Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque makes a stunning revelation; claims fight with Mike Tyson is 75 percent done


Former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque makes a stunning revelation; claims fight with Mike Tyson is 75 percent done
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The super exhibition bout that’s got everyone talking is inching closer and closer. Later this month, on the 28th of November, “Iron” Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr are set to face off in a much anticipated bout. Tyson has been getting in shape, and it looks like he is in the form of his live, ever since his retirement. The 54-year-old boxing legend will be backing his brute force and living up to the tag of the “Baddest Man on the Planet”, come the 28th of November.

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Elsewhere, former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque has stunned the world saying that a possible fight with Iron Mike Tyson is 75 percent done. Speaking during a live broadcast, the former NHL tough guy announced this “out of the blue” revelation, adding that the fight is in the process of finalization.

“We are at about 75 per cent of the way there” – Georges Laraque on the Mike Tyson fight

Speaking to Montreal radio station, the 43-year-old was quoted as saying, “Things are moving forward, things are moving forward very well, on Wednesday I will be able to provide more details. We are at about 75 per cent of the way there.”

Tyson’s last fight was in 2005, and ever since his retirement he has been troubled with a variety of problems, ranging from fitness issues to cocaine abuse. However, he picked himself up and is now raring to go. The way Tyson has turned his life around alone would be enough to motivate himself. Georges Laraque, on the other hand, retired 10 years ago and is very much known for his intimidating presence in the hockey field, often involving himself in fights. He has then go on to be a politician and now he is currently a commentator.

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Are you interested in this match-up? If these two face, will Tyson make a quick work of Laraque?

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