Mike Tyson admitted to smoking cannabis before going toe-to-toe with Roy Jones Jr. during his boxing return, saying ‘I just have to smoke.’
The boxing legend made the remarks after completing an eight-round exhibit against Jones Jr. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
‘Absolutely yes… Listen, I can’t stop smoking,’ Tyson, 54, told reporters after his first fight in 15 years, per USA Today.
‘I smoked during fights. I just have to smoke, I’m sorry. I’m a smoker… I smoke every day. I never stopped smoking.’
Mike Tyson (pictured) revealed he smoked marijuana before his first boxing match in 15 years at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
Pictured: Roy Jones Jr. (left) and Mike Tyson (right)celebrate their split draw after the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles,
Mike Tyson (center) emerged as a marijuana advocate and previously said he spends around $40,000 a month on the drug. Pictured: MIke Tyson in February 2019
Tyson said he stopped using cocaine nearly three years ago, but has continued smoking marijuana.
USA Today reports that the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association tested each boxer for performance enhancing drugs before the fight, but marijuana was not a banned substance.
The impressive boxing match on Saturday night ended in a draw.
‘It’s just who I am,’ Tyson continued to…
