Mike Tyson explains who was the toughest boxer to knock out during his career

Few get in a ring with Mike Tyson and escape intact.

The legendary boxer left the sport having won 50 of his 56 bouts and been called the undisputed heavyweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC and IBF titles at the same time.

Arch-rival Evander Holyfield was one of just five to claim victory against Tyson, but by no means left the ring in one piece.

In their infamous 1997 heavyweight rematch for the WBA title, Tyson twice bit into the Real Deal’s ear, leading to a disqualification.

Considering that controversial fight, it’s little surprise that Tyson has named Holyfield as the hardest boxer to knockout.

When asked the question on his Hotboxin' podcast, Tyson said: “F****** Holyfield. Yeah, he's a f****** monster.

“You've gotta shoot this motherf***** man!”

44 of the 54-year-old’s victories were knock-outs, while Tyson himself was stopped in five of his defeats.

“S***, all of them. I was never unconscious and stuff. I remember all of them,” he said.

Tyson went on to explain the different ways in which a professional boxer can be knocked out.

“This is interesting,” he continued. “You never know what’s gonna happen. Some guys, they’re knocked out, but they’re fighting.

“Sometimes when you hit a guy and you don’t feel it, like you missed him.

“’Oh s***! That’s a bad one. That’s bad.’ That’s just clean, just went right through him. Boom. Out cold, snoring. Sometimes they snore.

“Sometimes you hit a guy and he’s conscious, everything’s cool with him, he’s not hurt, but his legs are all over.

“He can’t stop his legs from moving. He’s doing the dance, he can’t stop.”

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