MIKE TYSON said Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk ‘had a bad day’ and asked: ‘Do you really think they could have beat me in my prime?’
Usyk put on what most considered a 12 round masterclass at Tottenham’s stadium to dethrone British superstar AJ.
But it appears Tyson, the youngest heavyweight champion of all time aged 20, was not impressed with either the former or new unified king.
He tweeted: “After watching the Joshua vs Usyk fight, maybe they had a bad day that night.
“From that performance do you really think they could have beat me in my prime?”
Tyson, now 55, during his most destructive years was one of the most feared fighters of all time, making him ultra popular still to this day.
And his army of fans backed a prime Iron Mike to beat both Joshua, 31, or Usyk, 34, giving the current rivals no hope.
One said: “Not a chance! The most ferocious heavyweight that ever stepped into the ring!”
Another said: “No chance champ… you’re the greatest!”
One added: “Prime Iron Mike would’ve smoked this division with one hand tied behind his back.”
Another added: “The only person that could beat Tyson in his prime is Tyson.”
Joshua will get another chance to impress Tyson having confirmed plans to exercise his right to an immediate rematch.
His promoter Eddie Hearn admitted trying to outbox Usyk was a ‘terrible idea’ but took nothing away from the magical Ukrainian.
Hearn told iFL TV: “I don’t know whether it was almost a rebellious thing where it’s like, ‘No, I’m going to go in there and outbox him’.
“Just a terrible idea, terrible idea. But don’t forget, Usyk negates things that you want to try and do.
“So maybe he wanted to be a little bit more aggressive, wasn’t able to at specific times because of the brilliance.
“I don’t want to just say, ‘Bad game plan, bad performance’. You’ve got to give unbelievable credit to Usyk, he’s brilliant.”
