When it comes to who is the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time, many fans will have a lot of shadows in their minds, among which Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali are essential.
Without a doubt, Tyson is one of the best fighters, winning all of his first 19 career fights by knockout, 12 of which were resolved in 1 round. Tyson also holds the record for the youngest winner in the heavyweight division to date, and was the undisputed dominant player between 1987 and 1990.
As one of the best fighters, Tyson has many memorable moments to remember, in addition to knocking out Trevor Berbeck, destroying Michael Spinks in 91 seconds, being thrust into the limelight due to the infamous "ear-biting incident", and losing to James Douglas in 1990 was the biggest upset in heavyweight boxing to date.
Boxing champion Ali is Tyson's senior, and the two are 24 years apart, so it is impossible to fight, but they both have made a huge impact on the entire sports world as the best fighters of all time.
Ali was hailed as the "greatest man", and was even named the best athlete of the century by many media in 1999, even the "ball king" Pele and the "emperor" Jordan were unmatched. Throughout Ali's career, he has created many classic moments that are well known to the public all over the world, such as "Battle of the Jungle" with George Fuhrman, "Manila Bloody Battle" with Joe Fraser...
While some questions will never be answered, that doesn't stop fans from speculating about what if Tyson and Ali compete together?
A few days ago, someone uploaded a video, the time of the video is unknown, it looks like a few years ago. In the video, Tyson is being interviewed online, and when asked what happened to him and Ali when he was also 20 years old?
As we all know, Tyson has always admired Ali, and Ali has supported Tyson many times during his lifetime. In similar interviews in the past, Tyson has always praised Ali, but this time he has changed his tone a little, that is, to evaluate Ali in a playful way.
Tyson said: "There is no one like him, everything we have, Ali surpasses us, even beyond our arrogance and ego. Ali is fast, he really doesn't have any outstanding qualities other than speed and agility, but Ali is not afraid of punching and does not have a good defense, speed is his defense, Ali will swim around in the ring. ”
Tyson continued: "From a boxing perspective, Ali is like an animal and like a model rather than a fighter, what is it? Like a Rex tyrannosaurus with a pretty face, both vile and evil, he will take you to deep water and drown, it's not a matter of muscle memory, but a matter of attention, I can't beat this man, he comes from hell. ”
Although Tyson is full of "denial" to some aspects of Ali, he is more of a crazy praise, and finally bluntly says that he can't beat the other party. In Tyson's opinion, some of Ali's skills are not the best, but agility and speed make him a formidable fighter.
Fans are always wondering, what would happen if the dream came true? Tyson was a little numb and bored with the questions, and he could only end the interview jokingly.