Mike Tyson is one of the hardest-hitting heavyweights in boxing history and his record of rapid knockouts does little to disprove it.
Jake Paul will be wary of facing the former champion, even at the age of 58, as he managed to end 44 of his wins inside the distance.
He will be hoping to add the 27-year-old to his impressive highlights reel of knockouts over the years when they face each other on July 20 in Texas.
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It will be welcome news for Tyson that the exhibition rules allowed knockouts, as he earned his reputation for being one of the most lethal and rapid knockout kings during his illustrious career.
But could he really secure a knockout inside the first minute?
Mike Tyson’s best knockouts
Clifford Etienne – 49 Seconds (2003)
Like Tyson, Etienne was a big puncher, who had built an impressive 24-1-1 record up to that point including 17 KOs. While Etienne came out swinging, he was almost immediately knocked down by Tyson‘s powerful right hand.
Michael Johnson – 39 seconds (1985)
Remarkably, this bout could have been over even quicker had Johnson not got himself back to his feet after the first 20 seconds. The American got himself back to his feet, only to be dealt a brutal overhand right seconds later to finish him off.
Ricardo Spain – 39 seconds (1985)
Tyson made his television debut by dispatching of Spain in exactly the same time as Johnson. In spookily similar fashion, he fell to the canvas after a similar time in the fight and got back up, but a vicious right hand did the job for Tyson.
Lou Savarese – 38 seconds (2000)
Perhaps one of his more controversial fights, ‘Iron Mike’ dropped his opponent in 15 seconds and Savarese‘s knees gave way as he tried to get up.
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Referee John Coyle tried to stop the fight at that point, but Tyson continued aiming punches and as he tried to catch Savarese again, he caught Coyle with a powerful blow. To his credit, he leapt to his feet to wave off the contest.
Robert Colay – 37 seconds (1985)
In his 10th professional fight, Tyson laid out Colay with a massive left hook that knocked him opponent down. The fast nature of the defeat was humiliating enough for Colay to take a five-year absence from boxing before returning in 1990.
