Age ain’t nothing but a number when it comes to Mike Tyson and his belief he can still take a punch at 59 years old.
The former world heavyweight boxing champion was a mainstay of the 1980s and 1990s fighting scene but remains one of the planet’s best known living boxers, and continues to court opponents in the exhibition space (Roy Jones Jr) and fully sanctioning fighting (Jake Paul).
The 59-year-old is even expected to meet fellow Hall-of-Fame legend Floyd Mayweather in the middle of the ring this year.
And, if he does, he doesn’t expect to take much damage — or, indeed, to do any.
“I’m not knocking out anybody, and no one is knocking me out.”
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Alan Dawson is Boxing Social’s editor.
He is also a columnist for Uncrowned at Yahoo Sport, a TV host for Swerve Combat, and the founder-moderator of Boxing Twitter — a 20,000-strong community on X.
A 17-year sports media veteran, Alan has enjoyed extensive stints at Business Insider as a correspondent, BT Sport as digital editor, and Give Me Sport as combat sports editor.
He is a 2-time Sports Journalist of the Year finalist and has been honored six times by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Alan grew up near London but is based in Nevada with his young family. Outside boxing he plays 8-handicap golf, hikes, and rides his ebike through the Sierra mountain trails.