Similar fighters in many ways. My guess is they would not have gotten on well. The face off would have to have a dozen guys holding them apart.
Sonny would have looked at Mike's style and figured he could take him. Whether he could have, or not, is another story.
Yeah agreed. They'd rub each other up the wrong way for sure....... too much Alpha for one room right there.
As a fighter probably a whole lot of respect. Outside the ring he wouldn’t give a damn. He had his own thing to do. In boxing terms he’d know Tyson would be trouble but still be confident in his ability to defeat him. He certainly wouldn’t underestimate him.
I asked Davey Pearl if Sonny was a nice guy out of the ring. "No, not really. But he didn't bother anybody" was what he told me.