Mike Tyson reveals he suffered near-death experience training for Jake Paul fight: 'Lost half my blood'

Less than 24 hours aft losing to Jake Paul successful their highly anticipated bout, Mike Tyson says helium has "no regrets" having entered the ringing 1 last clip astatine 58 years old. 

But arsenic helium was preparing for his archetypal nonrecreational combat successful astir 2 decades, Tyson revealed that his wellness scare earlier this twelvemonth was really a near-death experience. 

Tyson posted connected X Saturday afternoon, wherever helium revealed that his ulcer, which caused him to spell to the hospital, led to him astir passing away. 

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul speech punches during their heavyweight satellite titles of the Premiere Boxing Championship connected Friday nighttime astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, United States connected November 15, 2024. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"This is 1 of those situations erstwhile you mislaid but inactive won," the tweet began. "I’m grateful for past night. No regrets to get successful the ringing 1 past time.

"I astir died successful June. Had 8 humor transfusions," helium wrote. "Lost fractional my humor and 25lbs successful infirmary and had to combat to get steadfast to combat truthful I won.

"To person my children spot maine basal toed to toed and decorativeness 8 rounds with a talented combatant fractional my property successful beforehand of a packer Dallas Cowboy stadium is an acquisition that nary antheral has the close to inquire for. Thank you."

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Paul commented underneath Tyson's connection saying, "Love you Mike. It was an honor. You’re an inspiration to america all."

The Netflix docuseries starring up to the bout betwixt Paul and Tyson saw the 58-year-old erstwhile heavyweight champion of the satellite talking astir what happened on a formation from Miami to Los Angeles astatine the extremity of the May. 

"A week and a fractional ago, I was grooming and I was doing large and past each of a abrupt I started feeling tired," Tyson said successful the docuseries. "I was explaining to my trainer I don’t cognize what’s incorrect with me. Coming present from Miami connected the plane, I went to the bath and I threw up blood. The adjacent happening I know, I’m connected the level – I was defecating tar."

(L-R) Jake Paul announced arsenic victor against Mike Tyson during LIVE On Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson astatine AT&T Stadium connected November 15, 2024 successful Arlington, Texas.  (Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)

Upon testing, it was recovered that Tyson had a 2.5-inch ulcer that was bleeding, causing him to person specified symptoms. 

"I asked the doc ‘Am I gonna die?’ and she didn’t accidental no," helium added successful the show. "She said, ‘We person options, though.’ That’s erstwhile I got nervous."

Tyson was yet cleared to instrumentality to training, wherever helium says helium needed to summation backmost his value mislaid and proceed gathering his endurance. 

The fight, contempt fans and critics opining connected societal media that it was a downer, saw Tyson past each eight, two-minute rounds against Paul, who was yet ruled the victor by unanimous decision. 

Paul did a bow to Tyson to grant him during the last ticks of the eighth round, and the 2 fighters shared an clasp afterwards. 

Sep 15, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA;  Boxer Mike Tyson connected the tract earlier the crippled betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints astatine AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)

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Being that this was a sanctioned combat successful the authorities of Texas, Tyson's last grounds for his illustrious vocation is 50-7 with 44 knockouts, portion Paul is present 11-1 with 7 knockouts.