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Mike Tyson’s 30-yard dash divides fans as boxing legend steps up training ahead of Jake Paul fight

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Mike Tyson has been incorporating sprint training into his preparations for the Jake Paul fight.

The boxing legend uploaded a video to social media of him running a 30-yard dash ahead of his upcoming clash with the Problem Child on July 20.

For a middle-aged man, he certainly looked impressive, but supporters have been left divided.

One fan posted on X: “He looks old.”

Another added: “Looking terrible Mike.”

Meanwhile, a third had a differing opinion, stating: “Mike Tyson looks better than 90 per cent of male people and he is almost 60 years old. Amazing.”

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And a fourth declared: He is in top shape tbh!”

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When Tyson and Paul square off in the summer it will be a battle of age versus experience.

Paul is 30 years ‘Iron Mike’s’ junior at 27 but has nowhere as many fights under his belt.

The ex-Disney star has fought ten times (9-1) in the paid ranks since turning professional in 2020.

By contrast, Tyson has competed in 58 professional boxing bouts (50-6-2).

However, the last time we saw him compete in a pro bout he looked a shadow of his former self as he retired on his stool against Kevin McBride at the end of the sixth round.

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That was 19 years ago when Tyson was 38.

Since then, he has returned to the ring twice.

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The first, a playful non-scoring bout with Corey Sanders, and the second, a Staples Centre spectacle against fellow boxing icon Roy Jones Jr.

Although nothing has been confirmed at the time of writing, Tyson insists it will be an exhibition with ‘real fight’ rules.

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“This is called an exhibition, but if you look up exhibition, you won’t see any of the laws we’re fighting under,” he told Fox News.

“This is a fight. I don’t think he’s faster than me. I’ve seen a YouTube video of him at 16 doing weird dancing.

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“That’s not the guy I’m fighting. This is a guy who’s going to try and hurt me, which I’m accustomed to, and he’s going to be greatly mistaken.”

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