Now that we know the proposed rules for an exhibition are designed to protect an elderly Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul, who has close friends like Dana White extremely concerned about him. The UFC president was so worried that he reached out to Mike’s wife, Lakiha ‘Kiki’ Spicer to ask if Tyson was absolutely certain he wanted to fight. Fortunatey, what Dana White heard from her made him feel at ease. In a recent podcast interview, White was asked about the previous comments he made about the fight. Famously, White disapproved of this event even taking place due to Mike Tysons age. But he seems to be more accepting of what is about to happen on July 20.
Dana White revealed that the Tyson family seems to have everything under control. However, they also revealed the offer was impossible to refuse. He said: “I talked to his wife a couple of days ago and he’s taking it serious and he’s training for it. I think Mike Tyson is one of the most unique guys who has crossed over. Any of the other fighters from his generation have no way of making money without fighting and Mike Tyson has made a lot of money outside of fighting. Tyson still has that aura that you could be in a restaurant, you’d be like ‘Holy f***, Mike Tyson is here.’ He still has that aura and energy in a room, he makes lots of money outside of the ring. But I think he ends up getting these offers that he can’t refuse.”
So much people talking about what they feel Mike Tyson should do, nobody is asking the former champ how he feels about all this concern for his well-being. All we see from him are those training videos that do look frightening as he is still ripped and looking just as scary as ever. But stepping on that ring will be an entirely different feeling for a man who is pushing 58 and has suffered many body ache issues over the last decade. Hopefully, Tyson can at least come out of this experience in one piece both mentally and physically.
