Barry McGuigan says that despite his recent training footage Mike Tyson shouldn’t be returning to the ring.
‘Iron Mike’ will be 58 years old when he takes on Jake Paul on July 20th with a staggering 30 years age gap between the pair.
Day 4 of Mike Tyson in training.
pic.twitter.com/EOg14JocOe— Boxing Exposure (@Boxing_Exposure) March 16, 2024
And writing in his column for the Daily Mirror, McGuigan is clearly not excited about the bout.
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He wrote: ‘Mike Tyson was one of the most devastating heavyweights of all time.’
‘Watching social media posts of him hitting the pads you might think he still is. You would be wrong.’
‘Give me 10 days with a novice and I would have them looking sensational on the pads, but that would not mean a thing in the ring. Everything changes when you get hit. What we are not seeing is Tyson in sparring. We can tell absolutely zero about his condition from the pads.’
‘As people get older punch resistance disappears and never comes back. We all get old.’
‘He looked shot in his last fight against Kevin McBride 19 years ago. He hasn’t got any better.’
‘There are questions to be asked of the relevant authorities in Texas for sanctioning this in the first place, given the dangers inherent in allowing a 57-year-old man to fight in these circumstances. It’s shameful.’
‘Maybe the outcome is already arranged. I don’t know what to think. I can’t see how this is a legitimate contest in any way shape or form. It does not feel real to me.’
