Mike Tyson feels that having more championships is good for boxing. It gives them more chances of targeting titles and earning a big payday. These recent statements of the 54-year-old pug may ring a bell, contradicting the take of another boxing great in Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Back in October, Mayweather threw shade at the boxing bodies for having too many championships. He says it was pretty confusing and the main goal of these groups was to make money. He cited how there were interim, regular and super champions being recognized. As far as he is concerned, there is no such thing. Much of this was covered in a previous post.

“I don’t wanna knock no fighter, but I’m tired of seeing fighters after the fight, everybody got a championship belt now. Now boxing, all these belts is like trophies. The WBC, the WBA, the IBF and the WBO, y’all have to clean this sh-t up. Y’all have to clean this up. This is bad for boxing. Ain’t such a thing as no super champion. You guys are just taking extra money from all these fighters, getting extra money from sanctioning fees,” Mayweather was quoted as saying at the time.

   

As far as Tyson is concerned, boxing lacks belts for aspiring fighters. He singled out how boxers could make a good payday if they get the opportunity to fight for a championship, Boxingscene reported.

“There’s never enough belts you know? To say there’s one champion and there are 10 guys, how long will it take for the champion to fight the 10 guys? Plus they gotta go through each other … It’s good to have [multiple] champions because then everybody can get paid … Everybody makes money. That’s what this business is about. Money,” Tyson said.

Tyson knows that winning and earning is all about. He was the youngest boxer to win the WBC title back in 1986. From there, he went on to win the IBF and WBA belts. This allowed him to earn hundreds of millions for those accomplishments.

It will be interesting if Mayweather will respond to Tyson’s take. For now, both are busy planning for 2021.

Mayweather will face Logan Paul in a boxing match on Feb. 20, 2021. Money announced on his Instagram account. It was something most expected with Mayweather and Paul going at it on social media recently.

As for Tyson, it remains to be seen who he will face next. Evander Holyfield reveals that a third meeting with Tyson is making progress, hinting that a fight date may be announced soon.