Mike Tyson says psychedelic drug convinced him to fight again after 15 years but admits comeback ‘turned into a fiasco’

MIKE TYSON has revealed the psychedelic ‘Toad Venom’ drug convinced him to step back inside the ring after 15 years aged 54.

The Baddest Man on the Planet hung up his gloves in 2005 after retiring against Kevin McBride.

Tyson has revealed he was under the influence of psychedelic drugs when he decided to return to the ring

But he made his comeback in November 2020 where he pitted his wits against fellow boxing legend Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition bout.

The two fought to a draw in a behind-closed-doors event in what proved to be an uneventful eight-round affair.

Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience, the 55-year-old has declared how taking toad venom played a part in his decision to return to the squared circle.

According to AddictionCenter.com, toad venom is a psychedelic drug made ‘from a rare species of toad native to the Sonoran Desert’.

It is said to cause ‘hallucinogenic effects [to] take hold in about five minutes after ingestion, causing a powerful religious-like trip that lasts about an hour’.

Asked about his fight with Jones Jr, Tyson said: “I did this toad, this DMT stuff and I lost the weight.

“I don’t know what happened, I just said I’m going to do this.

“I did this toad and I said, you’ve got to do this… you have to do that [and] I lost the weight.”

The former world champion then admitted his comeback “turned into a fiasco” after he originally planned to face MMA icon Bob Sapp.

He added: “It started with me fighting Bob Sapp, that was going to be the first fight.

“The fight with Roy Jones was supposed to be with Bob Sapp.

“Roy Jones got involved, other fighters got involved, [Evander] Holyfield got involved and it turned into a fiasco.

“Jake Paul got involved and that was the birth of Jake Paul.”