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Boxing fans are on cloud nine as Mike Tyson made a comeback to the boxing ring after more than a decade away from it. After a successful comeback fight, ‘The Baddest Man on The Planet’ is searching for his next opponent.

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On his podcast, ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson’, Tyson revealed whether he would fight either of the Paul brothers. “Hell Yeah! That would be a lot of money.” Both Logan and his brother, Jake Paul, transitioned to boxing after a successful career on YouTube.

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‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, on the other hand, made his comeback against Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition fight in November 2020. Tyson has not fought since, but has continued training in search of his next opponent.

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Logan Paul is fresh off a fight against Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather earlier this year in another exhibition match. Meanwhile, his brother Jake also fought back in August, against former UFC champion Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley.

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Both the Paul brothers are unaligned and are looking for their next fights. Hence, given Tyson’s interest, they now have yet another name in a pool of opponents to choose from.

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Who will Mike Tyson fight next? 

Ever since his comeback fight in November 2020, Tyson seemed eager to get back in the ring. ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson stirred up a lot of rumors with a couple of different fighters. However, the two fights that are most likely to happen are against his old rivals, Lennox Lewis and Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield.

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The 55-year-old will be back in the ring before the end of this year or early next year. After watching Holyfield get destroyed by Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort, Lennox Lewis is the fight that Tyson will probably want.

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Who do you think Tyson should fight next?

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Allan Binoy is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Loyola College, Allan fuses his love for literature and the sport of boxing to deliver quality copies about 'The Sweet Science.' Allan is a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC. He loves watching Vasyl Lomachenko dance and weave around his opponents and strongly believes 'Loma' is one of the greatest boxers to ever step foot in the ring. If not Vasyl Lomachenko, Allan is busy watching Floyd Mayweather's defense highlight reels. Whenever he isn't watching boxing, Allan, as an aspiring soccer professional, finds himself immersed in all the live games during the weekends.

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