‘I don’t want to get in the ring with this GOAT’: Mike Tyson impressed with Serena Williams’ power on the punching bag as sporting legends get together for boxing workout
- Serena Williams has been working hard in a pre-season training camp in Florida
- She recruited Mike Tyson this week to help her out with some boxing training
- Tyson gave her some tips before holding the bag while she showed off technique
- He joked on Instagram that he wouldn’t ‘want to get in the ring with this GOAT’
Serena Williams brought in the big guns to her pre-season training camp in Florida this week when she was joined by boxing legend Mike Tyson.
Williams has been working hard in the tennis off-season with her coach Patrick Mouratoglou, and Tyson lent a hand with a very special boxing workout.
Posting a video of him holding the bag while Williams showed off her punching power, Tyson wrote: ‘I don’t want to get in the ring with this GOAT. Much love and respect.’
Sporting legends Serena Williams and Mike Tyson pose for a photo during their big workout
Williams showed off her skill on the punching bag in Florida while Tyson held it steady for her
A second post read: ‘Hitting the bag with Serena Williams at Boca Resort. She has some power.’
Williams has been training hard at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Florida as she prepares for the start of the season and some warm-up tournaments ahead of January’s Australian Open.
In the video posted by Tyson and Mouratoglou, the boxing legend can be seen giving Williams some hints and teaching her how to jab, before stepping back behind the bag.
He then holds it still as tennis icon Williams shows off her impressive technique by punching repetitively in a difficult cardio and strength workout.
Before Williams went to work on the bag, Tyson gave her some hints and tips on her technique