Mike Tyson’s Classy Response To Deontay Wilder Claiming He Could KO Him In His Prime

Mike Tyson responded to Deontay Wilder's bold claim that he could have knocked

out a prime version of the boxing legend.

Former WBC champ Wilder, 34, previously bragged about the idea that he could have KO'd a younger 'Iron' Mike.

Me vs Tyson in '86, I'd kick the hell outta that guy," he told TMZ in 2018.

"Listen, I've got to keep it real. I know people always go back to the old school or look at the new school and there's no school where I'm not No 1 on Earth."

Speaking to BT Sport as part of Round 12: Fury's Resurrection, Tyson responded by saying he was unsure if the 'Bronze Bomber' would have beaten him.

But the 54-year-old boxing legend admired Wilder's tenacity over the claim that he made two years ago.

"I don't know [whether I'd beat him]," he said. "I love the fact that he thinks that, because that's the way I would think as well.

"He's supposed to think that way, he is the heavyweight champion of the world and that's something very special."

When Tyson was initially asked in 2018 if Wilder could have beaten him in a fight, the 'Baddest Man on the Planet' responded: "I don't think so."

Boxing legend Lennox Lewis previously slammed the ex-WBC champ for bragging about the idea that he could beat Tyson.

"I just heard Deontay Wilder said he would destroy a young Mike Tyson," he said.