Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is confident he could beat the UFC's Conor McGregor in the ring.
But Paul isn’t the only fighter that Tyson has eyed up as a potential opponent, with the boxing legend confident he would beat Mixed Martial Arts superstar"Yeah, but I'm gonna kick his ass anyway," Tyson told Fallon, who described McGregor as ‘nuts.’But Tyson cooly replied: “Hey, we’re going to play by boxing rules”the fight was ruled as a split draw, despite many believing that Tyson had dominated the fight.
broken pinky toe sustained in the final weeks of training camp forced McGregor to pull out of the fightWhile the Irishman is best known for his career in the octagon, he has also fought inside the boxing ring, and has regularly spoken about making a return to the ring, therefore potentially leaving the door open for a fight with Tyson.Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football and MMA.
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