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‘Ayo Mike Chill!’: 55-Year-Old Mike Tyson Almost Snaps The Game’s Arm in a Friendly Arm Wrestling Match

Published 05/25/2022, 8:30 AM EDT

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Mike Tyson has entertained his fans after his retirement by appearing on various entertainment platforms, like podcasts, interviews, and movies. Similarly, in his latest podcast, he competed with the rapper, The Game, in an arm-wrestling match that entertained the fans.

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During the podcast of ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson’, The Game and Tyson indulged themselves in a friendly competition. 

Tyson and The Game sat near the corners of the sofa and started the competition. It looked like an easy task for Tyson, as he didn’t put in much of his effort. Whereas, The Game pushed at his limits to put down Tyson’s arm.

When The Game couldn’t push more, he shouted, “Ayo Mike chill!” and discontinued the match by pulling his arm out. This resulted in a draw for the match. 

It showed that Tyson still got some of the power which he had during the peak of his career.

 ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson destroyed his opponents in his prime

Mike Tyson defeated many champions in his career and some of them by a knockout. In his career Tyson fought 58 bouts and won 50 of them. His 44 victories came by the way of knockouts, which is why the boxing fraternity regards him as the brutal boxer of his generation.

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Significantly, Tyson became the youngest world champion of the sport at the age of 20 when he knocked out Trevor Berbick during the 2nd round of the fight. 

He last fought in an exhibition bout against another legend, Roy Jones Jr. when Tyson entered the ring after a break of 15 years. 

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The fans anticipated this fight a lot as they were excited to see both of them compete in the ring. However, this resulted in a draw, but it went down as one of the most entertaining fights in the history of the sport.

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Well, ‘Kid Dynamite’ has impressed the boxing fraternity in the ring with his skills and power. The fans are always excited to see Tyson displaying his power as he did in his recent podcast.

Do you remember any other moment when Tyson portrayed his blistering strength? Let us know in the comments below.

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Mohit More

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Mohit More is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate of the International Institute of Sports Management, he is a sports enthusiast and has played boxing, cricket, and basketball at various levels. Mohit is a staunch follower of Mayweather and Gennady Golovkin.
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Vibhanshu Kumar