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In 2020\u00a0boxing icon Mike Tyson dusted off his gloves for a special “Lockdown Knockdown”\u00a0exhibition bout against former four-weight world champion Roy Jones Jr.\u00a0Tyson came into the bout having retired 14 years prior, but managed to get back into\u00a0incredible shape following a strict diet and exercise routine. And the boxing great has since revealed the secret to his incredible body transformation.<\/p>\n
The former undisputed heavyweight champion was\u00a054 years old at the time of the fight, with Jones three years his junior. The pair touched gloves in front of an empty\u00a0Staples Center in Los Angeles, which saw YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul knock out\u00a0three-time\u00a0NBA Slam Dunk Contest\u00a0champion\u00a0Nate Robinson\u00a0in the co-main event.<\/p>\n
The middle-aged boxers traded blows over\u00a0eight two-minute rounds which ended in a split-decision draw. But despite the underwhelming scoreline, fans were left more surprised by Tyson’s abilities and physique having been retired for almost two decades. The key to his body transformation – intense exercise and elk and bison meat.<\/p>\n
‘Iron Mike’s’ carnivorous diet came as a surprise to fans with the boxer becoming a devout vegan following his reported 27-stone weight gain after retiring. However, Tyson believes he feels better when eating meat than he did during the ten years spent on a plant-based diet.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI stopped [a vegan diet] because of the training and because of what I wanted my body to look like and the strength that I wanted to pose,” he said during an appearance on The\u00a0Joe Rogan Experience podcast.\u00a0\u201cI only eat elk and bison – wild stuff – and I\u2019m starting to feel fit. I realised the stuff that\u2019s good for other people – like kale, vegetables and blueberries – for me is really poisonous\u2026 Kale will kill me!”<\/p>\n
The diet was similar to his well-documented 3,000 and 4,000 calories-a-day eating habit during his prime, where he competed in 58 professional fights – winning 50, with 44 of those wins coming via knockout.<\/p>\n
His choice of food is a stark contrast to when he was vegan. In an interview with\u00a0GQ Sports\u00a0the year prior, Tyson said:\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t eat anything that has a mother and father.\u00a0If you were created through a mother and father, through any kind of intercourse, I won\u2019t eat you. So that means I only eat vegetables and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
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