Moses Itauma is still chasing Mike Tyson's record, and he does not care about the jokes

Moses Itauma keeps getting hit with jabs calling him too young, like he belongs in school instead of a heavyweight cage, and he is brushing every bit of it off. His actual goal has nothing to do with the jokes. He wants to become the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson. That is a real, specific bar to clear, and Itauma talking about it publicly means he is not shying away from the pressure that comes with chasing a Tyson level achievement. Heavyweight prospects talk big all the time, but naming Tyson specifically raises the stakes on everything Itauma does from here.