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Mike Tyson will be almost 60 years old when he stepped on the ring against Floyd Mayweather. ‘Iron Mike’, who will be 60 years old in July, has agreed to meet Mayweather, 48 years old, in an exhibition battle around the spring 2026.
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Their announcement came less than a year after Tyson ended a professional break for 21 years to box against Jake Paul in a silly battle at the AT&T Stadium last November. Tyson looks like his shadow when he fought hard to lose a convincing number against YouTuber who is now a boxer.
His decision to return to against Mayweather was welcomed with the same level of dissatisfaction from the boxing circles and had raised questions about Tyson’s motivation to continue to fight until old age. When the question was asked to him in his recent appearance at the Today Show, Tyson was silent for a moment before declaring that he wanted to prove his greatness. “I have a 14 -year -old son, and my son said, ‘Why? Why did you do this? ‘”Said Mike Tyson.
“For a moment, I didn’t know what to say. And I felt sad for a moment. I said, because I was the best I had ever done it. That is the reason,” continued Iron Mike.
Although the initial statement was a good way to convince the battle, the words that came out of his mouth afterwards might be more open. “He didn’t understand, but I said, ‘I have to, that’s all I know,’ ‘added Tyson.