Mike Tyson: "At my peak I would beat both Fury and Joshua"

Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson once seemed invincible and indestructible. He made up for his lack of anthropometry with aggression, dynamism and fighting instincts. Today's 55-year-old boxer believes that at the peak of his career he would have beaten both Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) and Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs).

Iron Mike's fame has been amazing. So much so that Fury's father, John, named his son after Tyson, who was on top at the time. Today, Tyson Fury sits on the WBC throne. Joshua holds three other titles - WBA, WBO and IBF. Both have better physical attributes than Mike, which, according to Tyson himself, wouldn't make a difference.

"I have no doubt that if I were at the peak of my career, I would beat both Fury and Joshua. They're well trained and big guys, they'd be tough to fight, but if you ask me if I could have beaten them when I was just over twenty, yes, I think I would have beaten them both. Joshua is great, he boxes well, he hits hard, but my ego will always say, 'No one could beat you,'" admitted the youngest ever world heavyweight champion.