Mike Tyson went to extraordinary lengths in order to avoid killing an opponent in the ring, his former bodyguard and chauffeur candidly revealed

Mike Tyson raises his fist in victory as he returns to his locker room after defeating Peter McNeeley

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Mike Tyson would have sex moments before his boxing bouts to avoid killing his opponents in the ring.

His former bodyguard Rudy Gonzalez revealed that Iron Mike was so powerful, he scared even himself and was terrified of causing fatal harm during a fight. Gonzalez would therefore fetch girls to help him release some tension before stepping between the ropes.

He told The Sun: “One of the greatest secrets with Mike was that he needed to have sex in the dressing room before fights. I would have to find a groupie, it did not matter who it was.

 

“He’d say ‘if I do not get laid I will kill this guy right now’. Mike had to get laid to disengage some of the strength he had. So I had girls tucked away in bathrooms and changing rooms.”

And after a quick romp? “Sometimes he’d go in with them for a minute, bang the s*** out of them, snap his neck and say: ‘Okay this guy is going to live tonight’.”

Gonzalez added: “His biggest fear was that he would kill someone in that ring. He knew he could do it.” He shared vivid memories of Tyson’s bouts, saying: “I still see some of the guys he fought.

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Mike Tyson and Trevor Berbick fights for the WBC Heavyweight title on November 22, 1986

Iron Mike was scared he could kill an opponent if he didn’t have sex beforehand

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“I was there at ringside seeing these huge men crying, bones shattering or their blood flying everywhere. It is no exaggeration to say Mike was like a train hitting these guys. Having sex was his way of disengaging that power and loosening up a bit.”

Gonzalez, who knew Tyson before his professional career kicked off in the mid-1980s, saw the Baddest Man on the Planet win 27 amateur fights without a loss.

He also watched him make history by becoming the youngest heavyweight champion ever. In his book, The Inner Ring, which was turned into an animated film, Gonzalez shares more about Tyson’s incredible journey.