In freestyle fighting, Mike Tyson is confident he can beat Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee is known as a famous martial artist who created Jeet Kune Do and is considered by many to be the father of MMA. Meanwhile, Mike Tyson is a famous boxing star and a prominent figure in American popular culture. In 2019, Mike Tyson spoke about facing Bruce Lee in a hypothetical fight.

In a segment on journalist Ariel Helwani's show, Ariel and Mike Tyson discussed Bruce Lee. Ariel told Mike Tyson , "On the recent Dan Levy Charge, they asked me who would win a fight without rules at their peak? Mike Tyson or Bruce Lee? I chose him. Was that the right choice?"

Tyson replied, "Thank you very much. I think you're right too. Listen, if Bruce Lee had actually beaten me in a fight, I would think this is an interesting world , because that shouldn't happen."

" Okay, if it were a fight without rules, Bruce Lee could kick, use knee strikes, and do many other things, while you could only punch. Who do you think would win? " journalist Ariel Helwani continued to ask. Mike Tyson replied, implying that he could defeat both Bruce Lee and Floyd Mayweather because both of them were significantly lighter than him.

Mike Tyson is confident he can beat Bruce Lee.

"That would be like me fighting Floyd Mayweather in the street. He looks pretty similar, weighing 135 pounds (about 61 kg)," Mike Tyson declared.

The Ohmymag website explains: “At his peak, Mike Tyson weighed nearly 100 kg. That weight allowed Mike Tyson to defeat martial arts master Bruce Lee without much difficulty in a street fight. He also made a similar comment about boxer Floyd Mayweather.”

Although he believed he could beat Bruce Lee, Mike Tyson had great respect for the martial arts legend's philosophy of life and fighting.

In a 2017 interview, Mike Tyson shared: "Bruce Lee had an amazing philosophy of life, which amazed me. Bruce Lee was like an assassin. He taught that you should inflict as much damage on your opponent as possible, then retreat. You understand what I mean? Don't get hurt, minimize the damage to yourself."

We have great respect for Bruce Lee's philosophy. It's like the philosophy of the ultimate warrior. Life is like water, fighting is like water. Truly profound."

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