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May 10, 2026, 1:01 PM CUT
Mike Tyson Opens Up on Wife Lakiha Spicer’s Transformation- “She’s in Great Shape”
Boxing legend Mike Tyson praised his wife Lakiha Spicer’s physical transformation during a recent appearance on Robert F. Kennedy’s podcast. Tyson noted Spicer is currently in 'great shape' while reflecting on his own history with body image issues.
Tyson appeared on The Secretary Kennedy Podcast earlier this month, and while discussing Tyson's body image issues, their conversation then pivoted to his wife, Lakiha Spicer.
He discussed how his family bears the brunt of his body image struggles before praising his wife, describing her as a calming presence in his life. He also noted that she herself went through a transformation, saying 'she's in great shape.'
August 28, 2017 - New York, New York, U.S. - MIKE TYSON and wife LAKIHA SPICER. at opening night of Tennis US Open.in Flushing , Queens New York 8-28-2017 .Photos by / Photos 2017. New York U.S. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY - ZUMAba9_ 20170828_zaf_ba9_030 Copyright: xJohnxBarrettx August 28 2017 New York New York U S Mike Tyson and wife Lakiha Spicer AT Opening Night of Tennis U.S. Open in Flushing Queens New York 8 28 2017 Photos by Photos 2017 New York U S PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY ZUMAba9_ 20170828_zaf_ba9_030 Copyright xJohnxBarrettx
August 28, 2017 - New York, New York, U.S. - MIKE TYSON and wife LAKIHA SPICER. at opening night of Tennis US Open.in Flushing , Queens New York 8-28-2017 .Photos by / Photos 2017. New York U.S. PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY - ZUMAba9_ 20170828_zaf_ba9_030 Copyright: xJohnxBarrettx August 28 2017 New York New York U S Mike Tyson and wife Lakiha Spicer AT Opening Night of Tennis U.S. Open in Flushing Queens New York 8 28 2017 Photos by Photos 2017 New York U S PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY ZUMAba9_ 20170828_zaf_ba9_030 Copyright xJohnxBarrettx
Spicer is a businesswoman who owns a clothing store and co-wrote the 2012 TV show The Undisputed Truth, which was based on her husband's life. The show won two awards and helped improve Tyson's public image by showing a different side of him.
Tyson has cited Spicer as a crucial presence in his life, who has stuck with him through his personal and professional struggles. The couple shared an 11-year age gap and first met when she was 18 and he was 29. Promoter Don King introduced the two, and despite being warned, Lakiha grew closer to Tyson.
They started dating when she was 22, and were in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the 90s. The two finally tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on June 9, 2009. Lakiha Spicer became Tyson’s third wife. Tyson and Spicer share two children, a daughter, Milan, and a son, Morocco.
Mike Tyson opened up about his struggles with weight
In the same podcast, the three-time world champion opened up about his early struggles with weight and how badly it affected him and his family. He even shared how his sister, whom he referred to as his 'best friend,' died from obesity.
"She was my sister, my best friend, but she never she didn't have a lifestyle. She didn't know about processed food cuz that's all we ate. It was processed food. Cuz we didn't have no money to buy food. We're the kind of family that knock on the neighbor's door, 'You have any food?' Crazy."
Things changed for Iron Mike only after meeting his manager, Constantine "Cus" D'Amato, who helped him develop a proper lifestyle and a relationship with food. D'Amato took Tyson under his wing and trained him to become a heavyweight boxing star.
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