Floyd Mayweather Drops Mike Tyson Bombshell

Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather are two of the legendary names in pro boxing. They have been dominant in their own times. Mayweather certainly drew inspiration from ‘Iron Mike’ who established himself as arguably the greatest boxer of all time.

 


 

Floyd Mayweather reveals Mike Tyson inspired him

‘Iron Mike’ became the undisputed heavyweight champion by defeating Tony Tucker on August 1, 1987. While, Floyd Mayweather’s undefeated 50-0 streak still remains to be one of the dominant chapters in the sport.

During an interview, Mayweather acknowledged the influence of Mike Tyson on his career as well as how much he respects and admired the former heavyweight champion.

Here is what he said:

“Well I commend Mike Tyson. He’s one of the guys that paved the way for me to be where I’m at. You know he’s a legendary champion.” Furthermore, Mayweather went on to defend Tyson from people who try to judge the decisions he made in his life. He stated, “Only thing I have to say about Mike Tyson is everyone is always trynna judge Mike Tyson. He lived his life the way he wanted to live his life.”

Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson are big money makers. But, Mayweather has eclipsed Tyson in terms of generating revenue. They have had two massive pay-per-view events in boxing history within the last two years.

Both men had retired in 2017 and 2005 respectively. However, they’ve still competed in exhibition boxing matches recently and have done monster numbers on pay-per-view.

‘Iron Mike’s last exhibition boxing match was against Roy Jones Jr. on Triller Fight Club in November 2020. The bout wasn’t a winner, as it ended in a no-contest after eight rounds of competition. However, Tyson did win at the box office with the bout drawing over $80 million dollars in revenue, according to Triller.

Mayweather, on the other hand, recently had an exhibition boxing match against Logan Paul in June 2021. According to Sportico, the pay-per-view bout between ‘Money’ and ‘The Maverick’ made over $50 million in revenue.

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
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