A silverback gorilla can lift nearly 1,800 pounds and land punches powerful enough to send someone flying. Add to that a bone-crushing bite force of 1,300 PSI and a body built like a tank—thick skin, dense muscle, and raw power. Yet, despite all that, a bizarre debate has taken over social media: could 100 men take down a single gorilla? Believe it or not, even Mike Tyson and Anthony Joshua have weighed in.
If you really think about it, a gorilla, despite its immense strength, has limited stamina and endurance. No matter how powerful it is, exhaustion would eventually set in. Sure, it might maul a handful of men in the chaos, but over time, sheer numbers could overwhelm it. But here’s a twist: what if all 100 men were in their prime, and happened to be Mike Tyson or Anthony Joshua?
The former unified heavyweight champion from Britain recently appeared in an interview with iFL TV, where he shared his response to the debate. When asked how many Anthony Joshuas it would take to beat a gorilla, his response paled in comparison to what Mike Tyson had said about the same question.
“Don’t let this s**t distract you, bro,” Joshua said after questioning the reporter about the conflicts in Burkina Faso. “Stay locked in… Don’t let this s**t distract you, bro. Stay locked in.” It appears Joshua, who is coming off a shock loss to Daniel Dubois during their title fight last year, is more focused on his career than hypothetically fighting a gorilla.
Joshua has long been linked with a potential fight against former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, but the fight hasn’t happened yet. Regardless, this leaves Mike Tyson’s response. When he was asked how many Mike Tysons it would take to beat one gorilla, Tyson seemed optimistic about beating the gorilla.
“The gorilla’s in a lot of trouble,” Tyson claimed. “He’s in so much f**king trouble.” He also added that he would put the gorilla in a “full nelson” sharing a glimpse of his tactics to beat the ape. But did you know Tyson once tried to put the hypothetical debate to the test?
Mike Tyson offered a zookeeper $10,000 to fight a gorilla
In one of the most bizarre tales from his turbulent past, Mike Tyson once offered a zookeeper $10,000 to fight a silverback gorilla. During the late 1980s, the former heavyweight champion paid to have New York’s zoo opened privately for him and his then-wife Robin Givens.
Recalling the moment, Tyson told The Sun, “When we got to the gorilla cage, there was one big silverback gorilla there just bullying all the other gorillas. They were so powerful, but their eyes were like an innocent infant.”
Moved by the sight, but in a typically Tyson fashion, he added, “I offered the attendant $10,000 to open the cage and let me smash that silverback’s snot box. He declined.” Though the fight never happened, the story adds to Tyson’s legacy of unpredictable behavior. Years later, Tyson has admitted regret over his past with exotic animals, saying, “I was foolish… I was doing the wrong s**t.”
Having said that, Anthony Joshua doesn’t seem to be interested in fighting a gorilla with 99 others of himself. However, Mike Tyson is clearly up for the challenge, and has even tried to fight one alone. How do you think such a fight would turn out?
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