Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali. Holmes quickly rose through the ranks of the heavyweight division, taking on some of the sport's biggest names on the way to defeating Ken Norton for the WBC. A 14-year-old Mike Tyson watched his idol, Muhammad Ali, get beaten up by Larry Holmes in his last professional fight
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When we drove home to Catskill [about an hour from Albany], nobody in the car said a word. Despite his fearsome reputation as 'The Baddest Man on the Planet' with 44 knockouts, and being the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the modern boxing era, 'Iron' Mike Tyson humbly acknowledged that he would stand no chance against Muhammad Ali
In an interview with Valuetainment shared on September 19, 2021, Mike Tyson was asked about the one victory in his boxing career that felt the most exciting to him Muhammad Ali once admitted that he would lose to Mike Tyson if they ever fought, despite being recognized as the greatest of all-time. A 14-year-old Mike Tyson watched his idol, Muhammad Ali, get beaten up by Larry Holmes in his last professional fight
Muhammad Ali sits with Mike Tyson as he gets his... SI Photo Blog. Even with 44 knockouts to his name, an aura of intimidation as 'The Baddest Man on the Planet' that shook the heavyweight division, and a legacy as the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the modern era, 'Iron' Mike Tyson is certain that he would have been no match for Muhammad Ali. When we drove home to Catskill [about an hour from Albany], nobody in the car said a word.
. Ali retired in 1981 after an incredible career, winning 56 of his 61 fights while coming up against some of the best to ever do it in what was considered the greatest era of heavyweight boxing Young Cassius Clay meanwhile, as a 6'3″ heavyweight, with a seventy-eight inch reach (seven inches on Tyson's) recognised the jab as his key weapon from day one.