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Topics: Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sport
Brenna Cooper
Topics: Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sport
Mike Tyson is widely considered to be one of the greatest boxing professionals in history, however, he believes there is one man who clears him completely in punch strength.
Tyson may be more known nowadays for losing a boxing match to former YouTuber Jake Paul, an event which was watched by millions on Netflix, but don't for a moment think this loss should be used as a reflection of his career overall.
After all, there's a reason he's known as 'Iron Mike'.
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With an overall record of 50 wins, 7 losses, and 2 no contests, Tyson's place in boxing history was earned after he became the youngest fighter to ever hold the heavyweight title at age 20.
Tyson also won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, with 12 of those coming in the first round.
Which should give you an idea of how painful it would be to have been punched by Iron Mike in his prime.
Many boxing experts have even gone on to consider Tyson one of the hardest punchers in the history of the sport, but this isn't a title which the 58-year-old necessarily agrees with.
When asked who he believed to be the hardest hitter ever to grace the heavyweight division, Tyson didn't name himself but instead suggested George Foreman — yes, that George Foreman.
"[It's George Foreman]," he reportedly told Fight Camp (via TalkSport). "I can’t match somebody’s power who’s that big and that much man.
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"Only thing that allowed me to be exciting was that I did it faster than the other guys."
Nicknamed 'Big George', Foreman enjoyed a boxing career which spanned three decades and only lost five of his 81 fights, with 68 of his wins coming from a knock out.
His most famous loss would come against Muhammad Ali in 1974's 'Rumble in the Jungle', which ultimately saw Foreman handing over the heavyweight title and taking a year out.
Foreman has also proved that he has talents which exist outside of the boxing ring by launching his universally famous George Foreman grill in 1994, a cooking appliance which definitely featured in most of our homes growing up.
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Tyson also admitted in the interview that he didn't believe his power came naturally either, adding: "Nothing about me was natural... Only my desire to win was natural, I had a great teacher.
"Only you can do that. You’re born with it but somebody has to elicit that."