Mike Tyson, a BOXING legend, appears to have begun training for a blockbuster fight.
After a successful return in November 2020, Tyson, 55 years old, is back at the gym to work on his head movement and power.
Mike Tyson was back in the ring for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr.
on November 20, 2020
Iron Mike uploaded footage of himself drilling pads with Rafael Cordeiro, a renowned MMA coach, to Instagram on Sunday.
The caption he added to the video, which was liked by over 61,000 people, read: "Roll with all the punches."
Coach Cordeiro shared the clip on Kings MMA's Instagram account, writing: "Power! Precision!"
In an exhibition fight with Roy Jones Jr., Tyson, the former undisputed heavyweight champion, made his eagerly-awaited return.
The fight ended in a draw with officials scoring the eight-rounder at 79-73 to Tyson and 80-76 to Jones.
Tyson's training has been ramped up in a matter months, after talks with Logan Paul about a big-money fight fell apart.
SunSport reported that the pair were in talks over a shock bout. Paul confirmed the talks publicly.
Negotiations ended in failure and neither man showed any interest in returning to the ring.
Tyson had hoped that he would face Evander Holyfield, his former rival - who he fought in 1997 and 1996 - this year.
However, Holyfield's brutal stoppage defeat to Vitor Belfort, a former UFC light-heavyweight champion, scuppered plans of a trio fight.
Tyson answered USA Today's question about how their third showdown would have turned out. "He [Holyfield] is always known for taking great punches and I didn’t think he took a good one."
"If he would have boxed me he wouldn't have tried to hurt me." It could have gone 8 rounds or 10 rounds but it would have been very exciting.
"I mean, they're fighting hard, doing well. He didn't get hurt. But that's my intention."
He said, "Well, things happen. But, you know, keep you ears open. You'll be amazed by other things that you hear."
