Mike Tyson’s recent training footage called into question as eagle-eyed fans point out trick
Chael Sonnen claims Mike Tyson is attempting to pull the wool over boxing fans' eyes with his recent training footage.
In the lead-up to fight night, there has been a lot of speculation surrounding Tyson's condition.
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Only eighteen months ago, 'Iron Mike' was walking with the support of a cane while he is also fast approaching his 58th birthday.
However, you wouldn't believe he was a middle-aged man when watching his recently released training clips.
Tyson looks to be firing on all cylinders as he hammers the pads with speed and precision.
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But Sonnen insists this doesn't tell the full story.
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“In the future, if you’re ever going to spend five seconds hitting mitts, as a way of making the audience believe you’re doing a training session, make sure you splash water on your face and T-shirt first," the UFC icon said on his YouTube channel.
Eagle-eyed fans have also pointed out that most of the clips are edited together.
One wrote: "The fact that all of his clips are edited so quick shows all me all I need to know about how fabricated these are, show a full workout."
Another tweeted: "Literally 1 second clips. Edited to F. I really don't want to see this fight."
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A third added: "It's just a couple of seconds edited clips. Stay retired. Don't throw your legacy away on some jumped-up YouTuber."
It is easy to get carried away with how good Tyson looks in bursts but at 58 years old it is unlikely he will be able to maintain that intensity for long stretches.
Ahead of his last exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, Tyson put up several videos that made him look like a million dollars, only for the difference to be night and day when he entered the ring.
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Tyson struggled to find the target throughout the fight, despite his best efforts, and by the eighth round, he was breathing heavily.
Against a man 31 years his junior he is unlikely to fair any better.
There are serious concerns about the potential health implications Tyson faces by duking it out with Paul, who is in his prime at 27.
Organisers are reportedly trying to get the fight sanctioned as a pro bout under the auspices of the Texas Boxing Commission.
Yet any reputable governing body will surely want to keep its name well away from the farcical crossover clash.
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