Mike Tyson says vegan diet makes him 'powerful'
Former heavyweight boxing champion remains committed to eating no animal products, including dairy and eggs.
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my lovely wife is a cancer survivor, and veganism has been part of her cure. i am a vegetarian who is about 80% vegan now (iknow, dairy is hard for me to kick). I liked Mike back in the day, and it is great that he is taking his life in a more positive direction. Veganism does teach you self discipline and respect for living creatures. Way to go , Iron Mike!
Michel Tyson i and will always be the king for the ring.
Did any of you see the devastation that that man brought to his opponent in his prime?
Oh most of you can most conclusively say "NO"!
Mike Tyson is an intelligent man to walk though a life that most of you can NEVER imagine, to become as great as he is today.
Mike is a good person, always giving and a great father. To move from meat to nothing is just another faze that we should all heed.
Good for you Mike keep.... More
Guess he has to stop eating his opponents children, then. And ears, too... Its gonna be a major change for him.
Speak for yourself! Tyson is not my "official representative" for loving pigeons. hahahah... he's a joke. He knows nothing about pigeons..he's so dumb! and I'm sure he's only a vegan when the cameras are rolling! All this boy can do is pray he's able to read his script that was created by real pigeon heads! Peace Tyson ya bird!
If you're gonna be a hater and call someone dumb and a "LOSER"...then learn how to spell it...Otherwise "YOU'RE" too dumb to be a good bigot... ;-)
Give Tyson a break. Good of him for trying to change his ways and his life for the better, despite his past. Forgiveness is a powerful thing as long as the person if truthful and committed. Now, can someone explain to Tyson that a true vegan does not consume Honey, and why!
I think that on whether one becomes a vegan for ethical or health reasons, they are still vegans.
When I was a meat eater, I was 85% vegan and 90% vegetarian consuming many meatless meals. Vegetarians and vegans never seemed to recognize that I ate far less meat and animal products than the average American saving many animals lives..they wanted all or nothing and often drove people away with their judgmental and elitist attitudes. Most people do not make changes overnight and when.... More
My only problem with this is that pigeons are rats with wings. Any pity given to them is from the mentally ill. As for the comments section: my wife is a vegetarian and if she accidentally eats something with meat juices in it it makes her ill. Just backing up the others who stood by that part of the article. My girl is all about to each their own and so should everyone else. I have tried the vegan diet and the vegetarian diet neither worked well for me. I like my red meat and I like it raw,.... More
There is a world of difference between wild city pigeons and pigeons kept for racing. There is a long history of keeping racing pigeons - and more often than not homing pigeons were the key to British victories in the first World War. Don't knock 'em.
Although I don't completely believe Tyson's sickening experience with eating "the tiniest piece of meat", if he's happy doin' his thing, gettin' his vegan on, that's beautiful. If he's happy and feeling good bursts of energy, let him enjoy that and leave him alone.
Tyson's crazy. Dude has serious problems money, sex, and violence problems and now he's got a show on animal planet about him and pigeons wtf!!
Too bad he didn't follow the vegan diet when he was beating his wife! He might have been powerful enough to stop her from leaving him!
Srsly people? How can you give this monster press?
How does a vegan eat "the tiniest piece of meat?" I don't believe a word of it. The biggest lie (although I know there are hardcore vegans who will pound their tables to the contrary) is that meat has become poison that made him violently ill. That just does not happen, and most definitely not after only a couple of months. The author was right the first time, about trying to do some damage control after PETA.
Personally, I think it's pretty bonehead to deny something you know nothing about. Three years ago, I went vegan to control my diabetes, high BP, and high cholesterol. The experiment was very successful. To the point, after three months of the diet I had some chicken and puked my guts up. Tried again in a few months (OK I'm not brilliant, and it was at a party!) with some prime rib - sick again.
Now, Davy, you probably are gonna call me a liar, too, like you did Tyson. But if you do.... More
I also became a vegan for the same reasons and also began eating 50% raw on average. I was also exercising often.
My depression started going away that I had had for 35 years. I started singing for no reasons. My grown children started telling me I seemed different and was more motivated.
I also noticed a feeling like a fog had lifted and I was thinking clearer.
In December about 7 months after I started this new way of life, I got a bunch of restaurant coupons for free.... More
I don't know, Davy. I went vegan at age 15 and about a month later, tried to switch back to lacto-ovo vegetarianism by eating a piece of pizza. The first bite had me vomiting uncontrollably. Personally, I think the strangest part about this article is that people are actually upset about someone changing their diet. Veganism is a beautiful thing, let the man live.
It is totally POWERFUL to be in control of what you put in your body. I wish i could go all the way vegan but i love cheese.
