Mike Tyson Shows Off Insane Speed, Proves He's Still Got It

"I’m going to fight with the spirit of Mao.” - by Lucy Bode

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Unless you’ve been living sans social media these past few weeks (unlikely… it’s 2020) you would have heard that Mike Tyson might be making a comeback to boxing.

While most of the sporting community (cough, Joe Rogan,) are excited at the idea of having the 53-year-old back in the ring, some have expressed doubts that his skills will be up to scratch.

However, Tyson has well and truly shut the naysayers down with this 20-second snippet of his training regime shared via Weibo.

“Hey, I’m Mike Tyson, I’m on Weibo now,” he tells the camera. “I’ll let you know there’s a possibility I might come back. But if I do, I’m going to fight with the spirit of Mao.”

He then proceeds to flex his bicep, which is tattooed with the former Chinese dictator before throwing some vicious punches we would not like to be on the receiving end of.

Since posting, the clip has been viewed more than 1.4 mil times, with tons of people weighing in on how impressive his speed is - especially considering it’s been more than a decade since he fought professionally.

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For what it’s worth, we are hanging out to see Iron Mike back in action.

Where do we sign the petition to make this happen?

Lucy Bode

Lucy is WH’s Digital Editor, Features Writer, social media guru and resident woo. A long black lover and foodie at heart, she considers peanut butter an hourly staple and believes chardonnay is the superior drop. When she's not at the beach, barre or yoga studio you'll find her coming up with new and improved ways to kill her unkillable houseplants

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