Mike Tyson News
Fedor Emelianenko interested in boxing match with 'dream opponent' Mike Tyson: "He's a legend"
Josh Evanoff - August 9, 2023
Former Bellator heavyweight contender Fedor Emelianenko has called for a boxing match with Mike Tyson. ‘The Last Emperor’ famously retired from MMA earlier this year after his rematch with Ryan Bader. Four years after ‘Darth’ scored a first-round stoppage win over the Russian, he did it again. In the main event of Bellator 290 in February, Fedor Emelianenko suffered a first-round defeat in the final fight of his career.
Ric Flair details the intense smoke session he had with boxing legend Mike Tyson: “I thought I died”
Susan Cox - August 9, 2023
Professional wrestling icon Ric Flair is recounting an intense smoke session he had with boxing legend Mike Tyson. Flair, 74, is an American professional wrestler who had a career spanning over 50 years and is regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson set to train and corner Francis Ngannou for Tyson Fury fight: “We’re here to win”
Susan Cox - August 3, 2023
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is set to train and corner Francis Ngannou for his boxing debut against Tyson Fury. It will be WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury vs former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou battling it out on Saturday, October 28th in the ring.
UFC 291 promo gets special treatment with Mike Tyson narration
Zain Bando - July 29, 2023
UFC 291 promo gets special treatment with Mike Tyson narration. It’s not every day that Mike Tyson, the former legendary icon and ex-heavyweight boxing champion, is the soundtrack to the promotion of a fight.
Deontay Wilder believes he is the most powerful boxer ever, ahead of Mike Tyson: "That is not even an argument no more, come on"
Cole Shelton - April 12, 2023
Deontay Wilder thinks he is the most powerful puncher in boxing history. Wilder has been known for his vicious one-punch KO power, which helped him win the heavyweight title as he has knocked out every opponent he faced outside of Tyson Fury. With that, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ believes he is the most powerful puncher in boxing history, even ahead of Mike Tyson.
Nate Diaz takes issue with Mike Tyson’s praise of Conor McGregor: “I took him all the way out in about 8 minutes”
Harry Kettle - March 11, 2023
Former UFC star Nate Diaz has taken issue with Mike Tyson’s recent praise for his rival Conor McGregor. While he isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, Nate Diaz is certainly a fascinating figure in mixed martial arts. One of the reasons for his popularity, as we know, is his previous rivalry with Conor McGregor.
Mike Tyson says Conor McGregor is actually a “beautiful guy” outside of MMA: “He’s crazy, he’s bold, but it’s a gimmick”
Susan Cox - February 20, 2023
Mike Tyson says that Conor McGregor is actually a ‘beautiful guy’ outside of the MMA. Tyson, 56, competed as a professional boxer from 1985 to 2005. Considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, he was a controversial figure outside of the ring.
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield announce ear-shaped marijuana gummies collaboration dubbed 'Holy Bites'
Josh Evanoff - November 14, 2022
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield are done fighting, but they’re still promoters at heart. ‘Iron Mike’ and ‘The Real Deal’ graced the boxing ring on two occasions in the 1990s. Both matchups are historic and well-remembered, but for very different reasons. In 1996, they met for the first time, with Holyfield pulling off a shocking 11th-round knockout.
Bob Sapp claims nobody would be talking about Mike Tyson if it wasn’t for him: “He is scared because of how I look and how big I am”
Susan Cox - June 27, 2022
Bob Sapp is claiming that nobody would be talking about Mike Tyson if it wasn’t for him. Sapp is an American MMA, kickboxer, professional wrestler, actor, and former American football player. ‘The Beast’ is currently under contract with Rizin Fighting Federation.
Jake Paul verbally agrees to fight Mike Tyson later this year: "We are making it happen"
Josh Evanoff - June 20, 2022
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has verbally agreed to fight Mike Tyson later this year. ‘The Problem Child’ has been out of the ring since his rematch with Tyron Woodley last December. Paul moved to 2-0 in his series with ‘The Chosen One’ that night on Showtime pay-per-view. The 25-year-old viciously knocked out Woodley in the sixth round.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson opens up on airplane punching incident: “I shouldn’t have done that”
Susan Cox - June 17, 2022
Boxing legend Mike Tyson has opened up about the punching incident which occurred on an airplane. Tyson was involved in an altercation with a passenger on a JetBlue flight on April 20th of this year. The former heavyweight champion made headlines after repeatedly punching a passenger seated behind him on the flight which was headed for Florida.
Michael Bisping believes Conor McGregor should avoid "risky" advice from Mike Tyson
Chris Taylor - June 4, 2022
Michael Bisping has shared his thoughts on the advice offered up from Mike Tyson to UFC star Conor McGregor. Earlier this week the boxing legend, Tyson, suggested that McGregor (22-6 MMA) should get at least three wins under his belt before facing any elite competition.
Mike Tyson won't face criminal charges for plane attack
Cole Shelton - May 10, 2022
Mike Tyson will not be charged for assaulting a man on an airplane. On April 20, a video went viral that showed Tyson repeatedly punching a man in the face on an airplane. The video showed the man bugging Tyson and his reps say had alleged the man threw a water bottle at him and annoyed him repeatedly prior to the attack. An attorney for the man, meanwhile, had argued no bottle was thrown -and blamed the incident on his client being “overly excited.”
Rose Namajunas says praise from Mike Tyson is the “coolest thing” that’s happened on her MMA journey: “It was really surreal”
Susan Cox - May 5, 2022
Rose Namajunas is saying that the praise she received from Mike Tyson is the ‘coolest thing’ that’s happened to her on her MMA journey. It will be Rose Namajunas (12-4 MMA), the UFC women’s strawweight champion, going up against Carla Esparza (19-6 MMA) this coming Saturday, May 7th at UFC 274.
Joe Rogan reacts to video of Mike Tyson punching “douchebag” airline passenger: “It’s like headbutting a bee hive”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - April 24, 2022
It won’t come as a surprise to many but Joe Rogan absolutely vouches for Mike Tyson following a flight incident. Most are in agreement that a young man got his comeuppance when he was harassing “Iron” Mike during a flight. Witnesses reportedly said the man was intoxicated. After constantly heckling the boxing legend, Tyson was fed up.
Spokesperson for Mike Tyson issues statement following airplane altercation
Harry Kettle - April 22, 2022
A spokesperson for Mike Tyson has issued a statement in the wake of him punching a fellow passenger on a flight. In an incident that quickly spread across the combat sports world and beyond, Mike Tyson got himself into a spot of bother earlier this week.
Mike Tyson reveals a DMT Toad inspired his boxing comeback: “The toad said you gotta do this, you have to do it”
Harry Kettle - April 19, 2022
Boxing legend Mike Tyson has revealed that an interaction with a DMT toad inspired his most recent comeback. When you put Mike Tyson and Joe Rogan together on a podcast, there’s a pretty good chance we’re going to hear some wacky stories come to the surface.
Mike Tyson scoffs at Francis Ngannou’s latest UFC fight purse: “That’d be my training expenses”
Harry Kettle - April 7, 2022
Boxing legend Mike Tyson wasn’t impressed upon hearing the fight purse Francis Ngannou received for his UFC 270 win. While a recent knee surgery may keep Francis Ngannou out of action for the rest of the year, there’s every chance he’d still be sitting on the sideline even if he was perfectly healthy.