MIKE TYSON claimed that Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua 'had a rough day'. He then asked: 'Do they really think they could beat me in my prime?
To dethrone British star AJ, Usyk gave a 12-round masterclass at Tottenham's stadium.
Mike Tyson in his prime, 1986
Tyson, who is the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20, wasn't impressed by either the new or former unified king.
He tweeted: "After watching Joshua vs Usyk fighting, maybe they had an awful night that night.
"Do you think that they could have beaten me in my prime based on that performance?"
Tyson, now 55 years old, was one of the most fearful fighters of all times during his worst years. This made him a super-popular figure to this day.
His army of supporters backed an Iron Mike to defeat Joshua, 31, and Usyk (34), giving no hope to the current rivals.
One replied, "Not a chance!" "The most powerful heavyweight to ever step into the ring!"
Another one said, "No chance champ... You're the best!"
One more: "Prime iron Mike would have smoked this division with only one hand tied behind him."
Another commentator added: Tyson is the only one who could beat Tyson in his prime."
Tyson will be impressed once again by Joshua, who has confirmed that he plans to exercise his right for an immediate rematch.
Eddie Hearn, his promoter, admitted that trying to outbox Usyk wasn't a good idea but did not take anything away from the magic Ukrainian.
Hearn said to iFL TV, "I don’t know if it was almost a rebellious act where it's like: 'No, he's going in there and outbox me'.
"Just a terrible, terrible idea. Don't forget that Usyk can negate things you really want to do.
"So perhaps he wanted to be more aggressive but was unable to do so at certain times due to the brilliance.
"I don’t want to say, "Bad strategy, poor performance". Usyk is brilliant, and you have to give him incredible credit."
