Mike Tyson vs. Floyd Mayweather | Exhibition - Spring 2026

[Frostieballs]

The latest in a long line of jokes.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Yeah honestly. The disgrace is not on the fighters for taking the money. The disgrace is on anybody that's excited about and would pay to see the event

The guy that's buying an expensive ass ringside ticket is a much bigger tool than either Tyson or Mayweather here.

Bit harsh that.

It’s no different than somebody paying top dollar for a Rolling Stones gig or some other ancient rockers

The Rolling Stones are gonna give you a show though. You're paying just to look at Mayweather or Mike Tyson do something not particularly impressive.

In both scenarios you’re watching performers who are a pale imitation of their former selves

[Taansend]

A Tyson v Mayweather exhibition is about as relevant as the Albert Einstein v Stephen Hawking debate next weekend

[gilgamesh]

Bit harsh that.

It’s no different than somebody paying top dollar for a Rolling Stones gig or some other ancient rockers

The Rolling Stones are gonna give you a show though. You're paying just to look at Mayweather or Mike Tyson do something not particularly impressive.

In both scenarios you’re watching performers who are a pale imitation of their former selves

In that sense you are correct.

[goose 5]

If this is ppv, they are going to need a great undercard to get my money.

[tigermoth87]

Boxing is faker than WWE now. Sadly suckers will fall for this and pay to see two washed up fossils dance around play fighting.

[Ruthless-RKO]

MIKE TYSON SPEAKS ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER EXHIBITION: 'HE’S GOING TO GET KNOCKED OUT'

Mike Tyson is looking to inflict some serious damage on Floyd Mayweather when they meet for their planned March exhibition in Africa.

“Floyd wanted to fight me … it looks like he’s going to get knocked out,” Tyson recently told Hard Rock Bet. “It’s going to supersede all the fights and all the glory he had before this. This is taking boxing to a new level. Almost God status.”

Tyson is envisioning a more competitive performance in the clash after having a hard time mounting any serious momentum against Jake Paul in November 2024.

Heading into the Paul pitting, a fight that was officially ruled as a loss on Tyson’s professional record, Tyson survived a scary ulcer flare-up in which he said he “lost lost half my blood” and “almost died.”

“I feel good right now. This is the best I’ve felt. I can’t wait to start getting in the ring. I learned [a lot] from my last fight,” said Tyson.

“I left a lot of my fight in the gym. I worked too hard. I was too intense. I was too extreme. I need to relax more. That’s what I always believe. I need to relax more … I’m getting more and more confident, and I believe I’ll be better in the next fight coming up.”

Tyson, 59, also elaborated if his matchup against the soon-to-be 49-year-old Mayweather is a personal one to settle a beef.

“I don’t know, I think I got a pretty decent relationship with him,” said Tyson. “I don’t hate him. ... I don’t have any harsh feelings.”

In 2015, when Mayweather made bold claims that he was the best boxer of all time, and even greater than Muhammad Ali. The declaration rubbed Tyson the wrong way and he was compelled to connect with a stiff counterpunch.

“He’s very delusional,” Tyson said at the time. “Listen, if he was anywhere near that realm of great as Muhammad Ali, he’d be able to take his kids to school by himself. He can’t take his kids to school by himself, and he’s talking about he’s great? Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people. Greatness is being accepted by the people. He can’t take his kids alone to school by himself. He’s a little scared man. He’s a very small, scared man.”

Now that they’re putting hands on each other in what once seemed as an improbable idea, Tyson is singing somewhat of a different tune toward Mayweather.

“Well, he’s big time, there’s no doubt about it,” said Tyson. “He definitely reigns with the greats, there’s no doubt. He put in his work.”

[Frostieballs]

MIKE TYSON SPEAKS ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER EXHIBITION: 'HE’S GOING TO GET KNOCKED OUT'

Mike Tyson is looking to inflict some serious damage on Floyd Mayweather when they meet for their planned March exhibition in Africa.

“Floyd wanted to fight me … it looks like he’s going to get knocked out,” Tyson recently told Hard Rock Bet. “It’s going to supersede all the fights and all the glory he had before this. This is taking boxing to a new level. Almost God status.”

Tyson is envisioning a more competitive performance in the clash after having a hard time mounting any serious momentum against Jake Paul in November 2024.

Heading into the Paul pitting, a fight that was officially ruled as a loss on Tyson’s professional record, Tyson survived a scary ulcer flare-up in which he said he “lost lost half my blood” and “almost died.”

“I feel good right now. This is the best I’ve felt. I can’t wait to start getting in the ring. I learned [a lot] from my last fight,” said Tyson.

“I left a lot of my fight in the gym. I worked too hard. I was too intense. I was too extreme. I need to relax more. That’s what I always believe. I need to relax more … I’m getting more and more confident, and I believe I’ll be better in the next fight coming up.”

Tyson, 59, also elaborated if his matchup against the soon-to-be 49-year-old Mayweather is a personal one to settle a beef.

“I don’t know, I think I got a pretty decent relationship with him,” said Tyson. “I don’t hate him. ... I don’t have any harsh feelings.”

In 2015, when Mayweather made bold claims that he was the best boxer of all time, and even greater than Muhammad Ali. The declaration rubbed Tyson the wrong way and he was compelled to connect with a stiff counterpunch.

“He’s very delusional,” Tyson said at the time. “Listen, if he was anywhere near that realm of great as Muhammad Ali, he’d be able to take his kids to school by himself. He can’t take his kids to school by himself, and he’s talking about he’s great? Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people. Greatness is being accepted by the people. He can’t take his kids alone to school by himself. He’s a little scared man. He’s a very small, scared man.”

Now that they’re putting hands on each other in what once seemed as an improbable idea, Tyson is singing somewhat of a different tune toward Mayweather.

“Well, he’s big time, there’s no doubt about it,” said Tyson. “He definitely reigns with the greats, there’s no doubt. He put in his work.”

What a load of tosh.

Tyson won’t get near him! Even if it isn’t all planned out already!

[Oiky]

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Nightmare Roy]

I said for years Floyd would go broke.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Mayweather-Tyson Exhibition Reset For April 25 In The Congo

The event featuring arguably boxing’s two top names of the past 40 years was announced last year without any details on a date or site.

Afterward, The Ring reported that Mayweather was in talks for a boxing rematch with Manny Pacquiao this spring on Netflix. When those discussions collapsed, the Tyson-Mayweather exhibition was back on track for the spring.

Formerly known as Zaire, the Congo was the site of one of boxing’s most famous fights. That, of course, is the 1974 heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, known as “The Rumble in the Jungle.”

Tyson, 59, is a former heavyweight champion who remains a mainstream star two decades after he retired. His fight with Jake Paul in November 2024 attracted over 100 million viewers.

Mayweather’s last professional bout was a technical-knockout victory over Conor McGregor in August 2017. The all-time great, who will turn 49 next week, won titles in five weight classes, with 154 pounds being the highest.

The weight limit for this exhibition hasn’t been confirmed.

Mayweather has held several exhibitions since he retired, including a points win over Logan Paul, Jake’s older brother, in June 2021. He recently made headlines when Mayweather sued former Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza, accusing him of a scheme to steal money from the fighter.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Won’t be Tyson then