The first man to take Mike Tyson to full range in a professional fight made a brutal assessment of his opponent's power in the ring.
Tyson will return from retirement on July 20th to take on Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
'Iron Mike' confirmed that the match will be played as an exhibition, but other rules mean it will be contested under essentially professional rules.
The fight will be streamed live on Netflix as part of the streaming giant's first live boxing card.
Tyson has already begun logging a grueling training regime in an attempt to get into fighting shape in time for his return to the ring.
You can watch footage of the 58-year-old in action below.
Tyson earned a reputation as one of the most feared fighters of all time, with 44 of his 50 professional wins coming by knockout.
He is the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight title at 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old, and has already won an astonishing 18 fights in the first year of his professional career.
His 20th victory was a unanimous decision over American boxer James Tillis after 10 rounds of boxing.
Although Tyson is known for his knockout power, Tillis said there is “no comparison” between “Iron Mike” and Ernie Shavers, who won 70 fights by knockout in his career.
Shavers knocked out Tillis in the ninth round of their 1982 bout, but Tillis bounced back spectacularly and won the bout by unanimous decision.
In 2022, he told Boxing News 24/7: “People ask me about Tyson and Shavers. I'll tell you, there's no comparison. There's nothing.”
“Shavers, he hit it so hard he turned horse poop into gasoline. He hit it so hard he could take it home tomorrow.
“Tyson hit like a wimp in comparison. I beat Shavers and I know I beat Tyson as well.
“I really wanted a rematch with Tyson, but Shavers? No way. When Tyson hit me and knocked me down, I saw a pink mouse or rat smoking a cigarette.
“That fight was the toughest 30 minutes of my life. Acorn was a bad guy, I'll tell you that.”
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Topics: Mike Tyson, Boxing, Jake Paul
