{"id":260013,"date":"2025-11-13T07:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/260013\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T07:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T07:17:19","slug":"drives-me-crazy-mike-tyson-opens-up-on-really-bad-secret-health-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/260013\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Drives me crazy’ – Mike Tyson opens up on ‘really bad’ secret health condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Tyson insists a severe case of foot fungus is “kicking his a***”.<\/p>\n

The former undisputed heavyweight champion had been suffering from the infection in silence, but opened up about his struggles during a Tuesday night taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live.<\/p>\n

\"Jake<\/a><\/p>\n

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Paul fought Tyson last November in a controversial clashCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Kimmel picked up on the fact that Tyson never wears socks and so asked him why.<\/p>\n

“I only used to [not wear socks] for fighting, where that was my image,” Tyson replied.<\/p>\n

“It was real hardcore, no socks. Then I discovered I had a very disintegrating dose of foot fungus.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it was really bad. It\u2019s still really bad now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimmel then quipped: \u201cWould you say that foot fungus is your greatest opponent of all?\u201d<\/p>\n

To which, Tyson joked: \u201cWell, I would have to say so because it\u2019s still kicking my a*** now.”<\/p>\n

Foot fungus can traditionally be treated with creams, sprays and powders from a pharmacy.<\/p>\n

However, Tyson insists he has tried these methods to no avail.<\/p>\n

\u201cDesenex cannot help me,” added Tyson. “My toes look like they blew up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul after stepping on his toes<\/p>\n

During the final face-off for his comeback fight with Jake Paul last November, Tyson slapped the YouTuber-turned-boxer after he stepped on his toes. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Tyson slapped Paul during their face-off on Thursday as tempers flaredCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

There appeared to be minimal contact from Paul, but Tyson’s latest admission explains why he flipped out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in my socks and he had on shoes,\u201d Tyson told\u00a0The Post<\/a>\u00a0moments after the weigh-in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe stepped on my toe because he is a f****** a***hole. I wanted to think it happened by accident.<\/p>\n

“But now I think it may have happened on purpose. I was in a lot of pain. I had to reciprocate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will Mike Tyson box again?<\/p>\n

Boxing fans had hoped that Tyson’s bout with Paul would be his last.<\/p>\n

However, the 59-year-old has since announced an upcoming exhibition bout with Floyd Mayweather.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Despite the shock-factor, Mayweather vs Tyson is anticipated to bring in huge numbersCredit: Mike Tyson\"Mike<\/a><\/p>\n

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Many were against Tyson’s return to the ring last year but he’s coming back for moreCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Details on the exact date and venue were not confirmed, although it has been earmarked for Spring 2026.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas and Saudi Arabia are said to be the potential locations in the running, with CSI Sports\/Fight Sports set to stage the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson insists a severe case of foot fungus is “kicking his a***”. The former undisputed heavyweight champion…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250645,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,6102,107639,102,6566,7879,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-260013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-news","tag-foot-fungus","tag-health","tag-jake-paul","tag-mike-tyson","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}