Tyson analyzes Fury-Usyk and Ngannou’s future
Mike Tyson paralyzed the last day of activities of the 61st World Boxing Council convention, and not only celebrated Fracis Ngannou’s ranking, but also noted that Tyson Fury will defeat Oleksandr Usyk next February in a long-awaited unification . battle for all heavyweight championships.
“I have to go with Fury,” Tyson said. “(Fury) is the best fighter in the world, especially among heavyweights. Great fighters can lose, they can look bad, but that doesn’t stop them from continuing to be great fighters,” added the legendary former heavyweight champion.
Mike Tyson recalled that Fury had a bad night against Fracis Ngannou, but that will not be a reflection of what we will see next February in the Middle East; However, he believes that it will not be easy for the British: “A smaller fighter is sometimes difficult to decipher, he moves a lot, I feel that it will be a little difficult for him to find him in some rounds because he is intelligent. . and fast,” he stressed. he.
He prefers Ngannou in boxing than in MMA
‘Iron’ Mike Tyson revealed that Francis Ngannou’s plan is to be a boxing and mixed martial arts champion at the same time, although he prefers to see him for now in the boxing world after his great debut against the World Council champion. Boxing. Boxing, Tyson Fury.
“I think everyone wants to see him box, he did almost the impossible, I think he was close to achieving his goal, to be MMA and boxing champion at the same time, it was close to happening that night, but it will happen in the future.” “Mike added, proving that if Ngannou asks him to be with him again at his next camp, he will do it.
Do you want to see Gervonta vs ‘Pitbull’ 2
Regarding Mexican boxing, Mike Tyson said that he loves the idea of a second fight between Gervonta Davis and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, who he said has something in common with him, which is giving a show. “There are a lot of fights I want to see, Davis vs Pitbull 2, Morrell vs Benavidez, the heavyweights I also want to see,” Tyson said in the talk. “Cruz is a fighter with many capabilities, but above all he is exciting.”
Unifications take away opportunities
In sports matters, Mike Tyson said that it is good for the sport that there are unification fights, but perhaps not for the fighters and the business, since many opportunities are blocked for the contenders. “I am in favor of unifications, but you have to understand the business, having a single champion and many contenders, they are going to have to wait a long time to compete for the championship, we need more than one champion so that they can have more opportunities,” he highlighted.
Middle East needs to be consistent
If they want to turn the Middle East into the new mecca of boxing, Mike Tyson said they must be more consistent, since it will not be enough for them to hold just a few events as they have done until now. “They can’t do a big event every two years, they have to be consistent, box every eight weeks, every six weeks, consistency.
They’ve had fights before, but the only way to be successful is to be consistent. In the United States there are always events everywhere, in Miami, here, there, somewhere else, there is coherence and it must have coherence, it could be in Dubai too,” he highlighted.