‘You Got to Beat Some Fighters to Death. They Just Won’t Quit’: Mike Tyson Makes Brutal Admission About Boxing

Published 02/24/2022, 8:30 AM EST

Boxing is one of the most loved forms of combat sports. Over so many decades now, there have been some top-notch pugilists who stirred the sport. Among all the greats, Mike Tyson undoubtedly holds a spot and retro fans have witnessed him create magic inside the ring. Moreover, Tyson is one of the few boxers from the old era to remain in the news even today.

‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ often has some of the most interesting subjects to talk about. That said, being a vocal personality, Tyson never fails to voice his opinion.

Recently, ‘Iron’ Mike had a chat with Shannon Sharpe. Here, he ended up making one of the most brutal admissions about the sport of boxing.

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He said, “Listen right, it’s almost impossible to walk Muhammad Ali into a punch. But you know it’s all about setting up people in position almost like playing chess. Right position to knock them out or drop somebody, hit them. But you know fighters got spirit, sometimes some guys, you got to beat them to death. They just won’t quit.”

The level of competition has undoubtedly increased in the boxing vertical. However, the retro era that comprised fighters like Muhammad Ali, Tyson, Lennox Lewis, and more boasted the most competitive heavyweight period of all time.

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Tyson himself confronted the likes of super-skilled fighters and that’s how he came up with the above opinion.

Mike Tyson – Which was his toughest career fight?

Mike Tyson’s career was full of trials. At one point, he seemed unbeatable, but James Douglas gave him his first career loss. He moved ahead to grab many more wins, but a fight that truly remained the toughest of his career was against Evander Holyfield.

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Tyson confronted Holyfield twice and in both these fights, he ended up on the losing side. In their first fight, ‘Iron’ Mike viciously lost via a T/KO in round 11. Nothing went right for him in this fight.

In their second meet, the famous ear bite incident took place, aka ‘The Bite’ Fight, post which Tyson was disqualified. The fight concluded in round 3, but until then too, Tyson didn’t quite hammer Holyfield.

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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.

‘You Got to Beat Some Fighters to Death. They Just Won’t Quit’: Mike Tyson Makes Brutal Admission About Boxing

Mike Tyson – Which was his toughest career fight?

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