Tyson Fury has appeared to lend his backing to Jake Paul’s fight with Mike Tyson by declaring his eagerness to see the heavyweight back in action.
Tyson will climb through the ropes for the first time since a bore draw in his exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr four years ago. Prior to that, his last outing saw him retire after five rounds of his final professional bout against Kevin McBride almost 20 years ago. Tyson’s bout with Paul, who is 30 year’s his rival’s junior, has been widely criticised, but Fury appears in favour of the meeting.
Taking to social media, he posted clips of Tyson, adding: “Can’t wait to see the living legend with boxing gloves on again.” Fury, who was named after the former undisputed heavyweight world champion, is currently preparing for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in December.
Paul, meanwhile, is confident he can KO Tyson when they meet in Texas on November 15. “Making history… this is what it’s all about for me, man. I’m a kid from Ohio,” he said. “|They’ll never give me credit. That’s the way it is. If I was walking on water, they would say it’s because I couldn’t swim. And this is to make history. The people think I’m going to get knocked out by this strong, powerful guy.
“All the people in my comments say, ‘look at his power. He’s going to get KO’d.’ This has taken a chance to fight somebody as vicious as Mike can be. You got to risk it for the biscuit. That’s the name of the game. I’m here to make history. I’m here for a challenge. I’m here to fight one of the most dangerous men in all of boxing.
“No one that ever did anything great got there with ease or by an easy, non bumpy road. I’m here to challenge myself. He’s vicious. He’s a killer. I know all of these things. He has one punch knockout power. He’s the greatest heavyweight of all time. But I will prove all the haters wrong.”
Tyson is equally confident of victory, adding: “As soon as I catch this guy, it’s over. Jake Paul is going to be running around the ring, but as soon as I catch this guy, it’s going to be totally over.”
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