Mike Tyson mocks Jake Paul fight plan as boxing icon issues ominous two-word threat
Mike Tyson is confident he will end his fight against Jake Paul early as he has ‘bad intentions’ to hurt his younger opponent on November 15.
The boxing world is set for a blockbuster clash next month when Tyson steps back into the ring for his first professionally sanctioned fight since 2005.
The fight has drawn plenty of criticism due to the 31-year age gap between Tyson and Paul.
But the former undisputed heavyweight world champion has repeatedly dismissed concerns over his age.
“You can’t compare me with other people my age,” Tyson told Fox 4 News.
“Other people my age haven’t been training as long as me, been as consistent as me.
“I’m just a different species of human being.”
He claimed the only difference in training now compared to the height of his career is a need for ‘more massages than normal’.
Tyson has been regularly posting short clips of him in the gym and putting in work preparing for the fight on November 15.
And he’s got his sights set on causing Paul serious damage when they eventually go face-to-face.
“I’m going in there with bad intentions,” he added.
“My intentions are to hurt this young man.”
Tyson also believes that Paul will unlikely stand toe-to-toe with him in the middle of the ring.
When asked how long he expects the fight to last, he said: “Not long, soon as I catch him because he’s going to run like a thief.
“I don’t see how he’s going to make an exciting fight by running all day.
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“He’s supposed to be the young guy. He’s supposed to walk straight through me. I’m an old man and he’s going ot run all f***ing night.”
He added: “He’s a younger man, he should be able to handle punches from an old, withering man like me.”