Anthony Joshua and Mike Tyson are two huge names in heavyweight boxing.

Despite what they have achieved in their careers, both men have recently suffered losses. Joshua was stopped inside five rounds by Daniel Dubois as he attempted to become a world heavyweight champion for the third time back in September.

As for Tyson, he was beaten on points by a man less than half his age in Jake Paul when the pair fought a controversial eight rounds in Texas this November.

Speaking to IFL TV when ranking his best heavyweights of all time, Joshua had plenty of praise for Tyson’a prime days.

“Number two is gonna be The Iron Man, the man that I would love to have read comic books about when I was a kid. ‘Iron Mike’ Tyson. The beast, the man with the 19″ neck, the man with quads that mad people say don’t skip leg day, the man with the legs that made you get your suits tailored. The beast that will knock you out with a left or a right. Iron Mike Tyson is definitely in my top five.”

He then named the one heavyweight he sees as better than the youngest ever heavyweight champion, ‘Iron Mike’.

“The king of the ring, the finest, the man who brought finesse to the game, the greatest, Muhammad Ali.”

Muhammad Ali was an enigma inside the ring and out, transcending the sport of boxing to become a cultural icon.

Joshua is currently recovering from some niggling injuries and assessing his options for his ring return. It won’t be an immediate rematch with Dubois who is now set to face Joseph Parker in February, but he could wait around for the winner of the rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk on December 21.