Mike Tyson’s top 5 best boxers in the world surprisingly excludes Oleksandr Usyk and Naoya Inoue 

Naoya Inoue (left) and Oleksandr Usyk (right) not in Mike Tyson
Naoya Inoue (left) and Oleksandr Usyk (right) not in Mike Tyson's (middle) best five boxers to watch worldwide. [Images courtesy: Getty Images, @naoyainoue_410 on Instagram]

Mike Tyson is a legendary figure in combat sports and is regarded as one of the most devastating knockout artists in boxing's history. As a lifelong fan of the sport, Iron Mike still maintains close attention to the world of boxing, recently sharing a list of his five best boxers to watch.

Tyson is in the midst of preparing to return to the professional ranks, where he will clash with Jake Paul on Nov. 15. It will be the former world champion's first professional fight since 2005, and anticipation for the event is already high.

Ahead of his return, the American appeared on the Pound 4 Pound Podcast hosted by Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo. During the episode, 'The Nigerian Nightmare' asked his guest to list the five boxers he thought were the best to watch across the sport.

He said this:

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"[David] Benavidez, 'Tank' [Gervonta Davis], Shakur [Stevenson] when he's got that kind of guy, like if 'Tank' was fighting him. Something like that. Who else? Of course we've got [Terence] 'Bud' Crawford, and listen, I like [Errol] Spence Jr. too. I think Spence Jr. could come back and still get his title back. I really think so, I think Spence Jr. is an underrated fighter."

Catch Mike Tyson's comments below (23:35):

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Mike Tyson issues one-word warning to Jake Paul

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will go to war in an officially sanctioned professional bout over eight rounds on Nov. 15 at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.

The former heavyweight champion has not competed since his exhibition fight with fellow legend Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, which was ruled a draw. However, Tyson's attitude during his clash with Jones Jr., compared to his current mindset ahead of fighting 'The Problem Child, ' could not be further apart.

It appears that the Tyson of old has returned as he enters the final stages of preparation for the highly-anticipated bout, as he recently sent a strong one-word warning to Paul.

'Iron Mike' has promised to try and knock his opponent out as early and viciously as possible, but at the age of 58, he has a tall order in front of him. But the American does not seem disheartened in the slightest and recently posted this on X:

"Homicidal #PaulTyson

Check out Mike Tyson's post below:

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