Mike Tyson claims he’d kill himself without ‘teacher’ wife Lakiha Spicer as he opens up on three marriages
MIKE TYSON has incredibly revealed he would kill himself without wife Lakiha Spicer after opening up on his three marriages.
The boxing legend, 53, has admitted he needs to be married and without a wife he's a "savage animal".
Tyson claimed he has to have a "teacher" like Lakiha - whom he married in 2009 - at this stage in his life, even admitting he's a bit scared of her.
Iron Mike told rapper TI on ExpediTIously: “Without my wife, I’m a savage animal... I look at women differently as I get older.
"When I was younger, I viewed them as pleasure. Now that I’m older, I look at them as the half.
"It makes me realise that I’m a man. And at this stage in my life, they’re my teachers.
"If a man doesn’t have a little bit of fear of his wife, he’s not living his life right."
Tyson went on to say his need to be married is the reason he went down the aisle for a THIRD time.
The boxing legend continued: “That’s why I got married three times... because I can’t live without a wife.
"If I don’t have a wife, I’ll kill myself. That’s real talk.
"I need somebody to listen to. I’m a soldier. I can’t think on my own, I need somebody to do it... I know myself.”
Torture, pure hell [and] worse than anything I could possibly imagine.
Mike Tyson's first wife on being with the boxer
Lakiha is Tyson's third wife, with the pair marrying in 2009.
Prior to that, Tyson had been married to first wife Robin Givens between 1988-1989 and Monica Turner between 1997 and 2003.
His marriage to Givens - an actress, known for her role in Head of the Class - lasted exactly one year and one week.
The relationship broke down over allegations of violence, spousal abuse and mental instability on Tyson's part.
Givens also had an affair with Brad Pitt while still with Tyson, with the actor begging the boxer not to hit him after catching them together.
In September 1988, in a joint-interview with Barbara Walters, Givens described her life with the boxer as "torture, pure hell [and] worse than anything I could possibly imagine."
Tyson later confessed to hitting Givens, writing in his book that it "was the best punch I've ever thrown in my entire life."
The boxer - who is planning a comeback now aged 53 - then married Turner in 1997, with that relationship breaking down over claims of adultery on Tyson's end.
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Tyson and Turner had two children together - son Amir, and daughter Rayna - during their four-year marriage.
Two years after Tyson's divorce to his second wife, he was married again - to "Kiki" Spicer - who was once jailed for six months in 2008 on fraud charges.
They too have two children - daughter, Milan, and son, Morocco.