Mike Tyson comments on Deontay Wilder

By Boxing News - 04/07/2014 - Comments

wilder23 - CopyBy Scott Gilfoid: Earlier today, former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson made a comment about unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (31-0, 31 KO’s), saying that he wants to see how the 6’7” Deontay will react when he faces someone that will punch him back. Deontay then fired back with some comments of his own, and this led to James Toney joining in by telling Deontay he was off base for returning fire on Tyson.

Mike Tyson said this about Deontay as quoted by Showtime: “We have to see what happens when he [Deontay] gets hit back. Anyone can knock someone out, even my 3-year-old son.”

Deontay then gave Tyson his 2 cents, saying “Mike Tyson, Yeah, a 3 year old that wants to quit can bite an ear off too, right? #SmartAleck.”

At this point James Toney came to Tyson’s defense, saying “@BronzeBomber, you’re a damn clown! How you’re going to disrespect a legend like Mike Tyson? He’d whoop you today like I would! You’re a fake! Come see me!”

It seems that Toney felt that Deontay should have just let Tyson’s comment about him go without saying a word.

Deontay then told Toney “Dumb a** JamesToney talks about disrespect but damn this what he had to say about Mike Tyson on You Tube – James Toney Rips Mike Tyson: I would KO Him Easy!”

With Deontay’s huge power, he doesn’t need to hang around so that someone can punch him back, because he’s destroying everyone with his size and power before they can even lay a glove on him. With his height, Deontay doesn’t need to take the kinds of shots that the smaller 5’11” Tyson had to take during his career, because he can bomb his opponents from long range. Look at the 6’6” Wladimir Klitschko. He rarely gets hit because of his height and reach.

It’s the same way with Deontay. He’s not going to give up his height so that he can let shorter, and weaker fighter nail him with shots so that he can show Mike Tyson what happens when Deontay gets hit. The name of the game in boxing is to hit and not get hit back, and Deontay does a great job of that.



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