Mike’s video, which has now been viewed over seven million times, showcases his impressive boxing skills and concludes with him saying “I’m back.” Meanwhile, the caption mentions his support of the Smart Cups beverage brand, and it reads: “Anything is possible when you are smart about it. Train Smart. Recover Smarter.”
But in May of 2020, even before he shared his video, he did an Instagram Live with rapper T.I. and explained that he’s been preparing himself for a while. He said: “I do two hours on cardio, I do the bike and the treadmill for an hour, then I do some light weights, 300, 250 reps. Then I start my day with the boxing thing; I go in there and hit the mitts, 30 minutes, 25 minutes, start getting in better condition.”
It’s worth noting that even Mike’s trainer, Rafael Cordeiro, told ESPN that he was surprised at Mike’s performance level. He said: “He hasn’t hit mitts for almost 10 years. So I didn’t expect to see what I saw. I saw a guy with the same speed, same power as guys 21, 22 years old.”
As of now, Mike still holds the record as the youngest boxer to ever win the heavyweight title at just 20 years old. At the time, he’d won his first 19 fights by knockout and 12 of them were over by the first round. By 1987, he became the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously have the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
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