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[Rock And Roll]

Iron Mike looking to get back into the ring.

It's pretty surreal to see Mike training like that again. He looks like he has the focus/determination that he did in the 80s. Who knows if this actually ends up happening but seeing Tyson in this form again gave me chills.

Also him talking about "Gods of war" looking like Kratos is cool as shit.

 

[EviLore]

 

[ThatStupidLion]

i dunno if he could truly hold his own in the ring against the current elite young buck boxers, but gat dayam if you dont feel those punches....

even iron mikes got his quarantine beard going

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Plot of Balboa in real life?



I’d watch it. I can’t imagine he fights a truly elite ranked top fighter.

 

[Rock And Roll]

If Foreman could come back, I don't see why Mike wouldn't be able to. Granted he is a lot older than George when he started his comebacks.

 

[Papa]

They were trying to get him to fight some Rugby League players down here. They offered him a million dollars and he said no.

 

[Cunth]

what a beast

 

[Great Hair]

Dang! He's going to make the world his bitch again. Explosive as fuck, but will run out of juice within the first 4 rounds?

Might even suffer a cardiac arrest during a fight. But I'm moist between my butt cheeks, that sounds like an orgasm of a great idea.

Tyson vs whoever's the current champion

 

[Riven326]

Every fighter is suddenly concerned about their ears now.

 

[ManaByte]

Can’t wait for his interviews.

 

[The Incarnation]

The heavy weight division is weak, so nothing would surprise me. Anyone can punch though, not many can take one from what I've seen.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

who gave him weed?

 

[Darth]

If he knocks a bitch out in the first he has a chance. After that he will pass out from lack of oxygen. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to go near him.

 

[SpiceRacz]

That's fuckin Rafael Cordeiro!

 

[appaws]

Need a senior league like in golf.

 

[Grinchy]

I can't help but feel like this is a "one time pay-per-view spectacle" to cash in real quick and buy some more pigeons, but I can't say I wouldn't watch the fight.

 

[Tesseract]

fuck yes, one of my heroes

i think now is the right time, he's gone above y beyond the call of duty to strengthen his heart and mind

 

[Tesseract]

and yeah old age should burn, i don't wanna see a soldier like him burn out without one more explosive fight

even if it's below expectation, go the distance one more time

 

[Bullet Club]

Over the last week or so there have been a bunch of articles about Tyson fighting ex-Aussie Rules footballers/Rugby league players, I thought it was all hypothetical stuff but maybe not.




The footy players are tough, but Tyson would kill them all.

 

[Rest]

Plot of Balboa in real life?



I’d watch it. I can’t imagine he fights a truly elite ranked top fighter.

Did you forget about George Foreman?

 

[Romulus]

The thing is Tyson has this freakish combo of explosiveness, speed, and crazy power. Anyone watching those training vids knows that is real deal shit that alot of young dudes can't do. Will his cardio be on point? Probably not, but at his age he will know that he'll need a quick finish.

 

[gunslikewhoa]

The thing is Tyson has this freakish combo of explosiveness, speed, and crazy power. Anyone watching those training vids knows that is real deal shit that alot of young dudes can't do. Will his cardio be on point? Probably not, but at his age he will know that he'll need a quick finish.

He's always needed a quick finish. He can't take a punch.

 

[Ememee]

Man, my Dad and I and some friends kept talking about the potential for such a comeback with the last vid he posted. Absolutely want him to be safe about conditioning but damn if I can say I’m not excited at the prospect of him going for it again at this age. Fuck it. Look at that power. Same scary Mike.

 

[German Hops]

He's more like copper Mike at this stage

 

[GymWolf]

I saw his recent training, he can probably decapitate 80% of modern heavyweight in a couple of round before finishing the stamina.

 

[Schrödinger's cat]

 

[Bigrx1]

I wonder if he'll do another interview like this one if he comes back.

 

[haxan7]

I wonder if he'll do another interview like this one if he comes back.

