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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 07: Former boxer Mike Tyson attends the junior welterweight bout between Montana Love and Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela at T-Mobile Arena on May 07, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 07: Former boxer Mike Tyson attends the junior welterweight bout between Montana Love and Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela at T-Mobile Arena on May 07, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Mike Tyson never fails to surprise his fans, whether it be in or outside the ring. In the latest episode of HotBoxin’ with Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion of the world was seen interacting with comedian and actress Leslie Jones. The two and co-host DJ Whoo Kid spoke about various things. Jones spoke about her early life as a comedian in the industry and her experiences with dating and love.
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While talking, at one point in their conversation, Jones and Tyson spoke about their bizarre habits of eating. While Jones addressed how she would lick mustard off her palms, Mike Tyson expressed how would eat starch – the starch you washed your clothes with.
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While Jones spoke about her encounter with mustard, Tyson interrupted by asking, “Have you ate starch?” To her absolute surprise, Jones asked what Tyson meant by starch. To make the scene more outlandish, Tyson replied, ”The starch you wash your clothes with.”

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MUMBAI, INDIA – 2018/09/28: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson seen during the Press Conference for Kumite 1 League, India’s first global Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league supported by the All India Mixed Martial Arts Federation (AIMMAF) at hotel St. Regis in Mumbai. (Photo by Azhar Khan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The reply Tyson made surprised everyone, including Leslie Jones and DJ Whoo Kid. However, Tyson maintained a calm demeanor and demanded to know why nobody ever ate it. Here is what Tyson said next to add to everyone’s shock and surprise.
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Mike Tyson makes bizarre regarding blue box and starch
While everyone else astonishingly listened and watched, Tyson spoke about a blue box that contained starch. Jones asked him how he could ever eat starch. At this Tyson countered her asking, “In the blue box, you never ate it? Nobody never knew starch in the blue box?”

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MALIBU, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 12: Former professional boxer Mike Tyson attends Celebration of Smiles Event hosted by Dionne Warwick on her 81st Birthday to benefit medical charity organization, Operation Smile and The Kind Music Academy on December 12, 2021 in Malibu, Cali,fornia. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)
Hearing Tyson’s eagerness with starch, Leslie Jones asked him what the material tasted like when he put it in his mouth. To add to their laughter, Kid Dynamite’ answered by saying, “It tastes like chalk.”
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What would you say about such behavior of Mike Tyson with starch? Could you imagine a world champion eating starch – a material you washed your clothes with? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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