I think I saw that one...
I think I saw that one...
Hi Shan,
There have been rumours going around that Tyson has been given instructions not to hurt Paul.
But, as with most things before a major fight, there tends to be more misdirection and rumour than your average John le Carré novel.
I don't know how you could script something like this.
Two time Grammy winner sings the national anthem for this main event.
The crowd is very much ready for this now.
Two of the men who beat him in the ring, hyping him up.
Didn't expect to ever see these three together in a scenario when one of them was fighting...
Peak Mike Tyson is what the bogey man used to scare its children into bed at night.
A frightful human with a talent for violence, Tyson took the heavyweight scene by storm in the 1980s.
Aged 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old, Tyson was youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title when he beat Trevor Berbick for the WBC crown in 1986.
Tyson went on to become the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, as well as the only heavyweight to unify them in succession throughout 1987.
But his story is not a happy one.
By 1990, the wheels were falling off and Tyson lost his belts to Buster Douglas in Tokyo, one of the all time great shocks in sporting history.
Worse was to follow.
In July 1991, Tyson was arrested and charged for the rape of 18-year-old Desiree Washington, a crime he was sent to jail for three years.
After his release, Tyson regained the heavyweight title, but lost it again in dramatic circumstances against Evander Holyfield.
In their second meeting, Tyson famously bit Holyfield's ear, leading to a disqualification.
More controversy followed, Tyson infamously telling British legend Lennox Lewis "I want your heart, I want to eat your children." ahead of their fight, but by this time Tyson was badly washed up, getting battered and then knocked out by undisputed champ Lewis.
Tyson's career ended in 2005, being beaten by Irishman Kevin McBride.
Drug abuse and convictions followed, before his unlikely emergence as a movie star.
Yeah, this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but Amanda Serrano has posted a photo of the cut she suffered in that last fight.
It is yucky, yucky, yucky.
I am not going to post it just in case anyone is getting ready to eat.
But if you have a strong stomach, you can see it on X here.
It is disgusting.
Gotta love pre-fight interviews...
Claressa Shields, another of the all time greats of women's boxing, has sided with Taylor in that controversial finish to our previous fight.
So, should this fight be happening?
Mike Tyson, one of the all-time great fighters in history, is stepping back into the ring after a 19-year absence.
Read more about the conflicting emotions around the fight and the entire event right here.