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“I Wouldn’t Win The Real Fight”- Mike Tyson Calls Muhammad Ali the Greatest

Published 04/10/2020, 3:48 PM EDT

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With the Coronavirus sinking its teeth into our sources of entertainment, E-Sports has become the norm. And Mike Tyson has taken e-WBSS(World Boxing Super Series) by storm. Tyson came off with a win in the inaugural ‘eWBSS Heavyweight Legends’ Tournament’.

Capitalizing on a lack of entertainment, the WBSS live-streamed a tournament with some of the greatest boxing talents. They pit the fighters that we can only dream of watching against each other. Therefore thousands of fans tuned in to watch the epic showdown on Facebook.

Mike Tyson admits that there is no chance that he would have won in a real fight against Muhammad Ali. Who he regards to be the greatest of all time.

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“I know it’s a fantasy game. Most likely I would win the fantasy, I wouldn’t win the real fight. Ali’s the greatest there’s ever been.”- Mike Tyson on winning the eWBSS

What Would a Fight Between Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali Look Like

With Tyson taking George Foreman down brutally in the fourth round. On the other hand, Ali floored Sonny Liston with a huge uppercut in the fifth round. These wins set up one of the greatest boxing matches in history. Undoubtedly this fight would take the top spot in history if it were to happen in real life.

Unfortunately, the two legends fought in different eras. However, the e-Sports world made it happen. The two fighters took to the ring and battled it out. The fight proves that Mike Tyson is the Baddest Man on The Planet.

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Ali knocks Tyson down in the first round. However, the beatdown gets Tyson to focus on the fight and he floors Ali in the second and the fifth round with his infamous right hook.

But Ali manages to find his bearings again and trade blows with his opponent. Both fighters saw the fight to the very end and kept trading blows till the final bell sounded.

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Tyson took the win by unanimous decision with the score-cards reading 114-111. Followed by walking around the ring taking applause from the crowd for his victory, while Ali looks gutted.

It may not be as good as the real thing, but its the only thing we have, for now.

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