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From being the ‘Baddest man on the Planet’, Mike Tyson has become a gentle person. The fans adore this change in the former heavyweight champion. Now, the 56-year-old hosts a lot of guests on his podcast. And, even though, the conversations held are enjoyed by the people on the episode and Tyson himself, it seems like Tyson has a new-found affection toward one particular guest,  Russian internet personality Hasbulla Magomedov. And a fun video of the two went viral not long ago.

As the video surfaced on the internet, it raised many questions about whether Tyson knew Hasbulla’s medical condition, achondroplasia, which made him look younger than his actual age. But, in a recent clip from the episode of Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson, he revealed that he was aware of his age and continued to treat him like a child.

Mike Tyson knew the real age of Hasbullah

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A video of the former heavyweight champion nibbling the ear of the Russian took the internet by storm. And many people doubted if Tyson was aware that Hasbulla was 20 years old man suffering from a medical condition. But, as the official podcast episode released, it answers the question everybody wants to know.

In a clip from the episode, Tyson asked Hasbulla his birth year, and the internet sensation said, “July 7, 2002.” And after this, Tyson pointed out the same zodiac signs of him, Hasbulla, and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk.  This indicates that the former champ knew the age of Hasbulla before his ‘ear nibbling’ video went viral. And even though he was aware, Tyson still continued to treat him like a small child out of his love and affection for him.

Mike Tyson gave a reasonable explanation for his viral ear nibbling video with Hasabulla. And. said that when compared to his age, Hasbullah is like a child to him.

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In an interview with ESNEWS, he said,” “He’s just a little baby to me. He’s 20, I’m 56-57, he’s a child to me,” said Tyson.

Mike Tyson’s wise words to Hasbulla

While conversing with the internet personality, the 56-year-old gave fruitful life advice to the 20-year-old. And talked about the importance of meeting new people and how people we meet in life are teachers to us in one way or the other.

He said, “Everybody in here is each other’s teacher. You gotta learn from each other.” 

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Further, ‘Iron Mike’ told Hasbulla how he could learn from a person even when he doesn’t like them.

He said, “You can learn what not to do by meeting them.”

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The 20-year-old agreed with Tyson’s word and believed that’s what he is doing. What are your thoughts on this electric duo of Mike Tyson and Hasbulla Magomedov? Let us know in the comments.

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