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Brutal Sparring Sessions
Mike Tyson left former sparring partner Joe Egan black and blue during their time training together in the Catskills Mountains in New York. Despite the brutality, it helped form a brotherhood between them.
Exhibition of Savagery
One particular sparring session stood out when Sugar Ray Leonard visited the gym and Tyson put on a display of savagery, impressing his boxing hero but leaving his training partners battered and bruised.
A Touching Gesture
After a particularly brutal sparring session, Egan was reduced to tears and Tyson, mistaking his tears for homesickness, consoled him and reminded him that they were like family.
Life Lessons with Iron Mike
Egan, who endured hard sparring sessions with Tyson, remains good friends with the boxing legend to this day and cherishes the experience of sharing the ring with one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
New Challenge for Tyson
As Tyson comes out of retirement to face Jake Paul, Egan reflects on his own experience and believes Paul will also earn the right to say he shared the ring with the legendary Mike Tyson.
