Boxing great Muhammad Ali once had his say on a fantasy fight against Mike Tyson.

Best known by his alias ‘The Greatest’, Ali’s incredible legacy lives on in the present day having enjoyed a glittering professional career which lasted just over 20-years.

George Foreman and Mike Tyson are two of the most feared heavyweights of all time.

Foreman first became world heavyweight champion in 1973 when he knocked out then-undefeated Joe Frazier, before going on to have a legendary fight against Muhammad Ali in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle.’

Ali won that by eighth round knockout, with Foreman then initially retiring in 1977. He returned after a ten-year absence, and went on to become world heavyweight champion again when he knocked out Michael Moorer in 1994.

That win saw Foreman become the oldest world heavyweight champion in history at the age of 46 years and 169 days old, before he finally retired in 1997.

Another heavyweight icon during the 90s was Tyson, who had first become world champion in 1986 at the age of 20 years and 145 days old, making him the youngest heavyweight champion ever.

Tyson became undisputed after wins over the likes of Tony Tucker, Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks, before a shock defeat to Buster Douglas in 1990.

‘Iron Mike’ became world champion again when he stopped Frank Bruno in March 1996, but back-to-back defeats to Evander Holyfield, along with a loss to Lennox Lewis a few years later led to Tyson’s career eventually come to an end.

While Foreman and Tyson may have never fought each other, they were both in agreement when it came to naming one man who would have beaten them both in their prime, with Foreman stating that Muhammad Ali would have always defeated him.

“Once in the ring with the great Ali was enough for me. If I’d changed my approach back then he’d [have] another plan. Nothing beats some fighters but time.”

That was a sentiment shared by Tyson, who says there is ‘no way’ that he would have been able to beat the boxing legend.

“There is no man like him, there just isn’t. Everything we have he supersedes us in. He was an animal, he looked more like a model than a boxer.

He’s like a Tyrannosaurus Rex with a pretty face, he’s just mean and evil, he’ll take you to deep waters and drown you. He’s very special. The best. Nobody beats Ali. I can’t beat that man, hell no. No way.”

Before passing away in 2016, Ali made his prediction for who he thinks would have come out on top between Foreman and Tyson.

A woman who said Mike Tyson brutally raped and sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s has dropped her lawsuit, according to a letter filed with the U.S. District Court Northern District of New York.

Daniel Rubin, an attorney representing Tyson, wrote that the attorney representing the woman “has informed me that Plaintiff is withdrawing her complaint.”

According to the letter, dated March 7, the woman is “voluntarily discontinuing this Action with prejudice,” meaning the lawsuit cannot be refiled.

The letter also states, “The parties are in the process of drafting a stipulation of discontinuance … and will file the same on or before (Friday).”

Tyson, 58, denied the allegations, court records show.

“While not surprising, given the baseless allegations, we are pleased with the result – a complete withdrawal of all claims without any compensation, concession or settlement of any kind from Mr. Tyson,” Rubin, Tyson’s attorney, told USA TODAY Sports. “This suit never should have been filed and this is the correct outcome.”

Darren Seilback, the attorney representing the woman, did not immediately respond to requests for comment left by USA TODAY Sports by voicemail and email. But the letter signed by Tyson’s attorney said Seilback approved the letter.

The woman said Tyson raped and sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s in the back of a limousine, according to the lawsuit filed in January 2023. She was seeking $5 million, according to court records.

As Tyson was preparing to fight Jake Paul on Nov. 15, the woman filed an amended complaint with the court stating she was raped by Tyson on March 1, 1990, not March 1, 1991 as stated in her original complaint.

Tyson’s attorney objected to the amended complaint.

Mike Tyson was one of the most feared fighters in the history of boxing – but it’s claimed he was ‘scared’ to fight George Foreman.

Following a ten-year hiatus, Foreman shocked the boxing world by announcing his return to the ring in 1987 at the age of 38.

Isaac Cruz, who received the ultimate praise from Mike Tyson, defeated Angel Fierro in a thrilling war.

Cruz was fighting on the huge Premier Boxing Champions bill topped by David Benavidez’s mouth-watering clash with David Morrell at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The savage 5ft 4ins super-lightweight was looking to get back in the winning column, having lost his WBA world title by split decision to Jose Valenzuela last August.

His power-punching and relentlessly aggressive style has seen him identified by heavyweight legend Tyson, as fighting similarly to himself in his frightening prime.

All-action was promised and the showdown delivered with 1410 punches thrown by both men, who clashed in a cocktail of concussive and savage punches.

But it was Cruz who had his hand raised, as he got the edge in the sensational spectacle on the judges scorecards who saw the fight at 96-94, 97-93 and 98-92 in his favour.

