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6ft 6ins and 271lbs behemoth Kevin McBride, is the largest opponent Tyson has ever squared off with.

Meanwhile, towering Lennox Lewis and muscle-bound Evander Holyfield are often highlighted for their brawn by former foes.

However, none of them received the distinction of being the strongest opponent Tyson has ever faced.

Instead, the former undisputed heavyweight champion went with the lesser-known Jose Ribalta.

“Jose Ribalta stood toe to toe with me,” said Tyson in his ‘Best I Faced’ Ring Magazine article back in January 2014. “He was very strong in the clinches.”

Tyson also claimed Ribalta had the ‘best chin’ of any boxer he had stepped through the ropes with.

He added: “I hit Jose Ribalta with everything, and he took everything and kept coming back for more.”

Watching back the fight, it’s easy to see why Tyson thought so highly of Ribalta.

The brave Cuban went toe-to-toe with Tyson for ten rounds at his absolute peak back in 1986.

‘Iron Mike’ landed 220 punches on Ribalta and downed him three times before the referee eventually stepped in and waved off the fight with 83 seconds remaining on the clock.