Greatness recognizes greatness and it was a moment to behold when former UFC Welterweight fighter Mike Perry reacted to an old video of one of the greatest boxers to have ever lived – Iron Mike Tyson. Perry currently competes in the Middleweight division in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and has been making a name for himself.

During his tenure at the UFC, Mike Perry competed in the Welterweight division, where he was a name to not be taken lightly. In another era, Mike Tyson was eating champions alive and destroying all his opponents with brute force and unparalleled technique. Mike Perry sharing his namesake’s video on his Instagram story created a beautiful moment for all sports fans to enjoy.

Heart to ‘heard’ – Mike Tyson’s emotional speech

Former UFC Welterweight fighter and current BKFC fighter Mike Perry reshared a video where the great Mike Tyson was seen unraveling. One could tell that he got a little emotional near the end of his speech.

“Man listen right? I don’t know nothing about being the heavyweight champ. The only thing I know how to fight, right? I’m a n***a right? No really, really really, really! Im not saying like Im a black person, you know? I’m being – I’m a street person. I don’t even wanna be a street person. I don’t even like.. I don’t even like typical street people.. But that’s just who I became and what happened in my life, and the tragedies in life that made me that way. But, you know I’m Mike. You know I’m not malevolent or anything. I just am.” said Tyson, visibly emotional. 

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“I just wanna just, live my life and I know you guys talk bad about me and you got a really bad stigma out there about me but, you know I’m gonna make sure you talk about me and your grandkids and your kids after that is gonna know about me. I’m gonna make sure of that. They’re never gonna forget about me.” continued Mike Tyson as he ended his long speech.

Fans show their love for Iron Mike Tyson, as does former UFC fighter Mike Perry

Fans got to see a different side to Mike Tyson as he got emotional during an interview, the video of which was uploaded by fightincentre on Instagram.

“That’s why I love ‘Iron’ Mike. A real human being who wanted to get up from the bottom. Just hard work, none excuses.” said one fan while another commented, “Speak it into existence. True to his word, generations still talk about him and counting“. Another fan commented “Greatest fighter my generation has ever seen“, complimenting what Tyson brought to the sport.

A lot of people commented, comparing him to Muhammad Ali. “Only athlete to ever get close to Ali” and “His persona, his mental change over the years is comparable to ali, but his rage for the world wasted his legacy” were two comments that compared him to the legendary boxer. 

Others also commented speaking highly of the boxer’s reputation and his accomplishments. Comments like “Much respect Mike“, “Love iron mike the best in his era“, and “He wasn’t wrong tbf , to this day ain’t no boxing fan forgot him” came in, solidifying the discussion about Tyson’s greatness.

Former UFC fighter Mike Perry shared the video on his Instagram story and quoted Mike saying, “They’re never gonna forget about me – Mike Tyson“.

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Combat athletes, no matter how edgy they may be, have massive respect for each other, even if they are from different sports, and that is the biggest takeaway from this sweet gesture by Mike Perry.

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