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“I'm on verge of dying as I'm vicious alcoholic,” says Mike Tyson.

"I wanna live my sober life. I don't wanna die. I'm on the verge of dying, because I'm a vicious alcoholic." Tyson said.

Former boxing heavyweight Mike Tyson has claimed he is on the verge of dying, blame it on his prolonged drug and alcohol abuse.

Tyson said during a news conference, "I'm a bad guy sometimes. I did a lot of bad things, and I want to be forgiven.”

"So in order for me to be forgiven, I hope they can forgive me. I wanna change my life, I wanna live a different life now," the former champion said.

He apparently tried to come out clean in the past, but failed.

"I haven't drank or took drugs in six days, and for me that's a miracle," he revealed.

"I've been lying to everybody else that think I was sober, but I'm not. This is my sixth day. I'm never gonna use again."

AW: Suchorita Dutta