That was pretty good but I’m looking forward to him telling a white boy he wants to eat his asshole alive again

 

[Bigrx1]

That was pretty good but I’m looking forward to him telling a white boy he wants to eat his asshole alive again

This is my 2nd favorite of his "I'll eat your asshole hoe!" "I'll fuck you in your asshole!"

 

[Paracelsus]

So I guess kids are old enough so it's okay for himself to get his brain turned to pudding.

 

[GymWolf]

Tyson won the second place on that contest for biggest mismatch between body\voice, first place was clearly Rick astley.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Mike would get killed against any decent heavyweight today. He was knocked out by Danny Williams and stopped by Kevin McBride 15 years ago. Thankfully, he's only coming back for exhibition bouts.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

He's always needed a quick finish. He can't take a punch.

In his prime Tyson had a great chin.

 

[Frogman_676]

he has the weirdest voice ever, lol

 

[keraj37]

That is how I see first fight

 

[Romulus]

[/QUOTE]

He's always needed a quick finish. He can't take a punch.

Always? He had a dozen fights beyond the 7th round, which is crazy for heavyweight like him. Some of them into the 10th-12th that he won. And I wouldn't say he can't take a punch either. He's no iron chin but definitely not a glass jaw. Not only that, almost always he's the smaller guy by a huge margin, and yet despite this, he's usually more powerful. Trying to punch with dudes 40lbs heavier is just insane and he was not just a champ, but dominate.

 

[Super Mario]

I really hope he does well. How exciting would that be?

 

[DKehoe]

Holyfield recently announced he’s coming back to do exhibition fights, right? Maybe they do a rematch.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Holyfield recently announced he’s coming back to do exhibition fights, right? Maybe they do a rematch.

They're friends now. Holyfield says he want Bowe. James Toney has also thrown his hat in the ring.

 

[Malakhov]

Tyson in his prime was the scariest shit I've ever seen in a boxing ring. All this talent mixed with rage and anger, I never witnessed anything else like this.

There is a shitload of talented boxers but Mike was just something special.

 

[entremet]

He'll probably get some scrub for a spectacle fight a la Youtbers boxing matches.

If YouTubers can make bank fighting, why can't Iron Mike?

He won't be fighting anyone with serious chops obviously.

 

[DeepEnigma]

“I’M BACK.”

–The Baddest Man on the Planet

 

[GHG]

That was pretty good but I’m looking forward to him telling a white boy he wants to eat his asshole alive again

From this day forward we shall recite these words to our loved ones every night before bed.

Mike 1:22-02

 

[VGEsoterica]

I’d love to see another Tyson fight. Grew up watching him with my dad in his prime and he’s looking crazy powerful still

 

[synchronicity]

He's a beast, but he won't be able to handle a young fighter of any quality.

Man was he fun to watch growing up though. He was more magnetic than most sports figures ever dream of being. I was devastated when he lost to Buster Douglas and realized he was mortal.

Honestly though, as good of a fighter as he could be at times, he benefited greatly from the intimidation factor. He's won many of his fights before the bell even rang.

 

[Rock And Roll]

Mike would get killed against any decent heavyweight today. He was knocked out by Danny Williams and stopped by Kevin McBride 15 years ago. Thankfully, he's only coming back for exhibition bouts.

He has basically admitted his heart wasn't into it at that point and was only fighting to pay off debts. Now he looks like he has that fire back from when he was training with Cus. He looks motivated to end his career in a better way

 

[DeepEnigma]

He's a beast, but he won't be able to handle a young fighter of any quality.

Nah.

 

[God Enel]

Tyson explosive Monster love him. I wish him the best

 

[Soleil rouge]

It's not unheard of for old boxers to have some success, but it's extremely rare. Duran won a fight at 49 years old. Hopkins actually won a title at 46. Tyson is 53.

I'm sure it won't be more than a 3 round fight. His best bet is probably BKFC. I can see him having success there.

 

[synchronicity]

Nah.

The emphasis of my statement was on the world "quality" not "any". I'm not sure if you read it that way or not. I should have italicized it.