Mike Tyson Turns Down Huge $18 Million Offer For Comeback Fight
His trainer Rafael Cordeiro says the American great is preparing to return to the ring for a classic boxing match rather than a fight without gloves.
“Tyson is getting ready to do a boxing match with gloves,” Cordeiro was quoted as saying via Globo.
Tyson is looking to return to the sport after showing off his incredible physique and blistering power in a series of training videos on social media.
And Cordeiro believes ‘Iron’ Mike still has the speed and power of a 21-year-old.
“As soon as we started training I said ‘My Lord,'” the Brazilian coach explained. “I didn’t know what to expect from a guy who hasn’t hit mitts for – I think – almost ten years.
“So, I didn’t expect to see what I saw – I saw a guy with the same speed, the same power as a guy who is 21, 22-years-old.
“And I can tell; you would have to be a good guy to spar with Mike, because if you don’t prepare, he is going to drop you for sure – 100%. The power is different level.
“I have trained a lot of heavyweights in my career, with not a lot of respect for everybody, but he is almost as powerful as Wanderlei Silva is right now.
"When you talk about power, I held his right hook and thought ‘he is going to kill somebody."
Evander Holyfield, who’s also planning a boxing comeback, has been touted as a potential opponent for Tyson.
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