Published 15:05 IST, February 12th 2020

Mike Tyson is willing to fight and 'destroy' Deontay Wilder at 53: Shannon Briggs

Former World champion Shannon Briggs revealed that Mike Tyson wants to take up a fight at the age of 53. Know what Shannon Briggs said about Deontay Wilder.

Reported by: Raj Sarkar
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Mike Tyson was considered to be greatest American kckout artists to have ever laced up boxing gloves in his prime and he is still regarded as one of all-time legends in sport. However, current WBC champion Deontay Wilder has always considered himself to be a superior heavyweight than Tyson. Due to ir enviable kckout power, Mike Tyson and Deontay Wilder have often been compared by boxing community.

While a lot of people claim Mike Tyson to be better boxer, Deontay Wilder has a strong fanbase as well. Based on this comparison, former world champion Shann Briggs has tried to end it in his own way by calling Mike Tyson as better boxer over current WBC heavyweight champion.

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Shann Briggs compares Mike Tyson and Deontay Wilder

During an interview with EsNews, Shann Briggs was asked who would win in a fight between Mike Tyson and Deontay Wilder. wonder, former champion took Mike Tyson’s name and said, “Tyson will win. Are you crazy? Before you go in ring with Mike Tyson, you lose everything you win in training camp out of fear."

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Shann Briggs furr said that Mike Tyson is still interested to take up a fight at of 53. It might sound bizarre to a lot of boxing fans but Briggs believes that Mike Tyson has ‘still got it’ in him. When asked about facing Mike Tyson inside ring, Shann Briggs said, “, , that’s my boy (Mike Tyson). I love him (Mike Tyson) as my big bro.”

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(Im courtesy: WBC.com and Official Instagram handle of Deontay Wilder)

15:05 IST, February 12th 2020