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The undefeated stalwart, Floyd Mayweather, and the legendary former heavyweight, Mike Tyson, are much-talked-about figures in the sport of boxing. Though the duo has officially retired from competitive sport, they still make the headlines of the sports magazines because of their hard-earned legacy and phenomenal character arch.

Notably, one’s prime never faded throughout one’s career and retired as 50-0, and others’ prime though was short-lived became the blueprint of an ideal boxer.

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Both the boxing greats had garnered almost every accolade that was there in the ring, fighting in different weight classes, but they seemingly never remained on good terms for openly contradicting each other. Where one claims he is the best ever and the other already denied it, stating that there are bigger names than the latter in the sport’s history.

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Recently, an old picture of Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr, and his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr, resurfaced on Twitter. As soon as fans caught the rivals in one picture, social media platforms buzzed with interesting reactions from the boxing fans.

A fan wrote, “Floyd got that dirty neck,” which seemed on a lighter note.

Likewise, many other fans took to Twitter to express their views. Let’s have a look at their reactions.

Few more fans added species to a rare picture of Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather

A Twitter user highlighted the sitting arrangement of the trio in his tweet. He wrote, “Can tell they’re unsettled with @MikeTyson between em lol.”

Eric questioned in a hilarious tone. He wrote, “Why he grabbing them like they his side chicks.”

Another fan praised the trio. He wrote, “Three kings of the Ring.”

Yet another fan went a step ahead to propose a fight between the pair. He wrote, “That would be a fight I would love to see… Mike would destroy Mayweather Jr.”

Another fan recalled Mike Tyson’s statement that he used to say for Floyd Mayweather Jr years back. He wrote, “Scarry little boy.”

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Josh G explained the size of lethal hands of ‘The Baddest Man on Planet’. “U recall, I met Tyson.Shaking hands I remember thinking outside of his leg strength and speed a lot of that power comes from the size of his fist mostly the out of proportion size of his fingers as they went up my forearm when shaking. Look at the pic,” he wrote.

However, these were the personal remarks of the fans.

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Undoubtedly, the trio in the picture is a great stalwart. And at the end of the day, though opinion differs, they respect each other’s contribution to the sport of boxing.