November 11, 2024 7:15 pm ET
Mike Perry claims there was no drug testing for his boxing match vs. Jake Paul.
Perry (0-2) wound up being stopped by Paul (10-1) in a Round 6 TKO loss of their cruiserweight boxing match July at Amalie Enviornment in Tampa, Fla.
Paul’s subsequent project comes towards 58-year-old boxing legend Mike Tyson (50-6-2) Friday at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, and Perry wonders if the pair will likely be drug examined for his or her battle.
“After I fought Jake, I used to be undefeated, 6-0 so far as the final three years,” Perry stated in an interview with Tim Welch. “Then I fought Jake, it was the primary time I hadn’t been drug examined. They examined me for all my fights apart from the Jake Paul battle. No excuses.
“I spar and prepare with individuals which can be on the juice, however they didn’t check me at a battle of that magnitude towards a fighter as necessary as Jake Paul is to the system they’ve obtained arrange and going. So I used to be shocked to not get examined. If he’s on some sh*t, it’s so good, they will’t check for it in any case.” Perry admits he’s involved over how Tyson will fare contemplating that he’s virtually 60, however thinks the elevated stakes might gentle a hearth below him.
“I’ve seen some issues that Mike Tyson has been saying on video, and he appears actually sharp mentally,” Perry stated. “Looks as if Mike Tyson hasn’t skipped a beat, and getting again within the ring and preventing. I all the time take into consideration the Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort. We noticed what occurred there, Vitor simply destroyed Holyfield.
“It was unlucky, he actually appeared his age in there, however Mike Tyson appears actually good on the mitts, they usually’re solely doing 2-minute rounds which is fascinating. And Jake stated one thing about $5 million if Mike can final 5 rounds with him or he will get an ‘I like Jake Paul’ tattoo. I believed that was fascinating, and I hadn’t heard a rebuttal from Mike Tyson.”
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