Boxing great Mike Tyson has blamed tiredness for a bizarre television appearance in which he slurred his speech and appeared to doze off.
Speaking to Good Morning Britain hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid to promote his comeback fight against Roy Jones Jnr next month, the former heavyweight world champion struggled throughout the interview, mumbling and stumbling over words.
The appearance prompted speculation about his health on social media.
Tyson, who's struggled with drug and alcohol addiction throughout his career, claims late-night exhaustion was the real reason for his behaviour and that he fell asleep trying to stay up for the interview in Los Angeles.
He also says he had no monitor, so he was unable to see Morgan or Reid.
"Hey mate… I tried to stay up late for interview, but fell asleep and, like a lion, I'm hard to wake once asleep," Tyson has tweeted to Morgan.
"Training hard and going to bed early. I had no monitor, so I couldn’t see you guys and forgot to look into camera."
"No problem, Champ," Morgan has replied. "We could see you were a bit weary!
"It was very late in LA. Appreciate this message, as some viewers were concerned."
Tyson will fight Jones in California on November 28.
