{"id":1397852,"date":"2021-08-11T19:55:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T23:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1397852"},"modified":"2021-08-12T11:33:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T15:33:38","slug":"man-mike-tyson-says-strongest-opponent-doesnt-feel-same-way-still-hoping-rematch-35-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/man-mike-tyson-says-strongest-opponent-doesnt-feel-same-way-still-hoping-rematch-35-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man Mike Tyson Says Was His Strongest Opponent Doesn\u2019t Feel the Same Way and Is Still Hoping for a Rematch 35 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You don't have to be a boxing fan to know who Mike Tyson<\/a> is as he's easily one of the most famous athletes ever to walk the planet. But I'd venture a guess that not many people, including many boxing fans, don't know who Jose Ribalta is. And it's certainly OK if you don't. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those unaware, Ribalta was Tyson's 26th opponent as a professional and his second-to-last opponent before he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history at age 20. He's also the man Tyson says was his strongest opponent and had the best chin of any man he ever faced. How's that for some high praise from someone who squared off with the likes of Evander Holyfield<\/a> and Lennox Lewis<\/a>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the funny thing is that Ribalta, who took everything Tyson had back then and still wants another shot at him to this day, says that Iron Mike isn't the hardest hitter he ever stepped in the ring with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Tyson says Jose Ribalta was the strongest opponent he ever faced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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