Jake Paul warning sent to Mike Tyson as fight dubbed 'a freak show'
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Mike Tyson has been warned that Jake Paul can certainly throw a punch in the build-up to their much-anticipated fight on November 15 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Youtuber-turned-boxer has been training intensively ahead of what will no doubt be his biggest night since entering the ring.
Paul has fought several former MMA stars, as well as Tommy Fury, who he lost to, but the return of Tyson after 19 years out of the ring has huge worldwide appeal.
And while Iron Mike might be 58, he still looks fit as a fiddle, and British UFC star Paddy Pimblett cannot call who will win the contest.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will fight on November 15
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Pimblett was sure of one thing, though, the upcoming bout is a farce - a common belief among many as the fight date draws ever closer.
Speaking to OLBG, Pimblett said: "[Tyson] was still an absolute unit when I met him anyway, and he wasn’t in shape then.
"He’s still an absolute brick s***house. He’s just built like that. Now he's in shape – but he shouldn't be fighting at 58, it's just ridiculous.
"It’s just stupid. He definitely doesn't need to either. He's got the money to not fight, so I just don't understand why they're doing it."
Tyson has not fought professionally since 2005 when he was forced to retire on the stool in a defeat to Kevin McBride.
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And at 27, Paul is 31 years younger than his opponent - making it the biggest age-gap in professional boxing ever.
Yet still many believe that Tyson will triumph over the social media star, though Pimblett has insisted you cannot rule Paul out.
He added: "I've chatted a lot of s*** about Jake Paul because he never used to be able to throw a punch, but now that he's actually trained for a few years, he can throw a punch.
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Paddy Pimblett has warned Mike Tyson over Jake Paul
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"His boxing doesn't actually look that bad. But a few years ago when he started and people were saying to me ‘you fight Jake Paul’, I was like, ‘lad, he's fucking s****’.
"But now he's trained for that long and put that much work in, you've got to give him his due.
"He doesn't look that bad. Like he outboxed Mike Perry even though he had like 40 lbs on him.
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"But it's Tyson, whether he's 58 or not, it's Mike Tyson. I don't even know [what happens] that's just like a freak show fight, I wouldn't even put a prediction on that.
"I hope Mike Tyson knocks him out. As we've just said, he's 58 years of age, and he hasn't fought in about 15 years as well."
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