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Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by Great100000: 11:09am On Sep 27, 2020
Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua After Beating Roy Jones.

Mike Tyson has sensationally claimed he's ready to step in the ring with Anthony Joshua after he finishes with Roy Jones Jr.

The former undisputed heavyweight champion is making his ring comeback in November in an eight-round charity exhibition, albeit an unusual one with no head guards and judges present at ringside.

However after that, Tyson has said in an interview he'd be very much open to taking on some younger heavyweights - and was particularly excited by the idea of Britain's Joshua, saying that would be a "mind-blowing" event.

Speaking to TMZ Sports, Tyson was asked about fighting a current heavyweight. "Listen, I'm very interested," he replied. "If doing that means that we can have bigger charity exponents, well be it. I'm down to do that too."

Asked specifically about getting in the ring with AJ, the 54-year-old said: "I would love to do that. That would be mind-blowing."

Tyson has got himself into terrific shape in 2020, despite not having laced up the gloves and fought professionally for 15 years. However, Tyson is making it clear that he's only thinking about future charity exhibition bouts rather than a crack at Joshua's world heavyweight title belts (erm, probably).

Earlier this year, AJ himself made it clear he had no desire to fight Iron Mike. "With all due respect I wouldn't [face Tyson]," the 30-year-old told The Sun.

"Even if I fought Iron Mike and beat him, I think I'd be the only one cheering. People would boo. He is a legend. He is the greatest boxer of the modern era."

A totally understandable reaction. Although it will be interesting to see if Joshua changes his mind if it's under the strict proviso that the two are meeting in a genuine exhibition, just moving around the ring, rather than AJ swapping bombs with a man 24 years older than him.

Mike made that aspect clear when he told TMZ: "Listen, it's entertainment. It's just for charity, it's for a good cause, but we're giving our best."

Joshua's more pressing concern is his mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev, who he's scheduled to meet later this year. Plus Tyson still has to face off against Jones - a naturally smaller boxer but active professionally as recently as 2018 - in a bout where nobody is precisely sure how seriously the two combatants will be going at it.

After that, what odds that we see AJ vs Mike Tyson in 2021 in a charity fight (one that ends with Joshua lying drooling on the canvas and a glaring Iron Mike standing over his decimated form)? Well, let's just leave it all up to the imagination for now.

https://www.sportbible.com/boxing/boxing-news-mike-tyson-says-hes-willing-to-fight-anthony-joshua-after-roy-jones-20200924

Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by daddytime(m): 11:09am On Sep 27, 2020
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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by Nobody: 11:16am On Sep 27, 2020
daddytime:
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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by kenzysmith: 11:18am On Sep 27, 2020
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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by longetivity(m): 11:19am On Sep 27, 2020
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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by Joshmodest(m): 11:30am On Sep 27, 2020
police please arrest mike ...he's tired of life !!!!

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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by Great100000: 11:51am On Sep 27, 2020
Joshmodest:
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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by decatalyst(m): 12:21pm On Sep 27, 2020
daddytime:
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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by ecolime(m): 12:29pm On Sep 27, 2020
Suicide mission!

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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by Great100000: 3:08pm On Sep 27, 2020
ecolime:
Suicide mission!

Pa Tyson, Please respect yourself.
Lol
Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by ayodele17893: 3:12pm On Sep 27, 2020
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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by Danny50: 7:26pm On Sep 27, 2020
May be he is depress or having some marital issue so is just looking an easy way to earn his life.

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Re: Mike Tyson Says He’s Willing To Fight Anthony Joshua by Great100000: 9:16pm On Sep 27, 2020
Danny50:
May be he is depress or having some marital issue so is just looking an easy way to earn his life.
Ha cheesy cheesy

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