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Hardcore boxing lovers cannot envision heavyweight boxing without ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’, Mike Tyson. In the late 1980s and 1990s, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson ran riot and pinned himself as the scariest heavyweight.

Even after retiring from the sport of boxing, Tyson still remains in the news with all of his activities and statements in the fight universe. But, recently, ‘Iron’ Mike was in the limelight for a scary and perhaps unusual news piece.

A media house released an article that caused the searches on Tyson’s death to rise.

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The news on ‘Iron’ Mike’s death is totally untrue. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ is in fact, shooting for his very first Indian film named, Liger.

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Apart from this, Tyson has a lot to do with his podcasts and other guest appearances. The 55-year-old, a few days back, put his fans in a frenzy by posting his boxing workout video. In this short training video, Mike Tyson showed a snippet of his old version, wherein he demolished the mitts with his colossal power.

Last year, ‘Iron’ Mike took up an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr and allured millions of boxing lovers.

After his performance in November 2020, ‘The Baddest Man On The Planet’ got motivated to remain active and revealed that the match against ‘Captain Hook’ wasn’t a one-off.

When is ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson fighting again?

Mike Tyson is expected to fight under the big lights in February 2022. For now, there’s no clarity on his opponent, but it is speculated that Tyson will face Logan Paul.

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‘The Maverick’ Logan Paul is a YouTuber turned boxer. He is the flag bearer of celebrity boxing bouts. While a few years ago it may have been unimaginable, anything is possible now, as the sport has witnessed a major shift.

Given that we have seen Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather, there is every possibility of Logan Paul vs Mike Tyson coming to life.

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It will be interesting to see if this fight really materializes.

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