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Mike Tyson just made a post on X that he signed a deal with Mayweather to have boxing fight in 2026.

Just a small reminder to everyone that Tyson will be 60 years old in 2026, and Floyd Mayweather will be 49 year old.

They are both doing this event only for money and this is going to be exhibition boxing, but Mayweather is clear favorite for me.

https://www.talkimg.com/images/2025/09/05/UnvORJ.jpeg
https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/04/mike-tyson-floyd-mayweather-fight/

This could be the response on Jake Paul vs Tank Davis. But obviously, this is another circus fight, we have seen the Mike Tyson can't pull the trigger anymore. But who wouldn't want another easy $20 million in their pocket for a easy fight? And with this, for sure pro boxing fans will not like this exhibition matches. However, there are still a lot of fans that are going to buy and wanted to see this fight live so no one can stop them from watching this fight. And with that, I think Floyd is going to be declared the winner here. Also the antics and the pre-fight conference will be out of this world as well. Maybe there are respect here, but Tyson recently throw shades on Floyd and says that he is not the greatest boxer of all time.

Probably another money match, I do admire Tyson's strength and speed and I actually do watch and place bet on his match against Roy Jones for me that was the serious match he last fought. I also watched with Jake Paul but I'm a little disappointed about it, on the first few rounds, you can clearly see the old Tyson though after some few rounds it seems that he is holding back and slows down I'm not sure if it's because he's old now, though this upcoming match will definitely be for Mayweather and I'm not sure how would Tyson perform but it looks like this would be a circus fight as per @Yaunfitda and I think he's just up for money and honestly, I'm not that interested anymore unlike before.

To be honest, there are so many exhibition fights that interest in them has decreased (I am speaking personally about myself, maybe everything is fine with the public's interest). If this was a serious fight, I would bet on Mayweather, age affects people more and more each year and here Tyson is clearly in a losing position. It will be interesting to see what the bookmakers think about the fight, I think they will also consider Mayweather the favorite.

Another shit show coming up? We know Tyson is not capable to fight anymore base on what we see on his last fight on Paul. But know he's going to fight with Mayweather? Nah for sure its automatically the game would end up in favor of Mayweather since for sure he won't accept the deal if he's gonna lose in this fight.

This is just another cash grab fight for Tyson and I think its enough to see how he perform on his last fight and I'm not interested to place a bet on their match.

Also as we can see fans excitement about this fight is not so high base on the article of Yahoo sports https://sports.yahoo.com/article/fans-react-shocking-mike-tyson-070000789.html?guccounter=1

I think I want to watch this fight, but I wish Tyson would be a little bit younger and healthier. I remember that before Tyson vs Jake fight, he had been taken off the plane because he had health issues (think it was something with his stomach). It was year ago. I dont think that his health improved as he gets older. Also bad thing is, that Mayweather, as being a selfish, he will never fight half strength. Tyson will try show what he still can show, Floyd would do his best to win. Floyd wont make it as show. Will try to win as quick as possible and return chilling :D

It is the same thing for me, but Mayweather managers are known for collecting huge amount of interest and money from sponsors, and they will do it again.
I am waiting to see what rules they are going to have for this event, this can be very important for selecting winner in this fight.
I respect Tyson for trying to recover financially after losing all his money in the past.

When I saw the image the first time, I assumed it was a picture of Tyson when he was younger and now that he's older mashed together, took me a while to get the context.

This is an obvious money fight, but one I can get along with. Mike, who I'm assuming needs the money more, was very influential to the growth of boxing, giving his all to the sport. It is unfortunate his career was not smartly managed and he had his fair share of personal problems. In this era he would have made a buck and a half, and he should get any opportunity to do so now.

It helps that you know he has great respect for the art of boxing and is not just here to milk it.

I agree that they're both doing it just for money, with no other reason. Based on the articles I've read, it seems like it's not just an exhibition fight.

Considering Tyson's fight against Paul last year, where he lost, I think we can already see who will win between him and Mayweather. Mayweather might just toy with Tyson,
probably just dodging and running away. But if he gets aggressive and lands a solid hit on him, let's see if Mayweather gets rattled.

Mayweather will win, we've watched Tyson was accepting the agreement with Jake Paul to throw the game. I think, the reputation between Jake Paul and Mayweather, Mayweather has higher reputation since he never lose.

I will say Mike Tyson will not win, but the fight could ended in draw. That's what the bettors should know before they want to bet, I expect people will bet a lot of money for Mayweather.

