Mike Tyson has said that he does not know who will come out victorious in an hypothetical bout with Anthony Joshua. Mike Tyson fought between 1985 into the 90’s.
He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title, at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old.
Mike Tyson, when asked about the possible winner between himself and Anthony Joshua, he insisted he does not know who would’ve emerged victorious from a hypothetical fight between himself and Anthony Joshua. Tyson, one of the most famous men on planet Earth, is a former undisputed heavyweight champion who conquered the entire division by winning all available titles in 1988, when he was just 21. Mike Tyson was known as the ‘Baddest man on the Planet’
Anthony Joshua is one of the sport’s biggest stars today. The Nigerian Brit is currently reigning as the unified heavyweight champion, having picked up three of the four major belts at the age of 30. Joshua who is a two-time unified heavyweight champion, having held the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles since December 2019 and previously between 2016 and June 2019.
Tyson, when asked how he personally thought he’d get on against AJ, Tyson gave a funny, unique answer without committing one way or the other. Hey, I really like him,” Tyson said. “You know what he is? He’s really a breath of fresh air. He’s really clean, he really looks clean, he’s a clean guy, he’s a clean fighter, he’s a good puncher. You just wish the best for him.”
“I don’t know. My ego says, ‘nobody would beat you, But you look at him and…” Tyson paused before hilariously adding, “He just looks beautiful! “He just looks like a fighter, you know? He looks like he was born to do what he has to do. “He needs more experience of course, but that will come in life.”
Mike Tyson made his professional debut as an 18-year-old on March 6, 1985, in Albany, New York . He defeated Hector Mercedes via first-round TKO. He had 15 bouts in his first year as a professional. Fighting frequently, Tyson won 26 of his first 28 fights by KO or TKO