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Mike Tyson is not anticipating a lot of a struggle when he squares off with Jake Paul subsequent month.
The legendary boxer mentioned he would not anticipate Paul will go the space, that’s if he would not attempt to run from Tyson.
“If I haven’t got to catch him, you possibly can count on a Spherical 1 knockout,” Tyson mentioned, per ESPN’s Andreas Hale. “However I’ll should catch him as a result of I anticipate this man operating from me.”
When Tyson steps into the ring at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 15, it will likely be his first time combating since his exhibition purchased with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. Earlier than then, his final struggle was in opposition to Corey Sanders in 2006. Tyson hasn’t fought professionally since 2005.
Nonetheless, the 58-year-old mentioned he feels nice heading into his struggle with the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
“After I was combating professionally, I used to be too stressed,” Tyson mentioned. “I by no means had an opportunity to loosen up or get pleasure from my championships as a result of the whole lot was coming at me. There have been lawsuits and divorces. I by no means loved myself as a human being. This can be a second in time once I can get pleasure from myself as a human being. I’ve higher life abilities now than I did whereas combating.”
Paul, who boxed for the primary time professionally in 2020, has a 10-1 report with seven knockouts. His solely loss got here to Tommy Fury in 2023 and he beat Mike Perry through TKO in July, a struggle that got here on the day he and Tyson were supposed to fight originally.
Given the 31-year age distinction, Paul is anticipated to deal with Tyson, however Iron Mike appears to have loads of confidence because the struggle nears.
