Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather aren’t exactly strangers to each other.
While Tyson and Mayweather were never true rivals inside the ring, there have been some barbs exchanged over the years. One of the more notable instances came back in 2015 when Mike made it clear he didn’t see Floyd as the best boxer ever, even if their careers didn’t overlap.
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And while that part of their story seems to have quieted down in recent years, a new chapter is about to begin with their upcoming exhibition bout.
Mike Tyson once called Floyd Mayweather ‘delusional’ for claiming he was better than Muhammad Ali
Over the years, Mayweather has claimed multiple times that he thinks he’s better than Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all time in many people’s eyes, including Tyson’s.
Tyson was asked about Mayweather’s comments prior to his super-fight with Manny Pacquiao in 2015.
“He’s very delusional,” Tyson said of Mayweather in an interview with Undisputed Champion Network.
“If he was anywhere near that realm of great and Ali, he’d be able to take his kids to school by himself, okay?” Tyson continued.
“He can’t take his kids to school by himself. And he’s talking about [how] he’s great?
“Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people. Greatness is being accepted by the people. He can’t take his kids alone to school by himself.
“He’s a little scared man. He’s a very small scared man,” Tyson went off on the boxer.
Mike Tyson vs. Floyd Mayweather could be heading to Netflix
Tyson, now 59, can lay claim to being part of the most watched fight in combat sports history.
His bout with Jake Paul in November drew an astonishing 108 million viewers worldwide, were all streamed on Netflix over eight rounds.
That event marked the start of Netflix’s push into live fighting events. Since then, they’ve continued to build their presence, streaming major matchups like the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano trilogy and this year’s Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford showdown.
Given the numbers Tyson pulled for his fight with Paul, it wouldn’t be surprising if Netflix steps in again for his exhibition against Mayweather.
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