Mike Tyson causes fresh concern in awkward press conference with Jake Paul
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Boxing fans have expressed their concerns for Mike Tyson's wellbeing as he prepares to step into the ring against Jake Paul on Friday night.
YouTube boxing has taken over the sport in the past few years with Paul arguably the most successful person to try and make a name for himself.
Most of his professional fights have come against former MMA fighters with Tommy Fury being the only active boxer he's previously faced.
Fury ended up beating Paul to hand the American his one and only defeat.
But Paul's biggest fight to date will come this Friday against one of boxing's most iconic figures.
Tyson, who turned 58 years old this summer, appears to have put in plenty of work to get ready for his first professional fight since 2005.
The former undisputed heavyweight world champion has posted several clips of his workouts over the past few weeks, showcasing his devastating power and speed.
Tyson has not been afraid in talking trash about Paul in interviews prior to Friday's fight.
But the boxing legend was reserved during Wednesday's press conference, saying just 27 words.
He appeared disinterested in engaging in a war of words with Paul, who branded his upcoming opponent 'boring'.
Tyson and Paul ended the press conference with a tense face-to-face, but boxing fans are starting to get worried for the elder boxer.
One concerned boxing fan said: "If this is a real fight I'm genuinely worried for Mike Tyson."
Mike Tyson was not talkative in the press conference
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Another wrote: "Mike Tyson should as a matter of fact retire from active boxing. I'm concerned about his health."
A third posted: "I'm sorry, but am I the only one worried about yo' boy Tyson ? Jake Paul's too big, too fast and too young. What were you thinkin' Mike???"
One other message read: "Tyson hasn’t looked like Tyson since Y2K and Jake is no joke, worried for Mike if it’s a 'real' fight,"
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Another said: "I'm a lil worried about him coz Jack is really strong and fresh. But will see. Hopefully Mike doesn't get hurt bad."
The hotly-anticipated rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano is the co-main event for the fight on Friday evening.
Taylor won the first bout between the two back in 2022 with some suggestions of a potential third and final fight down the line.
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