Obviously they are doing this event only for money. Tyson probably got paid to lose. Ever since the Jake Paul fight I have lost massive amounts of respect for Mike Tyson. I used to think that someone like Tyson would have never even considered walking into the ring with a little shit like Jake Paul and losing so obviously. He must have gotten a lot of money.

As far as this match goes, I am 100% on Mayweather.

Also, 60 years is a lot compared to 49. It might not seem much different but the human body really breaks down at that age. 49 is still not too bad compared to that.

We need to recognize that these two former great fighters are no longer at their prime and are not the same fighters they once were in the ring. As a result, we shouldn’t expect the ferociousness of Tyson and the sleek, properly timed punches of Mayweather. This means we shouldn't expect high-level action.

Since this is an exhibition fight, expect a short burst of their old moves. I am more worried about Tyson; even if you are still well-conditioned, at 60 years old, there is a brittleness of bones, and you are prone to injury. I enjoy finishing fights safely and take pride in the fact that, at 60, he is a good example of someone who can still box at that age.

Tyson fought once at 60, needed the money, and earned it. I don't understand why he's fighting again and pushing himself. There's a big difference between 60 and 49. A 49-year-old is much quicker than a 60-year-old. He could damage his entire reputation with this fight, and I would have asked him not to accept it. I don't think he can win this fight. Maymeather will definitely win. Even if it was an exhibition match, there was no need to lose to Maymeather.

Honestly, I don’t really like exhibition matches, but I sometimes make an exception if it’s an exciting fighter. This time though, I can’t, because I just can’t imagine how it would look - Mayweather, already retired and boring even in his pro fights, going into an exhibition against an old boxer. I mean, how can Tyson even catch him when Mayweather’s style is basically just running around the whole fight? Of course, Mayweather will probably win on points, we all know how good he is at that but it’s gonna be boring.

I don't place any importance on exhibition matches like this because there's almost no passion in it. Mike Tyson or Mayweather might just receive a jab and decide to call it a day and they still get paid at the end of the event. For this reason, I won't be gambling on this. However, I might just watch the fight just for the sheer fact that two of the goats gets to share the ring.

The Last Major boxing match watched was Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, somewhere in 2015. I have never had interest in watching those big overhyped boxing matches since then. At that time, I did not understand the hype until later on I realized it was just about the money. The matches themselves would be so boring while the even openers would be epic

I would rather watch those un-hyped boxing matches between not so known boxers. They are pretty interesting.

I would really want Tyson to win this one, but we know how it will go. At the end of the day, both will bag sums of money.

It was really just hype because people see Manny as an exciting boxer, but the problem was he couldn’t corner Floyd and dictate the pace. It ended up being Floyd’s pace, where he could just run, hit, and score on points. In the end, it felt like nothing really happened between them since Floyd was too good at evading punches, he was quicker than Manny at that time.

If it was Floyd against a boring boxer, then yeah, everything would be boring. We just got carried away by the hype and the news, forgetting the reality of how Floyd actually fights.


Tyson can't even beat Paul, don't expect a miracle here.

If they already signed that deal, then this means that they're already arranging it and will make some noise to make it known to the people.

I guess that Tyson liked how much he's earned with the most recent fight he's got with an influencer. He's got a huge pay check and that's why he's going to go again.

But this time, his opponent is also for the money and even called himself 'Money'. Fans will still be interested of waiting for this fight to happen.

Mayweather is still young, and Mike is too old to fight again. It's obvious who is going to win in this fight.
I don't know why they love to fight, Mike. It looks like the manager of Mike Tyson is the one who manages this to make money. The problem is Mike Tyson is too old for boxing; he is supposed to be resting or living a happy life because we know that aged people are weak and prone to strokes, so what will happen to him if this exhibition match becomes serious boxing, and what would happen if Mike suddenly got knocked out?
I don't know why he is still risking his life since he already made a legendary memory in boxing history.

The moment I saw this on Facebook, I already knew that Mayweather will win on this one. Well, that's why he's nicknamed "Money" because he always wants money. :D

I hope we see Mayweather fighting Jake Paul as well. :D As for this fight though, I don't see a draw happening on this one either. The best case scenario is a KO from Mayweather. Tyson's 60 next year, and at that age, I don't think that he can last long in the ring. TBH, I'm surprised that he lasted 8 rounds even though it's only 2 minutes per round. Maybe it's the same as this one where it will all be 8 2-minute rounds. As for Mayweather, I'm thinking that after this fight from him, he will also try to join those exhibition fights as well for the sake of... MONEY.

While everyone thinks Mayweather is the clear favorite, why do I feel the bookies could manipulate the odds and the match goes Tyson's way. I know he threw the game against Jake Paul but I feel there'd be more to this match.

