Mike Tyson is still Mike Tyson, and if you needed any more proof, his recent interview with 13-year-old Jazlyn Guerra was all the reminder you'd ever need. The former heavyweight champ didn't just field questions — he flattened them with the same ferocity he once unleashed in the ring.
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Guerra, known for her popular "Jazzys World TV" platform, posed what seemed like a standard question: What type of legacy does Tyson want to leave? For anyone else, it might have prompted an easy answer, something about inspiring the next generation or being remembered as a great fighter. But Iron Mike isn't "anyone else."
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"I don't believe in the word legacy. I just think that's another word for ego," Tyson shot back, his tone as serious as ever. "Legacy doesn't mean nothing ... I'm gonna die and it's gonna be over. Who cares about legacy after that?"
That's Tyson for you—raw, unfiltered, and incapable of sugarcoating. It was a reminder that, at 58, the man who once terrified opponents in the ring still has a mindset that cuts to the bone.
With Tyson set to fight 27-year-old Jake Paul, this moment speaks volumes. Tyson's been playing mind games and showing that bulldog mentality leading up to this showdown, so maybe this was just another way of staying in character. Or maybe this is just the man Tyson has become—a fighter who's done with the pretense, even when talking to a teenage interviewer.
Friday night's fight on Netflix will be one to watch, not just for the punches but to see if Tyson's mental edge still slices through opponents as sharply as it cuts through an innocent question.
Warning: Raw language
Mike Tyson doesn’t give a fuck who he’s getting interviewed by, this shit is seriouspic.twitter.com/bhGEcA038T
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 14, 2024
