Since Fedor Emelianenkoā€™s (Pictured) fall from grace, nearly everyone from within the mixed martial arts community has dropped their two cents on the credibility of the Russianā€™s rĆ©sumĆ©. While UFC president Dana White isnā€™t high on ā€œThe Last Emperor,ā€ boxing legend Mike Tyson claims to be his #1 fanboy.

ā€œIron Mikeā€ was considered by many as the baddest man alive during his heyday inside the squared-circle, so he certainly knows a thing or two about fighting. However, he also understands plenty about retiring too late, and thatā€™s exactly what he believes Emelianenko is doing.

Tyson also chimes in about the possible PED problem that might be running rampant in the sport of MMA.

ā€œFedor Emelianenko, my favorite of all time,ā€ Tyson told HDNetā€™s Inside MMA. ā€œHeā€™s always been the underdog, heā€™s always the smallest guy and he always comes out victorious. He just stayed around too long in the age of high performance [-enhancing] drugs, bigger athletes. Iā€™ve just never seen an athlete like him, as far as a fighting athlete, that beat the odds so many times.

ā€œ[From] a guy that just loves him from a human perspective, I donā€™t want to see him get hurt anymore. He didnā€™t get hurt, but those guys could have hurt him ā€“ the big guy that was hitting him, [Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva]. I donā€™t like to see that. A guy thatā€™s been in there so long, and heā€™s not the same as he used to be and you see him getting beat up, thatā€™s a bad feeling.ā€

At one point during Emelianenkoā€™s illustrious career, he had rattled off 27 consecutive victories. MMAā€™s heavyweight G.O.A.T. owns a 33-4 (1 NC) professional record, but some will asterisk his accomplishments because he never fought in the UFC.