One of the greatest boxers of all time, Mike Tyson, has called former President of the United States of America (POTUS) Donald J. Trump "the man".

'The man' is a slang that means the individual being referenced is great or a person of authority.

| Mike Tyson and Donald Trump together at UFC 287 in April 2023

In a recent interview on the Valuetainment TV programme, host Patrick Bet-David brought up Tyson and Trump making an appearance at the UFC 287 where the crowd "lost their mind" in excitement. 

"Hey, listen," Mike Tyson reacted, "people don't like it but Trump's the man!"

"Trump is the man," he reiterated. "He has the fanbase, he has his supporters, and they are going to stick with him to the end." 

Bet-David wondered how the controversial former US president has been to the boxing legend over the years.

"I've never had a bad moment with him," Tyson, 52, answered, adding that he "became very profited from him [Trump]."

"It's just [been] a great relationship," he emphasised.

The first time the two met, Tyson recalled "must have been 1920".

| Getty Images: Donald Trump and Mike Tyson at the Annual March Of Dimes Gourmet Gala in New York, 21 November 1989

Born Michael Gerard Tyson, he highlighted his friendship with Trump by swiftly adding that recently, they shared a meal at the 45th US president's primary residence.

"I just had dinner with him a week ago," he said. "Yes, in Mar-a-Lago."

Tyson reviewed the time spent as "awesome," indicating that Trump's son "Barron and his mother [Melania]" were also present.

He said speaking to Mrs Trump was "awesome" and was like speaking to "the president's wife, the first lady."

Nicknamed Iron Mike, he called Barron, who is famously 6 feet 8 inches tall, "so smart" and "very intelligent".

Noting that some people perhaps write off Barron "as autistic," he hailed the 17-year-old as "on top of his game, intellectually, this is."

Bet-David wondered if he had a similar relationship with the current US President, Joe Biden.

"Listen," he said, "I didn't actually have the opportunity to meet President Biden. I briefly met his son, Hunter."

He moved on to commenting on the contest for the American presidency and difference in ideology.

"We're out here, we're trying to make this the best country we possibly can," he remarked. "And there are certain people that believe they can do it better and that's just what this is all about."

"Nothing personal," he stressed.

The United States of America's presidential election is in 2024. 

Donald John Trump aims to become the second US president to have a non-consecutive two-term.