From the very first bell the pair got straight into vicious exchanges, with Cruz letting his hands go and attacking Fierro in promising early output.

He didn’t take a backwards step early on tagging his rival with some big shots and trundling slowly towards him, but Fierro tried to match him toe-to-toe.

Fierro worked off the back foot looking to counter punch and looked to use his physical size advantages, but absorbed some damaging blows from Cruz in the second.

Riddick Bowe is a golden era heavyweight who had strong views when asked how Deontay Wilder would fair against Mike Tyson.

Bowe is a former Olympic silver medalist who turned over and soon made his mark in the pro ranks. He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship in 1992 and fought Evander Holyfield three times, beating him twice and losing once.

He famously threw his WBC heavyweight title in the bin rather than agreeing to fight Lennox Lewis and eventually retired in 2008.

Until he faced Tyson Fury and lost two of the three contests in their trilogy, former world champion Wilder was considered one of the best heavyweights on the planet and a punching machine who had stopped every man he faced. ‘Iron Mike’ had a similar record early on, stopping all of his first 19 opponents inside the sixth round.

Speaking to Seconds Out, Bowe was asked how he felt about Wilder’s claims he would knock Tyson out.

“Absolutely not. I beg to differ. He throws one punch. Me and Mike have three or four-punch combinations like Holyfield. If you’re not punching like that you can forget about it. That long right hand, that one punch is not going to do it.

“Matter of fact, that man gunna gas cause Tyson’s gunna come and throw his right hand. Mike throws his right hand, what’s going to happen? He couldn’t beat Mike with that.”

Wilder has not fought since June when he was stopped inside five rounds by Zhilei Zhang, although he is slated to make his comeback in April with a view to fighting Anthony Joshua down the line.

Despite being one of the most feared fighters in boxing history, there is one man who claims Mike Tyson was too ‘scared’ to fight him.

‘Iron’ Mike still holds the record of being the youngest world heavyweight champion ever, 39 years from his incredible second round knockout win over Trevor Berbick to capture the WBC heavyweight title

Tyson went on to hold the undisputed heavyweight championship from 1987 to 1990, before he was dethroned in a dramatic loss to James ‘Buster’ Douglas in Japan.

In a shock revelation, another legendary big man made claims that Tyson did not go through with a fight with him during their respective careers because he was ‘scared’.

Speaking to ESPN, thudding puncher and Hall of Fame heavyweight George Foreman was asked if ‘Iron’ Mike had any interest in facing him.

“No way. one of us was scared and the other was glad of that. [He was scared and I was glad], amen.”

Foreman – who still holds the record as the heavyweight division’s oldest ever world champion – was then asked to explain why he believed the once formidable ‘Iron’ Mike was scared of him.

“I could really punch. And of course I was an expert at punching downward, my manager would hold the bag and he was down there, so I learned to really develop power from punching guys that were down low. He [Tyson] was smart enough to understand that.”

A showdown between ‘Big ‘ George and Tyson never materialised, though was a possibility in the early nineties has Tyson not lost his title to Douglas, which has left boxing fans wonder what really could have happened in a fight between two of boxing’s greatest ever heavyweights.

The highly anticipated fight between Canelo and Crawford could take place in September 2025

Arab sheikh Turki Al-Sheikh, an avid boxing fan, promised that by 2025 he will bring several world-class fights, but the jewel in the crown could be the long-awaited fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, which could be in the works for September.

Both fighters spoke, away from Al-Sheikh’s radar, during a meeting in London last week, and it seems that they would have started the negotiating points for the long-awaited fight between two of the best pound-for-pound fighters today, reported Boxing News Online.

The fight is planned to take place on the weekend of the celebrations for Mexico’s Independence Day in mid-September, ESPN reported.

ESPN boxing specialist Mike Coppinger noted that: “From what I’m told, they’re in the process of finalizing a deal for a fight in September, Mexican Independence Day weekend. And it will be in Las Vegas with the 168-pound weight limit, no rehydration clause.”

However, there is one issue to be defined, and that is that Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) would require an additional 14-pound weight jump to match the weight and category of the Mexican fighter.

Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) has been moving up in weight over the years, after starting out at super welterweight, where he won the WBC world title, and later became the unified middleweight champion (160 pounds). He made a brief stop at light heavyweight (175 pounds) and defeated Sergey Kovalev to win the IBF belt before dropping down to super middleweight, where he would become the first undisputed four-belt champion.

Tyson’s opposition to Canelo-Crawford

“You know I don’t like that fight. I don’t like that fight. For him (Crawford) the weight difference seemed quite annoying. It’s a lot of weight,” Tyson said.

And to reaffirm his statement, Tyson recalled the fight between Crawford and Israel Madrimov in August 2024, when Crawford reigned as welterweight champion, and moved up to 154 pounds.