Mike Tyson Didn’t Hesitate When Asked If Floyd Mayweather Is The Greatest Of All Time

At his peak, Mike Tyson was the most ferocious fighter to walk the planet.

The retired heavyweight icon burst onto the scene in 1985, and it took him just over 1-year to capture world honours for the first time when he knocked out Trevor Berbick in just two rounds to become the WBC champion and the youngest world heavyweight champion in boxing history.

In the years that following. Tyson would go on to capture the undisputed heavyweight championship with respective victories over WBA champion James Smith and IBF champion Tony Tucker. His title reign would come to a halt in 1990 when he was beaten by James ‘Buster’ Douglas in one of boxing’s biggest ever upsets.

Another retired American superstar who had a glittering professional career is the self proclaimed ‘Best Ever’, Floyd Mayweather Jr, who drew the curtain on his career back in 2017 having won world titles in five weight classes and defeating all 50 of his career opponents.

Speaking in a Youtube interview, ‘Iron’ Mike gave an honest assessment of Mayweather’s credentials, and believes the former pound-for-pound star should not be considered as the greatest fighter of all time.

“Floyd’s a great fighter don’t get me wrong but listen Sugar Ray Robinson had 47 fights, he lost one then he had a 78 fight winning streak. Don’t tell me about he’s [Mayweather] the greatest fighter with 50 and 0, you’re great no doubt about it but no, [Julio Cesar] Chavez had 90 [fights before he lost].”

Since retiring from boxing, Mayweather has had a number of exhibition contests, where he has faced the likes of Tenshin Nasukawa, Logan Paul and John Gotti III. The 48-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan has never fully ruled out a return to the professional ranks, although it remains to be seen whether this will come to fruition at any time in the near future.