Mike Tyson Can't Beat Any Current Heavyweight Upon Return, Veteran Trainer Claims

A veteran boxing trainer and manager explained why Mike Tyson will not be able to beat any of the current heavyweights in his return.

Tyson shocked the world by announcing he’s return at 53 years old. After nearly 15 years, “Iron Mike” decided to train again and has been showing off his power and boxing skills on social media. In the training clips, Tyson seemed relentless working on the mitts and many were convinced that the youngest world heavyweight champion still got it.

However, based on boxing trainer and manager Henry Ramirez, no matter how fit and powerful Tyson may appear, he would never beat any current heavyweight in a real boxing match.

In a recent interview with Elie Seckbach of EsNews, Ramirez, who was best known for training and coaching former WBC heavyweight title contender Chris Arreola, was asked to comment on Tyson’s return. Surprisingly, Ramirez was not convinced by the legend’s pad work and pointed out that contrary to what many believe in, Tyson can never be as competitive as he once was after nearly 15 years of not working out.

“Mike Tyson doesn’t get it all. Look, Mike Tyson was a show of himself 14 years ago. He’s not gonna get better not having done anything for 14 years trust me,” Ramirez predicted.

“Can Mike Tyson still look good on the mitts? Absolutely! Can he still have power? Absolutely! But to put the grind and to get ready for a fight in 8 to 10 week camp, I just don’t see a guy who can do that after 14 years of just relaxing and just enjoying life,” Ramirez pointed out.

As for Tyson’s exhibition match, Ramirez suggests that the fight should be promoted as an exhibition fight rather than a real fight. The veteran trainer certainly thinks that Tyson’s return will earn backlash if promoted like a professional fight.

“If you sell it as an exhibition in a weird way I think it does better than trying to sell it a real fight cause you’ll get more backlash to be honest,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez also commented on how modern day boxers making the pads so much of a big deal. As per the California-based trainer, in reality, “pads are just a small part of it” and it doesn’t really count no matter how hard a boxer hit them. Ramirez emphasized that inside the ring, it’s a completely different story.