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Mike Tyson Slams ‘Afraid’ Canelo Alvarez: “Shame for boxing and for Mexico.”

Related Topics: Mike Tyson, David Benavidez

Canelo Alvarez may have loads of talent, but legendary pugilist ‘Iron’ doesn’t think he has much of a heart.

Bursting onto the boxing scene in the mid-80s, Tyson was one of the most fearsome heavyweights in the sport’s history, dispatching his first 19 opponents via knockout with none of them making it farther than the sixth round. Tyson was a fighter who prided himself on facing the next man up, no matter how big of a threat they posed.

Mike Tyson

In recent years, boxing has become more of a business than a sport with some of the biggest stars frequently holding out to try and secure a bigger bag and/or preserve their precious record rather than giving fans the fights they want to see.