Mike Tyson was one of the most destructible boxers of his time. The 56-year-old has retired from professional boxing, but his love for the sport has not died down yet. Even now, he continues to provide some of the most significant boxing headlines. He even forms a complex with the new generation of boxers, giving them advice and sharing his wisdom with them.
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Tyson was recently seen immersed in a mobile phone watching something. Turns out that he was watching a sparring match between Gervonta Davis and Teofimo Lopez when they were in their teens. Apparently, Davis was 18 at the time, and the latter was 15.
When they were teenagers, @TeofimoLopez and @Gervontaa had a sparring session.
Next time they share the ring could be to determine the king of the lightweight division 👑
(via TeofimoLopezSr) pic.twitter.com/AjU6HQcoBt
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) October 7, 2020
The video showed Tank and Lopez landing some amazing jabs at each other. This sparring session certainly indicated that both of them are going to become great boxers in the future. And as a matter of fact, both of them have emerged as exceptional fighters with a number of notable victories to their credit.
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Gervonta Davis stands tall with his unblemished record, which he successfully defended against Rolando Romero in his most recent contest. Furthermore, ‘El Brooklyn’ lost his four lightweight belts to Australian boxer George Kambosos Jr. Currently, Lopez and Davis are in the prime of their careers, and maybe we could see them square off in the ring in the near future.
Mike Tyson gives Teofimo Lopez a life lesson about being ‘the real one’
‘Iron Mike’ hosts his own podcast show, Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson. A lot of boxers and other popular personalities have been across the table for a conversation with the legend on the show. Even Lopez and his father were part of an episode of the podcast, just before the 24-year-old was going to fight his biggest opponent so far, George Kambosos Jr. Let’s take a look at what Tyson advised him for life.
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Mike Tyson stated, “Yeah, so, ‘The Real Ones’ have to know this because this is what normally happens to ‘The Real One’. ‘The Real One’ normally die with no money. So he need to know, this is just a platform for the future. His babies, his grandbabies, and stuff. We forget that because our ego is so inflated with the cameras.”
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Tyson has experienced a lot in life and has viewed it from a very distinct perspective. Lopez received the advice of a lifetime from a virtuous man while still being in the very beginning of his professional career.
What do you make of Mike Tyson watching the young boxers compete? Let us know in the comments below.