Anthony Joshua Speaks On Facing Mike Tyson

 

WBA (super), IBF, IBO, and WBO heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has played down the possibility of him facing boxing legend, Mike Tyson.

AllNews reports that Tyson, 53, is training hard recently, which has led to massive talks of the American returning to the ring soon.

But 'AJ' is not interested in some speculations linking him as a possible opponent.

"With all due respect I wouldn’t [face Tyson],” he told The Sun recently.

“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.

“There are only two recognised champions the world knows of, Ali and Mike Tyson — the most recognised faces in the world when it comes to boxing.”

Furthermore, Joshua compared Tyson’s comeback to David Beckham returning to football, intimating it probably isn’t a good idea, but it’s not surprising everyone wants to see it.

“I see it like this — how old is David Beckham, 44, 45?” Joshua added.

“If you see him in ten years kicking a ball, doing 100 kick-ups, a round-the-world and hitting the crossbar and then an overhead volley into the top corner, people would love it.

“But because Mike Tyson is the embodiment of like, the killing machine, he hits the pads for 15 seconds and the whole world goes crazy, it is normal.

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“It is what Tyson knows. But for him to fight… would you be shocked if Beckham came back? You would. But for boxers, it’s all they know.”