MIKE TYSON has been warned he will be “blowing out his a***” in his comeback fight against Roy Jones Jr.
Former super-middleweight king Carl Froch believes Iron Mike, 54, will find his ring return a stark wake up call when it comes to fitness.
Former world champ Froch says Tyson will struggle for fitness in his comeback fightCredit: PA:Press Association
Tyson’s incredible body transformation and impressive training videos suggest he has rediscovered the speed and power that made him the biggest heavyweight draw through the Nineties.
But Froch believes both Tyson – who reckons he is the greatest boxer “since the conception of God” – and Jones Jr, 51, will struggle once the bell rings.
He told the Froch on Fighting podcast: “Would he lose the plot like he did against [Evander] Hollyfield and take a chunk of the old ear off?
“There could be a danger where he gets really frustrated.
“Those 16-ounce gloves are going to be more difficult to knock his opponent out.
“And then they’re going to be blowing out of their a**** after three or four rounds, surely?
“We’re blowing out of our a*** after four rounds as young professional fighters.
“We just manage the recovery and breathe differently and go a bit flat-footed through the fight.
Tyson’s amazing physique suggests he will be able to handle his return to the ring
“But when you’re in your 50s, you’re absolutely exhausted and you can’t recover.
“Your fitness is your ability to recover and you can’t recover when you’re old.
“So there is a danger of this becoming a no contest after four rounds, there really is.”
While the rest of the world waits with bated breath to see what happens when Tyson and Jones Jr meet on September 12, Brit hero Froch has been against the exhibition fight from the start.
He previously said Tyson should call off his comeback because there is no way he can replicate being the fighter he was before.
Froch said: “I mean if you’re in your 30s and been retired a year or two I’d say no, don’t bother, because you can never be what you was.
“During your 50s you should not even be considering it.
“I’ve seen Mike Tyson, he looks explosive and he looks fantastic for the five second clip I’ve seen of him on Instagram.
“But we’re talking about three minute rounds for 12 rounds or a two minute round if it’s professional boxing.
“There’s a reason why these people retire, because they can’t do it anymore.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
