Mike Tyson had a message for Jake Paul ahead of their upcoming fight on Friday – and it should leave him terrified.
The battle between the “Problem Child” and “Iron” Mike is scheduled for November 15th, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
In the trailer for the Netflix documentary about the highly-anticipated boxing match, Tyson is seen watching footage of Paul giving a post-bout interview in the ring after he beat Mike Perry by TKO in the sixth round in July.
The Perry fight was a last-minute substitution for the original Tyson date, after the former Heavyweight champ experienced health issues related to an ulcer flare-up.
“Mike, I love you, but this is my sport now,’’ Paul said after celebrating the win. “You’re a legend. You’re one of the two most famous boxers to ever live. You and Muhammad Ali. It’s an honor to get in the ring with you. I’m so, so honored, you’re a legend.”
“But I’m going to take your throne, brother.”
Mike Tyson Responds To Jake Paul
During the Netflix documentary, Mike Tyson is shown watching Jake Paul’s comments, and man, does he ever have an intense look on his face as he stares at the screen.
After Paul insists he’s about to take Tyson’s throne, the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ lets out a little chuckle. And that’s when his expression goes cold and he offers some deep thoughts about the difference between his career, and that of his opponent’s.
“There’s a fundamental difference between me and Jake,” Tyson says into the camera. “He’s a manufactured killer. Television and papers made him a killer. He’s manufactured.”
“I’m a natural-born killer,” he deadpanned.
Somebody get Jake a new pair of shorts.
This message from Mike Tyson to Jake Paul is one of the coldest I’ve ever heard.. pic.twitter.com/4utLvXARVx
— Wade Plemons (@WadePlem) November 8, 2024
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Tyson Is Dead Serious
Mike Tyson, at 58 years of age has over three decades on his opponent, Jake Paul, and he appears to be taking the fight very seriously. In fact, the ‘natural born killer’ said he’d be willing to pay the ultimate price in the ring to beat Paul.
“This is really big for me, if I win, I will be immortal,” he said.
He later added, “If I do it bad, I don’t want to die in a hospital bed. I want to die in the ring.”
Hulk Hogan, one of the most legendary characters in professional wrestling history, said Paul appears to be “too strong” and worried that he “might kill” Tyson.
But man, should he somehow win this thing? At his age? After last taking a full-on non-exhibition punch for the first time since 2005?
It will be remembered forever. Like a real-life Rocky Balboa. Mike Tyson would be an immortal, natural-born killer.
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