It’s a query all of the outdated fighters get requested when they’re unwilling, or unable, to give up the ring: Why? Proper now, 59 12 months outdated Mike Tyson has received loads of individuals shaking their heads, questioning why the hell he’s nonetheless taking fights. It got here as an actual shock when Tyson’s 2026 bout with Floyd Mayweather was introduced, and Tyson is now set to return to the ring after that fairly unhealthy night time in opposition to Jake Paul.
Tyson, as a lot within the highlight as of late as he ever was, spoke about why he’s nonetheless preventing when he was a visitor on the As we speak Present. Tyson talked about two essential causes for his lack of ability, and his unwillingness to hold up the gloves for good: Cash and the truth that, as he put it, “it’s all I understand how to do.”
Tyson’s Emotional Reply to His Son’s Query
“I’ve a 14-year outdated son, and my son mentioned, ‘Why? Why are you doing this?” Tyson mentioned. “For a second, I didn’t know what to say. And I felt unhappy for a second. I mentioned, ‘as a result of I’m the perfect that ever did it.’ That’s why. He didn’t get it, however I mentioned, ‘I’ve to, it’s all I understand how to do.’ Hear, I made more cash in my 50s than I did in my 20s. And I solely had, what, 4 fights over my 50s. That’s actually fascinating. From that perspective, I’m 60 years outdated now. The cash doesn’t imply something. The individuals I like, I can maintain.”
Straight from the center stuff from the one-time “Baddest Man on the Planet.” Merely put, the love affair so many tens of millions of followers proceed to have with Tyson ensures he can nonetheless pull in large quantities of cash by doing, as he says himself, the one factor he is aware of learn how to do, and that’s struggle.
Will Tyson Preserve It Exhibition-Type In opposition to Mayweather?
The Mayweather bout might be an exhibition, however as has been identified, Tyson does appear to genuinely dislike Mayweather, and consequently there’s a likelihood the previous heavyweight champ might be throwing actual punches, with real ‘unhealthy intentions,’ as Mike’s former coach Kevin Rooney used to say. Perhaps, within the Mayweather bout, Tyson can have extra to struggle for than simply cash.
And say what you’ll in regards to the struggle/exhibition/occasion – you may be tuning in on the night time. Even now, with Tyson being over 1 / 4 of a century faraway from his prime, he’s nonetheless one of many largest stars of the game. And who would discover giving that up a straightforward factor to do?
