Boxing
What is the main Mike Tyson?
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1 year agoon
“Iron” Mike Tyson is a cult two -time hefty world champion who set the boxing world in the ambulance in the mid -1980s, when he destroyed the entire division at the age of 21.
In the first 37 fights of his professional career, the elite head of Tyson, the speed and power of the impact made him look invincible. Currently, social media make Tyson look invincible with the term they operate, known as “Prime Mike Tyson”.
Brownsville Brooklyn in Modern York, Mike Tyson, won its first nineteen professional fights with knockout. On November 22, 1986, at the age of 20, Mike Tyson detained Trevor Berbicka in the second round and won the title of WBC World Heavyweight.
Four months later, Tyson overtook James “Bonecrusher” Smith and won the WBA belt. On August 1, 1987, Mike Tyson defeated IBF Master Tony Tucker by way of a unanimous decision and became the undisputed hefty world champion.
Mike Tyson would reign Supreme when he successfully defended his undisputed crown six times. Tyson went to Tokyo, Japan and unfortunately would be hit with a dose of humiliation.
On February 11, 1990, Mike Tyson defended his undisputed title against 42-1 Underdog James “Buster” Douglas. The fans were shocked when Douglas dominated Tyson during the first seven rounds.
In the 8th round of Mike Tyson downed Buster Douglas when he joined with a solid upper, upper. Douglas got up, and in the 10th round Douglas landed in the destructive mountains, and then a combination of three strokes, which sent Tyson to canvas.
Then came the unforgettable picture of Tyson on the hands and knees looking for a mouthpiece. After locating the mouthpiece, Mike Tyson tried to get up, but he did not defeat the count.
After solving the legal problem, Tyson jumped and became a heavyweight champion twice, but the intimidation factor was not at the same level. Quick forward to this day, and the intimidation level of Tyson is preserved by the term “Prime Mike Tyson”.
In the world of social media, Prime Mike Tyson is a boxer who can overcome any weight in the previous era or in the current era. Prime Mike Tyson is so good that he can avenge Tyson’s losses with Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis.
When the world of social media still directs Mike Tyson’s main narrative, many hardcore fans ask the question, what exactly is the main Mike Tyson? Fans who followed Tyson through their entire career ask this question because Mike Tyson lost Buster Douglas when he was only 23 years ancient.
Considering this, Prime Mike Tyson had to come from 1986–1989. During this period, Mike Tyson is not unquestioned when he published a record (22-0, 18 KO). Tyson seemed invincible, but this is because his level of competition was good, but not great.
The best victories of Tyson over the named opponents took place when he defeated 38-year-old Larry Holmes in January 1988 and 31-year-old Michael Spinks in June the same year. Later in his boxing career, when he faced the boxers of his era, Tyson was detained both by Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis.
Thanks to the social media of the victory achieved by both Holyfield and Lewis, they were minimized due to the fact that people often perform positions in which he states that the main Mike Tyson would defeat both Holyfield and Lewis.
This shot is not right, because Mike Tyson 1986-89 did not lose, but some of his disadvantages began to go to airy. Not intimidating, a coherent stab, good sense of time and an effective blow, there were some of the key elements needed to succeed against Mike Tyson.
When you talk about great hefty all time, the list should include the “iron” Hall of Famer Mike Tyson. However, giving him the nickname “Prime Mike Tyson” and publishing, he would defeat his former opponents, and all hefty from the seventies is somewhat absurd.
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Peter Fury claims Tyson used the wrong tactics against Usyk
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2 hours agoon
June 4, 2026
“Well, he has his team there and I’m not criticizing anyone, but in both fights his tactics weren’t good,” Peter said in an interview with Sport Boxing.
“It worked out badly because look, if we have a little guy here who can throw, let’s say, a welterweight who can throw a thousand punches, and we have a heavyweight, will a heavyweight fighter throw a thousand punches with him? No.”
“Or maybe he’ll step in and take one good shot? Absolutely.”
“So basically yes, the strategy was just wrong. It doesn’t mean Usyk was better than him. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t say anything. You misunderstand the tactics and they are wrong.
“And you know, when you look at Usyk’s structure and what he does, when he distances himself and tries to box an elite boxer who is lighter than you and who is giving away pounds, he will ping you all over the shop. That should be noticed,” Peter Fury said.
Tyson Fury announced his return earlier this year and is expected to have a preparatory fight before the start of his scheduled series with Anthony Joshua. Queensbury promoter Frank Warren recently confirmed that Fury’s next opponent could be announced in the coming days, with the long-awaited fight against Joshua expected to take place later this year.
