First man to take Mike Tyson the full distance in a fight says he ‘HIT LIKE A SISSY’ compared to other fighter | HO

Tyson defeated James Tillis via unanimous decision in his 20th fight back in 1986.

The first man to take Mike Tyson the full distance in a professional fight gave a brutal assessment of his opponent’s power in the ring.

Tyson will come out of retirement on July 20 to take on Jake Paul, with the fight taking place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

‘Iron Mike’ has confirmed that the bout will be fought as an exhibition, although the other rules will effectively mean it is contested under professional regulations.

It will be live-streamed on Netflix, as part of the first live boxing card shown by the streaming giants.

Tyson has already begun to document his strict training regime as he looks to get into fighting shape in time for his return to the ring.

Tyson gained his reputation as one of the most fearsome fighters to ever live throughout a career that saw him win 44 of his 50 professional victories by knockout.

He is the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title, at 20 years, four months and 22 days old, having already won a staggering 18 fights in the first year of his professional career.

His 20th win came via unanimous decision, where he defeated American boxer James Tillis after 10 rounds of boxing.

And while Tyson is renowned for his knockout power, Tillis said that there was ‘no comparison’ between ‘Iron Mike’ and Earnie Shavers, who won 70 fights by knockout in his career.

Shavers knocked out Tillis during round nine of their 1982 fight, but Tillis remarkably got back to his feet and won the fight by unanimous decision.

He told Boxing News 24/7 in 2022: “People ask me about Tyson and Shavers. Let me tell you, there’s no comparison. None whatsoever.

“Shavers, he hit so hard he could turn horse p**s into gasoline. He hit so hard he could bring back tomorrow.

“Tyson hit like a sissy in comparison. I beat Shavers, and I know I beat Tyson.

“I wanted a rematch with Tyson real bad, but Shavers? No way. When he hit me and knocked me down, I saw pink mice and rats smoking cigarettes.

“That fight was the toughest 30 minutes of my life. The Acorn was one bad dude, let me tell you.”

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Iron Mike Tyson vs James Quick Tillis round-by-round heavyweight boxing highlights of the full fight. James “Quick” Tillis was the first boxer to go the distance with Mike Tyson! Mike Tyson 19-0 (19 KOs) fighting James Tillis 31-8 (24 KOs). This was the first time Iron Mike Tyson had gone the distance in a pro-fight.

The bout was originally scheduled for March 29th but was postponed until May 3rd to allow Tyson time to recover from an infected right ear. Tillis entered with a record of 1-4 in his earlier five bouts. James Tillis was fighting at his lightest in over two years. At 215 lbs., Tyson was 4.5 lbs. lighter than in his previous bout two months earlier. A veteran of thirty-nine fights, Tillis was and was expected to be Tyson’s best competition to date. Some said Tyson won the Fight, some said Tillis won, it was quite controversial.