In fact, a vintage “Iron Mike” would likely have been heavily favored if he were pitted in a bout versus current UFC heavyweight titlist Brock Lesnar. In his heyday, Tyson easily would have dominated the grand majority of mixed martial artists any day of the week. MIKE TYSON PREPARING FOR A FIGHT When I fought Mark Hunt I had two Bonuses of the Night Best Fight of the Night, and Best Knockout of the Night. Back in the day, Mike Tyson took from me 50,000 because of Dana White he said to MMANews. It's a complicated sport, but a good boxer has to be a great athlete anyway." UFC brawler Junior Dos Santos is claiming that Mike Tyson owes him 50,000. You've got to go in there respecting the sport, and not just thinking you're going to knock somebody out every time.
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"As long as he learns how to grapple and wrestle, he could do great. After pulling off a sensational boxing return against Roy Jones Jr. "I know 100 percent that a boxer could win," said Tyson, one of the most physically gifted pugilists to ever enter the squared circle. Mike Tyson has dropped a major hint at his rumored fight against YouTube star Logan Paul on social media. He had no respect for Randy."ĭespite the heinous performance by Toney (72-6-3-2, 44 KOs), Tyson contends that a prizefighter could indeed flourish in the cage. No way, Toney didn't get ready to fight a real, professional athlete like Randy is.
You only had to look at his body structure. He didn't look like a seasoned, conditioned athlete.
"You have to admit, Toney looked horrible," Tyson said of Toney, a known abuser of steroids. Tyson bashed portly pugilist James “Lights Out” Toney for his despicable debut in the octagon against Randy “The Natural” Couture at the TD Garden in Beantown last month. But Dos Santos is setting his ambitions higher: 'I want to fight the big.
"He's about entertainment for real, like boxing used to be," Tyson said of White, who attended the University of Massachusetts Boston. Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, Evander Holyfield and David Haye have stepped back between the ropes with differing fortunes.