Is another show under the "boxing" banner coming up?

Even though these "boxing grandpas" are already quite old for sport "serious" boxing, their names still attract public attention, which means it can be monetized.

But didn't they boxing for money during their professional careers? There is money behind any titles and ranks, and during their careers they earned money in the ring in the same way. Of course, now it can no longer be called a full-fledged sport and first of all it is an exhibition show.

What are the odds for betting on this fight? It seems to me that Mayweather will be the favorite and will win due to careful boxing, wait until old Tyson runs out of strength and wins on points. If he is very lucky, we will see Tyson knocked out.

Another easy money for Mike Tyson, good for him. I'm certain the outcome of this is either a draw(just so no one "loses") or Mayweather winning. I don't know why, just thinking about the outcome I mentioned kinda ruins the exhibition fight for me, I mean, like there is really nothing to see or expect.

Whatever the result, it’s really up to them how they write the script. One thing’s for sure though, both will go home with a big payday. Easy money, especially since no one’s really going to get hurt with Mayweather’s style. If Tyson managed to survive against Jake Paul, then it should be even easier against Mayweather.

Yeah that's it and this fight is just a show.

Tyson could possible bag $30m - $50m in this fight that's why its not surprising for him not to take this. On his last fight against Jake Paul I thought we could see more intense fight especially that he show promising  performance on his practices. But what we see in real time is different and it seems that your assumption is true and he's just been paid to lost in that fight. Then that makes their fight became boring to watch.

Their upcoming fight with Mayweather is no brainer since for sure Mayweather had 100% chance to win since for sure he won't accept this exhibition fight if he will lose.

We see Mayweather is still in good shape and fight like a champion. But Tyson? I guess he don't have anything left on his bag since he moves so slow base on his last fight.

According to wikipedia it is said that their fight will be “some time in Spring 2026” what for me means that there might be a fight and might be not :D they are only checking how people would react on such announcement, and if there are low response, the fight wont happen. If a more possible fight announces (I mean any current big name from active fighter), Tysob vs Mayweather might not happen.

I’m just wondering, since Mayweather probably wants a good fight, why not just go for Pacman again for the bigger Manny? This one feels like a one-sided fight, but if Mayweather gave Pacquiao a rematch, even just an exhibition, I think the boxing community would go crazy with hype.

So what do you think is the reason he chose the old legend instead?

Of course, they are doing this for money because exhibition fights like this have demand for boxing fans; we should not expect a lot of action in this fight. They do not intend to hurt each other because nothing is at stake here, and both fighters need to watch each other for health concerns.
So I don't expect both fighters to exhaust all they've got; the punches are more artistic to the point that they are going to fake it.
Don't expect to end the fight via knockout or a TKO, it's enough that they show that they still have a little bit of once they have in the past, of course I have Mayweather winning the fight, I hope its a close decision.

Maybe it just shows that he doesn't want to fight Manny even in exhibition because he really feels insecure. As we have seen that Manny fought recently and he almost won the fight and I think majority of us might think that he really could have won and become a champion again.

So it might not be good for Floyd to even in exhibition fight to fight his old nemesis. Or maybe he doesn't want to give Manny that big paycheck, and again this is due to him being jealous as he is more beloved by the boxing community in general in just fans, but trainers and boxers.

Floyd cares more about his record than the money, that’s why he retired early and stayed undefeated. He won’t risk that record, even in an exhibition fight, against a boxer who could potentially beat him. Unlike Manny, he’s not afraid. He almost beat Barrios, and now there are reports he’s after Rolly Romero, which IMO is also a good matchup for him.

Oops didn't saw this coming between this two heavy weights in the industry... This has been one fight which a lot of people has designated to be just a circus fight  ultimately for the money and it's just going to be as dramatic as a lot of us expecting it to, because the age gap between Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson doesn't give Tyson a winning chance if this was actually a professional fight.

Exhibition fights are now increasingly popular, from artists to retired champions. Honestly I don't really like betting on such matches, it's too difficult to predict but if the fight is between former world champions like Mike Tyson and Mayweather, I can welcome it. My favorite is definitely Mayweather. At 49, I'm sure there are still many crazy things he can do in the ring.

It's not going to be dramatic, maybe in pre-fight antics, but I don't think that there will be bad mouthing between the two. Although I'm seeing that Tyson, in order to sell the face might be the one aggressive in conference.

But everything is just a setup, it's a exhibition match and I'm seeing Floyd winning it. Maybe he can go and touch Mike a few times, but there will be no knockout here ad Floyd is pillow fisted boxer and this fight is going to be drag for 12 hours of hopeful entertainment.