Mike Tyson said he got the 's--- kicked out' of him in training, but now feels 'unconquerable' ahead of his Roy Jones Jr. exhibition

• Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. will meet in a boxing exhibition on November 28.
• It will be the first time Tyson will be seen in a ring for more than a decade, having returned to boxing training for the first time in 15 years earlier this year.
• The 54-year-old recently said he was left in bed, crying for a week, because of the physical agony which went into training for a video released months ago.
• Speaking to ABC News this week, Tyson added that he got the "s--- kicked out of him" in that first training session back.
• Now, he feels "unconquerable."

Mike Tyson said he got the "s--- kicked out" of him when he returned to boxing training for the first time in 15 years, but added that he now feels "unconquerable."

Tyson, 54, returns to the ring for an eight round exhibition with Roy Jones Jr., 51, in Carson, California, on November 28.

The California State Athletic Commission, the sanctioning body for the event, has already told both fighters to effectively go easy on each other because of their ages and the friendly nature of the bout.

But Tyson in recent weeks has been talking-up his "search and destroy" mentality, while Jones Jr. said he may have made a mistake agreeing to the exhibition because he knows his rival is bigger and more explosive.

Tyson was perhaps not always confident he could get an early finish

The American, who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history when he won the title aged 20 in 1986, had not properly trained since hanging his gloves up after heavy back-to-back losses in 2004 and 2005.

His wife, Lakiha Spicer, challenged him early this year to get fit again by running for 15 minutes per day, which quickly turned into two hours per day, he told The Joe Rogan Experience podcast last week.

And, speaking to ABC News more recently, Tyson said he was beaten up when he eventually sparred. "I want you to know this … the first time I went back and boxed in 15 years, I got the s--- kicked out of me.

"But, do you know what happened in that process? I said: 'I belong here. This is where I belong.'"

Tyson told Rogan that the training that went into a boxing video released earlier in the week left him in bed, crying, because of all the physical agony he was in.

"What fighters and what athletes in general have to overcome is more psychological and mental than it is physical," Tyson added.

"You can do all the drills and all the preparation, but if you don't go into a fight mentally controlled … you're going to have a disastrous day."

Tyson said that now, many months after those painful sessions, he feels "unconquerable."

"At the end of the day, I am an entertainer."

"But after they watch this fight, people are going to be very careful not to make jokes about me."

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