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By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 21:24 EST, 11 November 2025 | Updated: 21:44 EST, 11 November 2025 <\/p>\n

He survived a traumatic childhood, years in prison and a crippling cocaine addiction, not to mention his 2002 knockout defeat to Lennox Lewis, but Mike Tyson<\/a>‘s toughest opponent has really been toe fungus.<\/p>\n

Asked by talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> about his habit of fighting without socks, the legendary heavyweight admitted it was done, in part, as a fashion choice.<\/p>\n

‘I only used to for fighting where that was my image,’ the 59-year-old Tyson told the 57-year-old Kimmel. ‘It was real hardcore, no socks.’<\/p>\n

But that habit may have led to fungal issues along his lower digits.<\/p>\n

‘I somehow discovered that I had a disintegrating dose of foot fungus,’ Tyson said. ‘And it was really bad. It’s still really bad now.’<\/p>\n

Asked by Kimmel if ‘foot fungus is your greatest opponent of all,’ Tyson agreed, and with good reason.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Mike Tyson, 59, said there is only one of his toughest opponents he continues to battle\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Tyson would typically fight without socks, although that wasn’t obvious due to his high-tops<\/p>\n

‘Well, I would have to say so because it’s still kicking my ass now,’ he said.<\/p>\n

Kimmel tried to turn the problem into a sponsorship opportunity for Tyson by suggesting he do a commercial for the anti-fungal foot powder, Desenex.<\/p>\n

Tyson, though, laughed off the over-the-counter treatment.<\/p>\n

‘Desenex can not help me,’ Tyson laughed. ‘My toes look like they blew up.’<\/p>\n

Tyson was speaking to Kimmel nearly one year on from his lackluster defeat to then-27-year-old Jake Paul.<\/p>\n

For now, Tyson is doing another one-man show following the success of his 2013 performance, ‘Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth.’<\/p>\n

He’s also planning to fight 48-year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition next spring.<\/p>\n

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