Usyk remains at the top of the heavyweight division and has been ordered to fight WBC interim champion Agit Kabayel. Warren also confirmed that negotiations for the fight are ongoing.
Fury’s third meeting with Usyk has not been announced. Peter Fury, however, remains convinced that the strategy used in the first two fights determined the result.
Boxing
The politician’s perfect 12-0 KO record remains the strangest in boxing
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3 hours agoon
June 4, 2026
Jorge Kahwagi achieved something almost impossible in professional boxing. The Mexican politician retired with a perfect record of 12-0, knocked out every opponent he faced, and finished his entire career in just 15 rounds.
On paper, this looks like one of the most devastating runs the sport has ever seen. In fact, many boxing fans wondered if they even believed it.
Perfect record
Kahwagi turned professional in 2001, despite having no boxing experience. Over the next fourteen years, he set an undefeated record, won regional titles, and never once heard the final bell.
Twelve fights brought twelve victories. All twelve victories were by knockout in just fifteen rounds.
The numbers are tough to understand even now.
Several of Kahwagi’s opponents entered the ring in defeat. Others seemed hopelessly outmatched.
But the record continued to grow as the politician and businessman rose through the cruiserweight ranks without ever being seriously tested.
By the time he retired in 2015 after returning from a ten-year hiatus for one final fight, Kahwagi owned one of boxing’s most remarkable undefeated records.
Why fans never bought it
The controversy surrounding Kahwaga was not in itself. This is how some of these victories turned out.
His last fight against Ramon Olivas remains the fight most frequently mentioned in discussions about Kahwagi’s career. The break came after seemingly minimal contact, prompting criticism from fans and observers.
Doubts have already surrounded previous victories, including the victory over veteran Roberto Coelho.
Whether these doubts were justified or not, the damage was done and many fans never accepted Kahwagi’s record at face value.
Boxing has seen this before
Kahwagi’s record may be extraordinary, but in boxing there is always controversy when it comes to results.
As WBN reports, while John Riel Casimero faces a fight-fixing investigation in 2025, debates continue to arise in the contemporary era about what happens inside the ropes.
Long before that, Roy Jones Jr. denied winning Olympic gold in Seoul despite dominating Park Si-hun in what many still consider the greatest heist in boxing history.
More than thirty years later, Park returned the medal to Jones.
The Kahwagi case falls into a different category, but the result is often the same. Once fans stop believing what they’re watching, the debate never really stops.
Still one of the strangest
Few fighters retire with a perfect record, and even fewer retire after every knockout victory.
Kahwagi handled both, finishing his entire professional career in just 15 innings, and those numbers remain remarkable.
More than a decade after his retirement, the debate surrounding his record has never really died down.
That’s why Jorge Kahwagi’s perfect 12-0 record remains one of the strangest in boxing history.
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Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Read the full biography.
Boxing
Teofimo Lopez sees only one winner of David Benavidez vs. Dmitry Bivol title fight
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4 hours agoon
June 4, 2026
One of the most coveted fights in boxing right now is the lithe heavyweight clash between unified champion Dmitry Bivol and WBC ruler David Benavidez for the undisputed 175-pound crown.
However, two-division world champion Teofimo Lopez believes that the fight could end in a “massacre”.
Bivol won the undisputed lithe heavyweight title of the world took revenge for his defeat against Artur Beterbiev in February last yearbut soon afterwards the Russian was stripped of the WBC marble and Benavidez became world champion.
“The Mexican Monster” has since won the unified cruiserweight crown, but maintains he would be willing to cut weight to face Bivol and claim the undisputed honors.
Speaking on Inside The Ring programLopez renamed Benavidez the “Massacre Monster” when discussing the potential fight, believing the age difference between the two lithe heavyweight champions could be crucial to the outcome of the fight.
“I’m going to call Benavidez a ‘massacre monster’ because, man, [that performance against Ramirez] it was nasty. It’s really nasty, really.
“He [Benavidez] enters its flowering period, while the other [Bivol] is on the way out. You have to think about these things too.”
Bivol fulfilled his IBF obligation by defending his belts against Michael Eifert last weekend, but the WBO ordered him to face mandatory challenger Callum Smith in order to retain the WBO belt.
As a result, it appears that a potential Bivol-Benavidez clash will have to wait until 2027, with Beterbiev also being considered for the trilogy.
Peter Fury claims Tyson used the wrong tactics against Usyk
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