When it comes to boxing, few fighters have ever matched the ferocity of 'Iron' Mike Tyson in his prime.Back in the late 1980's, the New York-born brawler was destroying every opponent in the heavyweight division, winning a number of belts in his early career.It was around this time that Tyson's career was considered to be in its 'prime', with his 91-second knockout victory over over Michael Spinks in 1988 viewed as his finest ever moment in the four-cornered ring.Of course, Tyson's later career would be marred by big defeats and some serious controversy - most notably biting off Evander Holyfield's ear - but no one will ever doubt that in his 'prime', barely any fighter in history could have beaten him.Well, unless you're WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. 

WILDER'S OUTBURST

He infamously told TMZ: "Me vs. Tyson in '86, I'd kick the hell outta that guy.

"Listen, I've got to keep it real. I know people always go back to the old school or look at the new school and there's no school where I'm not No. 1 on earth."

Yeah, he really did say that.

The likes of Lennox Lewis leapt to the defence of Tyson, but boxing fans never got the satisfaction of the 'Baddest Man on the Planet' actually responding to Wilder's claims.

Well, they now have their wish, with Tyson first taking to Twitter to show his solidarity with Lewis.

TYSON'S TWEET

And shortly after, he took to his podcast to give his personal thoughts on the whole situation.

“He (Deontay Wilder) talks so much. He talks so much s***.”

On trying to compare fighters of today to the past, Tyson said it is a futile exercise: “Boxing has changed so much today. Now everybody is bigger. Before everybody is smaller.”

Tyson has a point about the size difference, but even with his slightly smaller stature - he stands at 5'11" - he would have surely beaten the ever-cocky Wilder.

Sometimes, trash talk can make you look a little silly.