Mike Tyson attended the ESPYS along with undisputed champion Claressa Shields. However, their size difference quickly became the topic of discussion on the internet.
Combat sports stars attended the ESPYS award ceremony. The award ceremony also had an iconic moment when legendary boxer Mike Tyson met up with the UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and boxing champion Claressa Shields. Shields, who is known for her exceptional physique and boxing skills, posed for photos with the two legends where she looked bigger than Tyson.
The ESPYS Awards, also called the Oscars of the combat sports world, hosted a lot of legendary fighters. Jones had won the Fighter of the Year and looked ecstatic while posing for a photo with Shields and Tyson. Twitter users were shocked to see Shields towering over Tyson and tweeted, “Got Tyson looking small as sh*t.”
Tyson had a dangerous reign as a heavyweight, defeating the likes of Larry Holmes, Donovan Ruddock, and many more. Iron Mike was also famous for his controversial fights against Evander Holyfield, in which he bit Holyfield’s ear and was disqualified for the breach of rules. Tyson recently had an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr in which he looked in excellent shape.
Shields won the Best Boxer award becoming the very first woman to win the award in history. She also has a record of becoming the first world champion in two-three divisions in fewer professional fights. The “GWOAT” is also the first American women boxer to win consecutive Olympic gold medals.
Fans react to Claressa Shields towering over Mike Tyson
The photo of Shields looking bigger than Tyson has left fans on Twitter in awe over Shields’s impressive physique. They went on social media to comment about the height difference. Check out some of the fan reactions-
Shields was accompanied by Jones, who interacted with her after their photo. Shields’s last fight was against Marcela Cornejo, which she won unanimously. Fans are looking forward to seeing the “GWOAT”‘s next fight.