DILLIAN WHYTE believes Mike Tyson “just needs to chill” ahead of his proposed comeback – but thinks Evander Holyfield had a better career than Iron Mike.
Both fighters – now in their 50s – are hitting the gym and getting back into peak condition.
Dillian Whyte reckons it is a mistake for Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson to step back into the ring
Talk continues to rumble on suggesting they will step back into the ring together once again.
The pair fought twice in the 1990s, with Holyfield coming out on top on both occasions.
But Brit Whyte, in line for his own shot at a heavyweight world title, said he thinks it is a bad idea – before explaining why he reckons Holyfield was the more successful of the two heavyweight kings.
He told The AK and Barak Show: “I think Mike just needs to chill. Evander Holyfield looks even worse, he looks slow.
“Them guys have had hard fights, they fought real heavyweight fights.
“I think Evander Holyfield should be higher up than Mike Tyson in history. Holyfield fought everyone. He fought Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson.
“He fought Michael Moore and he fought Riddick Bowe. Plus, he also fought George Foreman.
“Mike Tyson didn’t even fight all those guys. He only fought Lennox Lewis and he lost to Lennox Lewis.
“I believe in Evander Holyfield, there is a case in saying that he won both fights against Lennox Lewis.”
Tyson broke the internet with a series of training clips showing off his trademark speed and power.
But soon after Holyfield followed suit with his own video – although he took it down and replaced it with an improved version after getting slated.
And there was further embarrassment for the four-time heavyweight champ when leaked footage from behind the scenes appeared to show him moving painfully slowly.
Regardless, Holyfield has chucked his name into the mix to take on Tyson, revealing he would be open to a trilogy bout – but only if it was for charity and he received a call out from his old rival.
He told BoxingScene: “I’ve already done what I wanted to do in my career, and have been the best that I could be.
“If it wasn’t for charity, I wouldn’t fight Tyson. I don’t look at it as being a winner in this fight. This is a charity event helping our foundations. The thing is knowing what you’re doing it for.
“I’m not afraid of [Tyson] or anything like that, as long as it works for both of us [financially]. I wouldn’t ask for him to do it if he didn’t want to. He’d have to ask me. It’s like being the bully, I already beat him twice.”
British heavyweight Whyte believes Holyfield enjoyed a more successful career than TysonCredit: Reuters
Leaked footage shows ‘slow’ Evander Holyfield as the 57-year-old icon prepares for Mike Tyson fight in trilogy bout
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