Mike Tyson names little-known boxer who PASSED OUT during their fight as his toughest ever opponent
MIKE TYSON named a little-known opponent who he made PASS OUT as the toughest fight in his career.
Tyson still reigns as the youngest heavyweight champion in history, following his 1986 knockout over Trevor Berbick aged just 20.
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"I never thought him, but two years ago I watched the tape of him, a friend of mine told me to watch it.
"I hit him with seventeen punches, flat, on the face, he went down but it was seventeen punches!
"Seventeen punches, flush, all of them were as hard as they could be and the last one he just passed out.
"I thought ‘God, that is my toughest fight, he took seventeen on the chin!’”
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Thomas, now 65, had a respectable career, winning the WBC title against Tim Witherspoon in 1984.
He went on to retire following defeat to Lawrence Carter in 1993, after bouts against Berbick, Holyfield and Riddick Bowe.
Tyson, 56, meanwhile hung up his gloves in 2005 in the aftermath of dismal defeats to Danny Williams and Kevin McBride.
But he made a shock comeback in 2020 for an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr.
And despite speculation over a similar spectacle bout against YouTube star Jake Paul, 26, Tyson confirmed he is staying retired.
He said on his: "No way. I’m not fighting nobody, I’m just chilling.”