{"id":122319,"date":"2025-09-08T06:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/122319\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T06:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:49:07","slug":"mike-tyson-makes-his-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/122319\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson Makes His Prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/mike-tyson-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Tyson<\/a> is a huge admirer of <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/terence-crawford-98\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terence Crawford<\/a>. <br \/>Tyson appreciates his skills, IQ, and ability to adjust midway through fights. Yet, as the 36-year-old heads into the <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/schedule\/fights\/canelo-vs-crawford\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">biggest fight of his life against Canelo Alvarez<\/a> at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 13, Tyson doesn&#8217;t believe &#8220;Bud&#8221; will be able to get it done. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want Crawford to win, but it doesn\u2019t look like it\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Tyson said on The Big Podcast. \u201cI would like for it to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If their showdown was just based purely on talent, Tyson is convinced Crawford would have the edge. However, things aren&#8217;t as black and white as that.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford&#8217;s WBA 154-pound title win against <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/israil-madrimov-1603\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israil Madrimov<\/a> in August  2024 made him a four-division champion, but he likes the sound of becoming a five-division titlist and a three-time undisputed champion, something which is only possible with a victory. <br \/>Alvarez, though, won\u2019t simply hand his titles over. <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/fighters\/william-scull-3062780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William Scull<\/a>, on May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sauntered into their showdown with all the confidence in the world. Once the bell rang, he did his best to dance, move, and box his way to a decision. <br \/>To his credit, he nearly did. But with the Mexican star <a class=\"underline hover:text-redColor\" href=\"https:\/\/ringmagazine.com\/en\/news\/canelo-alvarez-beats-william-scull-undisputed-super-middleweight-champion-riyadh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recaptured his undisputed status on points<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is an all-time great who&#8217;s never come close to tasting defeat, while Alvarez is the Mexican icon with more left to prove. Although Crawford is as good as anyone in the history of the sport, the great big man usually beats the great little man. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy [Alvarez] is a hard puncher, he\u2019s a smart fighter,\u201d Tyson continued. \u201cI want to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson is a huge admirer of Terence Crawford. 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