On the 12. September 2020 celebrates Mike Tyson a fight against Roy Jones Jr. its spectacular Box-Comeback. While the world is eagerly awaiting the fight of the 54-year-old Tyson and his 51-year-old opponent is looking, the US-American talk show host Jimmy Fallon has a completely different idea for a suitable counterparty. (See: Mike Tyson – the former world champion climbs back in the Ring)

Fallon, the Tyson Recently as a guest on his "Tonight Show" welcomed, showed the iconic Sports photos of fictional Boxing matches – including Tyson against the Sylvester Stallone embodied a Boxer, Rocky Balboa. Another fight that Fallon suggested, but would be, in principle, is quite possible – namely, against UFC Superstar Conor McGregor. "Wow, look at that," commented Tyson initially, but you can be in no doubt that he would see as the winner of the Fights.

Mike Tyson about Conor McGregor

"I would spank him on the ass," said Tyson, compared to a potential fight against McGregor confident of victory. "But he's not in the rules, he is in the MMA, you're a Boxer," replied Fallon. You would just need to Box-rules fight, replied Tyson.

Only in the case of a proposal by the talk master, Tyson explained, to pull the shorter: In a fight against "the Karate Kid" he could only go out as a loser, he said jokingly.

praise for McGregor

Tyson had commented some time ago positive about McGregors much-discussed Box-debut in the year 2017. At the time of the UFC fighters in Las Vegas against Boxing Champion Floyd Mayweather was in the Ring and lost. Like "Talksport" reported, praised Tyson, however, McGregors courage: "He had denied before that, never a real Boxing match. He fought ten rounds with the greatest fighter in 100 years of Boxing history," said the athlete. "He lasted ten rounds, and managed to miss the greatest Boxer in the last 100 years, a couple of Punches." (Also interesting: Conor McGregor: MMA Star will finish his career at the 3. Time – is really a farewell for ever?)

McGregor thanked then for Tyson's words and said to Mayweather in a Rematch beat. With the PostScript: "It is great to have you back, Mike," heart Emoji included.

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