“I Was There When He Died” – Mike Tyson Displayed an Emotion He Rarely Let Public After Kimbo Slice’s Death in 2016

Arguably, the most feared man in combat sports is Mike Tyson. The Legendary boxer is a scary figure, because of his reputation as the meanest boxer. But one could never imagine what scared the man himself.

The 56-year-old confessed about an MMA fighter whom he respected a lot. ‘The Baddest Man on the planet’ revealed that he saw Kimbo Slice on his deathbed while having a heart attack.

Kimbo Slice scared Mike Tyson on his deathbed

Iron Mike looks like the toughest guy to have ever lived, but he is also human. In a chat with BadouJack on the HotBoxin podcast, Tyson recalled the fight and addressed how the MMA legend had died.

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Mike Tyson said, “I was there when he died. I was at that fight and where was that fight, Virginia, I was there when he died. He fought his body guard.”

“Well, he died it in the hospital but I could say the way he was. Look it was just really scary.”

Several reports suggested that Slice passed away due to a severe cardiac arrest. The fighter truly had the potential to become one of the greatest of all time but was taken away too soon. Despite his short stint in the Octagon, he garnered the respect of a boxing legend such as Mike Tyson.

The unfortunate career of Kimbo Slice

Kimbo Slice made a name for himself through street fighting before ascending to MMA and went on to fight in major Mixed Martial Arts promotions: Elite XC, UFC, and Bellator MMA

The sad part about Slice’s UFC career remains that he never had the biggest fights. Therefore, his genuine quality was not exposed to the fans of MMA. Slice competed for the first time against Roy Nelson, losing by TKO in the second round.

After defeating Houston Alexander in a 215-pound catchweight contest the following time, Kimbo Slice suffered a disappointing 1-2 record and was eventually removed from the UFC.

Kimbo Slice last fought Dada 5000 at Bellator 149, which he ended up winning. But, sadly, it was overturned after he “tested positive for the steroid nandrolone and also had an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio.“ (Source: MMA Fighting)

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Slice became well-known on YouTube before turning pro because of his potent punches and street fight skills in Miami.