MIKE TYSON said it would cost $1BILLION for him to fight Jake Paul.
The boxing legend in November 2020 completed a shock comeback as he boxed fellow legend Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition.
Mike Tyson said it would cost $1billion for him to fight Jake PaulCredit: EPAJake Paul was linked with a Mike Tyson fightCredit: AFP
On the undercard, YouTuber Paul knocked out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson and formed a friendship with Tyson.
But the pair were this year rumoured to be in talks for a mega-money fight in Las Vegas.
Iron Mike claimed to have no idea about negotiations and admitted he would demand a gigantic fee to prize him back into the ring.
Asked about fighting Paul, Tyson said on his podcast: “Nobody told me that.
“Hey, I ain’t got no f***ing money. So where’s the f***ing contract.
“I ain’t know nothing about it. Listen, I’ve been smoking with him forever, I did some shrooms with him as well. But I’ve never heard this.
“I was with him in St Barts not too long ago partying and he never told me this. I’ve never heard this from nobody, I’ve just heard this from you guys.
“We got to get some more man s***, blue-eyed, blonde hair, that s*** is very expensive, we need to get some more money, man.”
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Later on, Tyson was asked how much he would need to get paid to return to the ring and he responded: “A billion bucks.”
The reformed Baddest Man on The Planet drew with Jones, 53, and vowed to fight on.
He was linked to a rematch against Lennox Lewis, 56, and trilogy bout with Evander Holyfield, 59.
Both fell through and in January Tyson admitted he would likely never fight again.
Meanwhile Paul, 25, is now 5-0 with four knockouts, but is yet to face a recognised professional boxer.
Tyson wants to see the American do so and warned others not to underestimate him.
He said on Club Shay Shay: “These guys are very emotional and they want him to fight him so bad they forget that he’s a trained fighter.
“He’s going to make them believe that they can really beat this guy because he’s white with blonde hair and blue eyes, and then they go in the ring and something different happens.”
