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Mike Tyson had an era back in the 1990s. With his power, unusual in-ring conduct, and terrific persona, Tyson rightly pinned himself as ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’. He had the ability to floor his opponents with just one punch. Also, he was supremely known for landing wild shots on his rivals to completely break their rhythm.

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Mike Tyson had umpteen fights that are cemented in boxing fans’ memories. But there was one fight, which left the UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, totally stunned.

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Rogan, in his podcast, alongside the UFC boss, Dana White, discussed Mike Tyson’s most brutal fight.

He said, ‘‘The Marvis Frazier fight, you remember that fight? Jesus Christ, that was as close to a murder, as you could watch on television.”

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“When you start to watch the old fights of Tyson coming up, there was, guys that he just f**king murdered,” added White.

Mike Tyson‘s fight with Marvis Frazier lasted for about 30 seconds only. As the fight began, Tyson went all out on his adversary, taking giant strides and landing some thunderous shots. Tyson just needed one hit to close the show, but he had to set Frazier up in his range.

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‘Iron’ Mike finally took Frazier on the ropes and then he landed some deadly uppercuts to get Frazier off his feet. Immediately after that knockdown, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ began celebrating even before the referee had finished his count.

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Mike Tyson – The scariest heavyweight boxer of all time

The modern era heavyweights, regardless of their skills, are far from matching Mike Tyson in any way. Back in the 1990s, Tyson battled umpteen adversities to become the heavyweight king. Moreover, he just never relied solely on his right-hand power.

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In fact, Tyson came in with a packed game plan of movements, left hooks, and more. All this helped him use his powerful right to devastating effect. This fight style made him extremely scary as an opponent and, eventually, the scariest heavyweight boxer of all time.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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