne'er been anyone rather similar him and the satellite stopped erstwhile helium fought. And helium was scary and helium was the astir unsafe antheral connected the planet.

'Those days are truthful acold gone. Like, helium went to jailhouse for rape - kinda a weird lawsuit if I callback - came retired and helium was inactive feared. He got the oculus tattoo... but helium was ne'er the aforesaid guy.'

Richards past asked astir the infamous incidental wherever Tyson spot Evander Holyfield's receptor to clarify if it happened earlier oregon aft the boxer went to jail.

'And a batch of that... I talked to his ex-trainers, erstwhile Tyson thought helium couldn't triumph oregon [he'd] get frightened successful the prime, he'd bash thing crazy. It was astir a mode to similar get retired of the fight.'

After bringing up the podcast incident, Portnoy continued railing connected astir the fight: 'It was the greatest... I called it con-job marketing, but I would bash it if I were either of them. Jake got $40million, Tyson got $20million. Neither of them are successful danger, but it's precisely what I thought.'

Richards past chimed in, saying that helium knew it was going to beryllium a triumph for Paul. He added that adjacent though helium doesn't gamble arsenic overmuch arsenic Portnoy, helium inactive enactment six-figures down connected Paul to win.

'If Jake knocked him out, that's atrocious for Jake,' Portnoy pointed out. 'You're hurting Mike Tyson.'

When Chickenfry brought up Tyson's past indiscretions - including the boxer allegedly hitting his woman - she said that boxing fans should beryllium applauding Paul 'a small bit' for his win.

Portnoy replied, 'You tin possibly reason [Tyson's] had a metamorphosis. Like however agelong bash you clasp idiosyncratic for their crimes I guess? I cognize it's bad, he's a atrocious guy, helium was the baddest, scariest motherf***er going. And that's what radical remember. But I don't deliberation they really watched him arsenic close. You conscionable had to beryllium retired to motorboat if you thought [Tyson would win].'