Don't be fooled into thinking the Tyson sparring on the pads is same Iron Mike in his devastating prime

MIKE TYSON was one of the most devastating heavyweights of all time. Watching social media posts of him hitting the pads you might think he still is. You would be wrong.

- BARRY McGUIGAN

Give me 10 days with a novice and I would have them looking sensational on the pads, but that would not mean a thing in the ring.

Everything changes when you get hit. What we are not seeing is Tyson in sparring, We can tell absolutely zero about his condition from the pads (below).

He has kept himself in reasonable shape, but that is not the same thing as being fighting fit and able to take punches.

As people get older punch resistance disappears and never comes back. We all get old. We are not the same physically as we were in our youth. I've seen too many examples of guys who can take shots in their twenties who can't in their thirties.