Mike Tyson doesn’t see Jake Paul clashing head on with him after they meet within the squared circle.
Tyson and Paul will struggle Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in an eight-round professional bout. The matchup headlines the primary fight sporting occasion to stream dwell on Netflix for subscribers.
When the bell rings, Tyson believes Paul will do quite a lot of working as soon as he will get hit. From there, it’s as much as the previous heavyweight champ to lure him.
“I see him working round, I’ve to catch him and slaughter him,” Tyson informed TalkSport.
“No, [I don’t fear him] as a result of he stepped into the ring. If my mom steps within the ring, she has an issue with me. Whoever’s in that ring, they’ve an issue. Don’t go within the ring in case you don’t need that downside.”
Tyson hasn’t competed since an exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020, combating to a no determination after eight rounds. The newest professional boxing bout for “Iron” came about in 2005 the place he misplaced through sixth-round TKO after he couldn’t reply the bell in what was set to be his closing professional boxing bout.
Paul is 10-1 as a professional boxer, which incorporates victories over MMA stars Ben Askren, Anderson Silva, Mike Perry and Tyron Woodley.
Tyson sees what Paul has performed to place eyeballs on the game of boxing, in addition to the enhancements Paul has made. However the 58-year-old says the expertise hole is simply plain ridiculous.
“He’s a superb little fighter, however he solely has [11] fights,” Tyson mentioned. “That’s thought-about an newbie in our discipline.”
