12 March 2024 , 11:58
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Mike Tyson has been backed to beat boxing's current heavyweight champions ahead of his comeback fight against Jake Paul.
'Iron Mike' will fight for the first time in over three years when he faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul on July 20 in Arlington, Texas. Tyson's last fight, an exhibition against fellow legend Roy Jones Jr, took place in November 2020 and Paul had his second fight on the undercard when he KO'd Nate Robinson.
Ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley knows a thing or two about Paul's boxing abilities having shared the ring with him twice. Woodley lost a decision to Paul in August 2021 and was knocked out in their rematch just months later. The UFC legend explained why he thinks Tyson can beat Paul despite being 30 years older than him.
"I've been in the ring twice with Jake, and I don't want to get in the ring once with f****** Mike," Woodley said on his YouTube channel. "The age is not a factor. That's a wash. Experience level is obviously going to go to Mike Tyson. If Jake Paul beats Mike, I don't give a f*** if he's 70, you're gonna have to put at least an ounce of respect on his name."
"Tyson could step on the wrong eggshell and let off a combination that could kill most people. He has the power and ability to shift organs in your body if he hits you with the right force.
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"He can just go into autopilot and wreck some of the current heavyweight champions in the boxing division now. He was programmed as a machine of war. If he gets knocked out by Mike Tyson at 58, 59, 60, 71, he would join the other 99% of the regular motherf*****s on earth, that's what I say."
It's unclear if Tyson's fight against Paul will be professionally sanctioned or will go ahead as an exhibition bout. Tyson officially retired from professional competition with a record of 50-6 (2NC) whilst Paul extended his record to 9-1 earlier this month with a first round KO of Ryan Bourland.