Mike Tyson Picks His Two Favourite Boxers To Watch Today

Mike Tyson has selected Vasyl Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis as his two favourite boxers.

While the 53-year old boxing legend's style in the ring was a primal, aggressive one, he appreciates the sheer skill and ability both Lomachenko and Davis have in their locker.

And he's desperate for the man they call 'Hi-Tech', a three-weight world champion, to come up against 'Tank' - who has a 23-0 record and has held world titles in two divisions, to lock horns.

Speaking on Instagram live with rapper and boxing fan Fat Joe, Tyson said: "I like Lomachenko, the Ukrainian guy. I like Gervonta Davis, that little guy Tank and those two guys have got to fight. They're both beautiful fighters and they got to fight."

Having been champion at super-featherweight champion, Davis moved up to lightweight and beat Yuriorkis Gamboa in the 12th round to win the vacant WBA [Regular] title in his last fight back in December.

Lomachenko, who has beaten the likes of Jorge Linares, Anthony Crolla, Guillermo Rigendeux in his professional career, holds the WBA [Super] and WBO titles at 135lbs and has been touted to go after the IBF title, currently held by Teofimo Lopez.

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And Davis, who is promoted by Floyd Mayweather, believes it's inevitable that the two will cross paths, irrespective of whether it happens at 130lbs or 135lbs.

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"Of course," Davis told Boxing Scene in December after his last bout.

"I think right now it's like people will fight me off of - I'm not trying to be cocky - but off of, you know, them making [a lot of money].

"It's a big risk, but also, it's a big payday, so a lot of people wanna get paid. Like [Lomachenko] is at the end of his career, I believe, so - well, not at the end of his career. He up in age, you know, so he trying to make the biggest fights he can make in a short period of time. So, everybody got they different path. But I'm 25 years old. My stretch a little longer than his, so we takin' our time.

"You know, I don't feel nobody above me. I'm the cash cow, I believe, at 135, 130. I'm setting all records. I'm putting butts in the seats, so I don't think he doing that. So, you know, line 'em up. I'm willing to fight anybody. I'm ready."

Topics: Gervonta Davis, Mike Tyson, Boxing, Vasyl Lomachenko

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