In the eyes of millions, Muhammad Ali is unquestionably the greatest fighter in the history of boxing.
More commonly known as ‘The Greatest’, Ali’s professional career spanned just over two decades, beginning just a short while after he walked away from the 1960 Olympic games in Rome with a gold medal.
He was 22-years-old when he defeated Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight championship for the first time in 1964, going on to repeat this feat in their rematch the following year. After his career was put on hold in 1967, Ali returned several years later to re-establish himself as the best heavyweight on the planet.
He regained the heavyweight championship in 1974 when he sensationally defeated George Foreman in ‘The Rumble In The Jungle’ in October 1974, in what is often regarded as Ali’s greatest ever victory and one of the sport’s most iconic moments.
Despite locking horns with a number of legendary heavyweights, including ‘Big’ George, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, Ali believes there was just one fighter who he couldn’t have beaten even in his prime.
In a clip by BerranLee, ‘The Greatest’ revealed Mike Tyson as the only fighter who would have gotten the better of him had they fought at any stage of his career.
“I’m scared of him. He’s a real champ. [Tyson would have won], I was a dancing master. You are that powerful and so fast, if he hit me [mimics falling over].”
Tyson, at his peak, was a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division. He burst onto the scene in 1985 and it took him just over 1-year to win the world heavyweight championship when he blasted out Trevor Berbick in the 2nd-round of their 1986 showdown, becoming the youngest ever heavyweight champion in the process, an incredible record which remains unbroken to this day.
