TYSON FURY has given his official prediction for Mike Tyson’s showdown with Jake Paul.
The former undisputed heavyweight champion will lace up his gloves again this November for a controversial crossover clash with the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
Tyson will be a whopping 31 YEARS Paul’s senior when they trade blows in their Dallas dust-up and fight fans around the world are concerned for the icon.
But his namesake, Fury, seemingly has every faith he’ll shock the world and teach The Problem Child a lesson.
The Gypsy King said: “Listen, if Mike Tyson hits anybody, I don’t care if he’s 90, he’s gonna knock them out cold, in’t he?
“Obviously I have to back Mike Tyson. I’m named after the legend and I’ll back him.
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“As he always backs me I’m backing Mike for the knockout. Come on, Mike!”
Tyson, 58, hasn’t set foot inside the ring since his Covid clash with fellow boxing icon Roy Jones Jr.
Iron Mike looked like a shell of the man who struck fear into the hearts of heavyweights in the 1980s and ’90s.
But he’s confident of rolling back the years against Paul, who he insists WON’T be able to hurt him.
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“Can I be honest?” Tyson asked his team while taking part in an interview with Esquire. “I don’t think he can hurt me.”
Despite not having fought professionally since his 2005 defeat to Kevin McBride, Tyson is adamant he’s still got enough in the tank to get the better of Paul.
The New Yorker said: “He’s not going to hit me with the jab.”
Fight fans around the world are wondering why Tyson, who is fast approaching pensioner age, is putting his health at risk against the hard-hitting Paul.
But Tyson insists the addictive feeling of having his hand raised, not money, is the primary motivator for his latest ring return.
“I’m a glory junkie,” the former ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ said. “I love people thinking about me all day.
“I’d rather live a short life of glory than a long life of obscurity. It’s just who I am.
“This is all I started fighting for—to get all this f***ing status.
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“I’m going to be chasing it for the rest of my life. I know that.
“I’m never going to get what I want, because I’m one of those gluttons for pain. I can never get enough.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
