#1532 - Mike Tyson

Joe Rogan (0:04)

The Joe Rogan Experience.

So a friend of mine, he's a giant boxing fan, he sends me this text message, he goes, dude, check this shit out. And it's you, training with Rafael Cordero. And I remember looking at it and going, oh shit, what happened? What happened? Because the last time you were in here, you were talking about how you didn't want to work out.

Mike Tyson (0:30)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (0:31)

Because it would ignite the ego.

Mike Tyson (0:33)

Hey, let's talk about that too.

So I was discussing with my wife something about me being overweight. You know, we have to get sometimes when I complain to your wife, you want to take it out on her in some kind of perspective. And she said, well, why don't you just get on the treadmill for 15 minutes a day? I said, she said, just 15 minutes. So it went from 15 minutes a day to two hours a day.

Joe Rogan (0:59)

That's what you were worried about.

Mike Tyson (1:01)

Yeah, exactly.

But I was complaining about my weight. And so I don't know. I guess I tried on some clothing. It was disastrous. And so I was worried about my weight. And she told me the 15 minute route went two hours a day. And I just started losing weight. And then somebody, my brother-in-law said, hey, Mike, man, I know you're not going to want to, but somebody said, would you fight this guy for like 40 million or 30 million bucks? I said, man, get the fuck, I said, whoa. I said, ho. Then somebody said, ding.

I said, whoa. I said, well, who would they like me to fight? And he said, one minute. And they go, then it's Bob Sapp. And so I'm saying to myself, well, I know Bob.

Because I know Bob is big and strong. I said, ho, one minute.

How would they like me to fight him? Can I fight him under the markers of Queensborough rules? And he said, one minute, Mike. He asked the guy. The guy said, yes. I said, I'll fight him. Right?

Joe Rogan (1:59)

And so it was Bob Sapp was the first one that was brought up.

And so for people who don't know Bob Sapp, Bob Sapp was a giant fighter in Pride. At one time, he was like 375 pounds. He was fighting all the kickboxers. Solid muscle with abs.

Mike Tyson (2:13)

It's incredible, right? And it went from him to somebody else and another guy and an MMA to this guy. And then somehow, some other fighters, Vanda, then it went from who else? It was another heavyweight champ. It was just a bunch of guys up there in fight.

And next thing you know, it came down to Roy. And I'm like, I don't know what the hell is going on. And then he signed the contract. I signed the contract. Next thing you know, I'm in the gym again. And it's disastrous. I'm trying to get in the shade. I'm saying, did I really do this shit?

You know, you would probably know, because if you're getting in shape and getting conditioned, they're two different animals. They don't even belong in the same workout, the vision of working out.

Joe Rogan (2:59)

Like getting in shape is just being kind of fit.

Mike Tyson (3:02)

Yes, and getting in shape is able to fit your clothes.

Joe Rogan (3:05)

Right, right.

Mike Tyson (3:06)

You know, that's getting in shape. Being able to fit your clothes. So being in condition is being able to come outside of your soul, you know?

And you can't do that automatically.

Joe Rogan (3:18)

You're talking about being in fighting condition.

Mike Tyson (3:20)

Yes. Yeah.

Joe Rogan (3:21)

That's a rare state, and you can't keep it for very long.

Mike Tyson (3:24)

No, it is just-

Joe Rogan (3:25)

People need to understand that, right?

Mike Tyson (3:27)

The emotional state to prepare for that is, ooh, mind-boggling.

Joe Rogan (3:32)

Well, that's what I was seeing when I was seeing you hit the pads. I'm like, this isn't just working out. There was something going on, man. When you were working out with Cardero, and you were ripping to the body and throwing those hooks, I was like, this isn't a man who's preparing to go to combat. This is not normal, getting ready to work out shit. That's why when I saw that video, I was like, oh.

Yeah.

Mike Tyson (3:52)

I did that video, and I was in bed for a week. That was 30 seconds, and I was in bed for a week.

And it's not funny because it made me realize that this is big boy shit, okay?