Mike Tyson plans to attain his first knockout since 2003 when the ex-undisputed heavyweight champion faces Jake Paul on Netflix.
The boxing legend received stopped in his final two skilled bouts however blasted out Clifford Etienne 21 years in the past in his earlier recorded KO. The win took Tyson all of 49 seconds in Memphis, Tennessee.
20 years and alter later, Tyson has branded Paul a liar and says he’ll try to slaughter the YouTuber when the pair collide on November 15.
The previous ‘Baddest Man on the Planet,’ who’s now 58, accepted a proposal of round $20 million to face the 10-1 influencer in Texas subsequent month. Tyson has whipped himself into magnificent form and needs to equal his Etienne feat.
Talking to talkSPORT, Tyson mentioned, “Jake believes his lies. You need to grow to be delusional to imagine one thing you aren’t. However he’s in hassle, I imagine.”
“Whoever is in that ring has an issue with me. If my mom stepped into the ring, she has an issue with me. Don’t go in that ring in the event you don’t need that drawback.
“I see him working round, so I’ve to attempt to catch him and slaughter him.”
Paul has misplaced his solely bonafide struggle in opposition to an expert boxer of observe, Tommy Fury, and has been residing off going through aged MMA opponents and knockovers. Tyson isn’t close to his heyday as he approaches sixty, however he nonetheless sees himself as adequate to care for enterprise in opposition to Paul.
“He’s a very good little fighter, however he’s solely had ten fights, which is taken into account as an beginner in our discipline. I need to go on the market, and I need to expose myself to danger. Typically, I need to see who I actually am.
“I need to see what I’m actually made out of. I need to carry out in entrance of the world.
“To me, that’s all I ever knew tips on how to do since I used to be 14. This struggle shouldn’t be going to alter my life financially sufficient. That is simply what I need to do,” concluded Tyson.
If Tyson can impress, World Boxing Information understands one other struggle might be within the pipeline for the Eighties icon in 2025. Rivals Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis could be on prime of the checklist to be within the reverse nook.
Nonetheless, if Paul exposes Tyson – like many recommend he’ll, the fad of over-the-hill legends returning will finish as soon as and for all.
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