Paul and Tyson will clash in a professional fight this summer with the heavyweight legend coming out of a near 20-year retirement
Jake Paul has controversially claimed “one of us will die” in his fight with Mike Tyson this summer.
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YouTube sensation Paul will take on heavyweight legend Tyson in Texas in July in a controversial fight which will go on the fighters’ respective professional records. Paul will be almost 30 years younger than Tyson who will have turned 58 by the time the first bell rings.
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“I just want to make it clear, Mike Tyson is the one who wanted it to be a pro fight,” Paul said on his podcast. “I said to Nakisa, if that is what Mike wants, then that’s fine, but make sure if you tell Mike that there is no holding back. Whatever happens, happens and this is war now.
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“If he puts me down, I can deal with that, but if I put him down, he needs to be the one making the decision on whether or not he can deal with that. Now that it’s a pro fight and it’s on my record and I’m going to put him down, and if people are p***ed about it, then watch soccer. Go watch some volleyball, don’t watch boxing.”