George Foreman is the oldest world boxer in the heavyweight category, and he created a miracle in 1994 at the age of 45 KO Michael Mueller! Now, 26 years later, Foreman thinks his record could be broken by 54-year-old Mike Tyson.
As a Hall of Famer, 71-year-old Foreman said in an interview with USA Today: "If Tyson can stay in good shape as he is now, then seize the opportunity, and everything else can be done smoothly, then Tyson still has a chance to fight for the championship, as long as Tyson can be properly managed, choose the right champion, and when this right person comes to him, then Tyson will knock the opponent down." ”
Last week, Tyson returned to boxing after a 15-year absence, against 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr., Tyson looked strong, pressured his opponent throughout the game, and although the two sides eventually shook hands in a draw, most people felt that Tyson had won the victory, and Foreman was impressed by Tyson.
Foreman said: "Tyson looks great, he really did it, Jones had to use all the old ways to avoid suffering KO, I can't believe what I saw, although it was just an exhibition game, but think Tyson has not been active in the last few years, he will be a world champion again at 54, 55 years old. ”
Foreman had sneered at the competition before Tyson and Jones met, but now his attitude has changed drastically, and he has also re-ascended to the top for Tyson. Foreman said: "Tyson has to have a really good agent to coach who he should play with and who he should not play against, and if Tyson finds an agent who can make creative moves, he can hope to become popular very quickly." ”
The battle between Tyson and Jones, considering that it is only an exhibition game and only 2 minutes per round, is difficult to call this contest a "great moment", but it does not affect Foreman's affirmation of Tyson, especially he believes that Tyson has improved in many aspects.
Foreman said: "Tyson threw a lot of heavy punches, he found himself in an awkward situation at one point, but quickly adjusted, Jones at one point in the game wanted to mess things up, but Tyson worked hard to overcome, which impressed me more than anything he did, Tyson concentrated on the game, a few times almost lost his cool, and finally he patted Jones on the shoulder and left. ”
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Despite Foreman's confidence in Tyson, unfortunately others don't see it that way, and former boxing champion Larry Holmes, who is about the same age as Foreman, said bluntly in an interview: "I'm not interested in this, Tyson can't get close to Jones, and when he really gets close, it's already a wrestling match, that's it." ”
Former Tyson coach Teddy Atlas believes that Tyson's confrontation with elite boxers such as Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deonte Wild is simply delusional. Atlas said: "It's going to be a joke and Tyson is going to suffer a round of fiasco. ”
Atlas was a witness to Foreman's victory at the age of 45, when he directed Mueller, who was KO by Foreman, so he knew a lot about the situation. Atlas said: "Speed is changing, time is changing, reactions are changing, but as Foreman proved, power does not change, power is one of the most unlikely things to disappear from you." ”
Like Foreman, Atlas bluntly stated that Tyson still seemed to have strength, saying: "When Tyson attacks, you can see that he has a chance to catch Jones, Jones can't stand there, he stops Tyson by moving, stabbing, facing, Tyson enters the middle distance, starts to carry out left hook attacks, creating a gap that can be filled, Jones can't do this, he can't do it physically and mentally." However, unlike the elite boxers, Tyson showed better competitiveness than Jones, but the other side was also an old guy. ”
The author believes that Tyson's plan to regain the championship at the age of 54 and 55 is a complete gimmick, there is no possibility, after all, the age and state are there, needless to say that challenging the world boxing champions such as Fury and Joshua, who are at their peak, is to challenge the slightly inferior Wilder, "Fat" Ruiz, White, and there is no chance of winning, unless there is also an exhibition match with these people. Tyson's next step is to play an exhibition match like Jones's, such as three games against Holyfield, or to play tricks with other veterans of the same era.
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