Former undisputed heavyweight Boxing champion of the world, ‘Iron’ Mike has selected his best current heavyweights in the world and two-time champion Anthony Joshua is not in the list.
This is sure to rankle fans of the current WBF, WBO, IBF as well as IBO champion Joshua, who has lost just once in his professional career.
That loss was against pudgy Mexican, Andy Ruiz and Joshua went on to avenge the defeat months later to reclaim his titles.
Tyson however spoke of his ‘respect’ for Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder who are set to complete their trilogy of fights once the coronavirus pandemic blows over.
“I respect Tyson Fury, I respect Deontay Wilder, I respect all of those guys,” Tyson said on his show Hotboxin.
“Andy Ruiz also, this guy named Vasyl Lomachenko – he’s a f-ing animal, man. He’s a master, it’s like he’s dancing.
“There’s also Gervonta Davis, there’s quite a few guys that are good fighters.”
“The situation is whether they will fight each other. Promoters are not allowing them to fight each other. I’d love to see them fight each other but the promoters don’t want to do it,” Tyson said.
Tyson’s declarations came barely 48 hours after Joshua paid tributes to boxing’s ‘greatest of all time’ fighters, and included Tyson himself and Floyd Mayweather.
The 30-year-old Joshua posted on his Instagram stories that both retired heavyweights helped pave the way for him in the sport.
‘AJ’ wrote on Instagram Stories: “Gotta pay homage to the (GOATs) that paved the way for us.”
In 2019, when Joshua became two-time unified heavyweight champion, he shared an image of Mayweather and wrote: “‘Hard work, dedication.’ Money May.”
The unified heavyweight champ continued by focusing on Tyson and used a quote from ‘Iron’ Mike’s legendary former trainer, Cus D’Amato.
‘AJ’ posted: “A boy comes to me with a spark of interest, I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze.”
