This content is imported from {embed-name}. “I said, ‘Listen, this is not a good time to make me feel confident in there, seeing this guy who’s got an arm and a leg missing,'” Tyson says. Adrianna Freedman is the editorial fellow for Men’s Health, where she focuses on entertainment, music, health and fitness. Informations sur votre appareil et sur votre connexion Internet, y compris votre adresse IP, Navigation et recherche lors de l’utilisation des sites Web et applications Verizon Media. Tyson is currently training for his eight-round, “Frontline Battle” comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr., available on pay-per-view Sept. 12 (9 p.m.) It’s his first fight in 15 years and viewers will glimpse him training for that in “Rumble on the Reef.”, “I’m trying to make a comeback and it’s pretty nerve-wracking,” he ways. I'm terrified. "I equate this with overcoming my fear of getting back into the ring at 54 years old. But regardless of what happens, we’re sure this is going to be unmissable. After I went down the first couple of times I didn’t have that fear.”.

Of course I volunteered as tribute for my species, just like I did back in 2017 when the show involved me racing some guy named Michael Phelps. He takes several underwater dives until he’s out of the cage and ready to actually touch a shark with his bare hands — in what’s called “tonic immobility,” where its nose is rubbed until it falls into a state of natural paralysis. supports HTML5

It looks like Mike Tyson is getting in the boxing ring quicker than we thought. Titled Tyson vs. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Jaws?The heavyweight champ joins #SharkWeek August 9 on @Discovery. Tyson’s comeback in the ring continues to be a mystery despite a long period of hype. Iron Mike will go head to head with one of the ocean's top apex predators in Tyson vs Jaws: Rumble on the Reef. Oh, look, you can smash a surfboard. Mike Tyson is taking his fighting game to the water. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. Emails reveal how Hunter Biden tried to cash in big on behalf of family... Biden introduced Ukraine exec to VP dad: emails, Boy killed on highway left note saying he was running away, mom says, No, 'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond did not die in prison riot. https://decider.com/2020/07/16/mike-tyson-vs-jaws-shark-week Still, he says that facing an opponent in the ring is still scarier than his underwater sojourn. © CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. “I was scared all the way through and was just trying to get through it alive,” Tyson, 54, tells The Post. Yes, you read that correctly. The former heavyweight champion, who’s been … 7 Fall Essentials You’ll Be Wearing All Season, Method Man Shares His Insomnia-Beating Workout, Skincare Products for Dark Skin Are on the Rise, How 10,000 Kettlebell Swings Transformed My Body. I learned from this experience doing Shark Week that whatever intimidates me, I am still able to step up to the challenge of overcoming anything that would prevent me from accomplishing my life's mission of reaching my highest potential in life and bringing me closer to God.".

I pick my teeth with surfers every day and twice on Sunday. How cute. "I took on this challenger to overcome fears I still deal with in life," Tyson said in a statement. The network also pointed out that no sharks were injured in the making of the episode. You landlubbers have been mocking my majestic kind for too long, and it's time for you to get schooled. Sharks everywhere are quaking in their gills as Mike Tyson prepares to fight.

Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. While this is just the beginning of the eight-day television event, now in its 32nd year, viewers can also check out old and new types of programming, including a special about how the pandemic is helping sharks “reclaim the oceans” worldwide. “I would like to believe that,” he says. ... someone is going to get bit," Tyson says. He has got himself back into fighting shape but no opponent has been named for a series of charity fights he hopes to take on. browser that With famed ring announcer Michael Buffer calling the shots, these two heavyweights will square off underwater, where Mike Tyson will try to score a TKO over the massive shark … all in the name of research. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. The post Mike Tyson to Fight Jaws In Shark Week’s Rumble on the Reef appeared first on Consequence of Sound. https://nypost.com/.../watch-mike-tyson-battle-jaws-during-shark-week-2020 Mike Tyson They added: “No sharks were harmed (or bitten) in the making of this episode.". You would, too, if there was a whole Shark Week devoted to your species (hooray!) Mike Tyson looking fit with new trainer Rafael Cordeiro. Mike Tyson is set to fight a great white shark to kick off the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week festivities. That word, I do not think it means what you think it means. And the best part?

But did you know shark ears aren't big floppy appendages that you can gnaw on, but teeny tiny holes in our massive scary heads? August 6, 2020 | 6:06pm | Updated August 6, 2020 | 10:29pm. Mike Tyson’s encounters with agents and promoters didn’t prepare him for the actual sharks he faces as part of Discovery’s annual “Shark Week” programming lineup. Man in Trump gear booted from Southwest flight for removing mask to eat. Privacy Notice “There’s a possibility, but it would have to be for a good cause,” he says. Terms of Use Roy Jones Jr. fears Mike Tyson could kill him in upcoming boxing match, Mike Tyson addresses awkward Piers Morgan interview on Good Morning Britain, Mike Tyson shows off insane physique as Roy Jones Jr. releases scary training footage, ‘I learned from this experience doing Shark Week that whatever intimidates me, I am still able to step up to the challenge of overcoming anything that would prevent me from accomplishing my life’s mission of reaching my highest potential in life and bringing me closer to God.’. Jaws: Rumble on the Reef on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. pic.twitter.com/Ffq6IkRlY9. Vous pouvez modifier vos choix à tout moment dans vos paramètres de vie privée. Thanks for contacting us. The Discovery Channel said Tyson “will combine the best of science and technology to capture the secret lives of sharks taking viewers where cameras have never been before”. He flips over a shark cage in rage and then punches a surfboard, though he struggles to inflate a rubber raft with his mouth. But it got easier and the desire to do it more overcame me as well. Mike Tyson can break a surfboard.