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‘You look incredible’ – Jake Paul impressed with Mike Tyson’s fitness in new training footage, but reiterates fight prediction

‘You look incredible’ – Jake Paul impressed with Mike Tyson’s fitness in new training footage, but reiterates fight prediction

Jake Paul isn’t afraid to fight Mike Tyson, despite being impressed with his current form.

Veteran heavyweight Tyson is now 58 years old, but he is training to meet with Pavel on November 15 in a sanctioned professional fight.

Tyson looks in great shape

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Tyson looks in great shapeCredit: Instagram – Mike Tyson

Many expressed concerns about Iron Mike’s physical condition leading up to fight night, but he tried to ease those concerns by releasing clips teaching staff.

The legend flaunted his ripped physique, looking in impressive shape considering his age and ailments like sciatica.

He published a video on social media from his gym, where he posed topless, and Muhammad Ali’s ex-manager Glen Kilroy praised its current form.

The caption read, “Jake will wake up in 20 days.”

Paul then responded in the comments section with a cheeky statement: “Fair play Mike. You look incredible.

“Hulk, f**k. But I’ll still fuck you in 20 days.

Paul will be the favorite in the contest, despite the huge difference in their boxing experience, given that he is still in the prime of his physical abilities at the age of 27.

And the “Problem Child” regularly reiterated his intentions to knock out Tyson and put a sad end to the boxing legend’s career.

Tyson had already lost much of his punch late in his pro career 19 years ago, losing three of his last four fights before retiring after loss to Kevin McBride in 2005.

It will be a tough fight for the veteran, who could very well be fighting against his own body, but has the insane strength he has shown in training.

Paul isn't intimidated, despite being blown away by Tyson's training footage

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Paul isn’t intimidated, despite being blown away by Tyson’s training footageCredit: Getty

The competition will continue eight rounds of two minutesa format that could well benefit Tyson, who is likely to be a threat in the early stages of the showdown.

And he made his own knockout prediction, suggesting that’s how the contest will play out, with Paul needing to hold his own during his early onslaught.

Tyson said FOX4: “He can fight boxers of his level. I don’t believe (he is at my level), not at all.

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(The fight will be) short-lived because once I catch him, he will run like a thief.

“I don’t see how he can have an exciting fight by running around all day.

“He should have been a young guy, he should have gone through me, I’m old.

“He’s going to run all f***ing night. I think he should give it a try (to stand toe to toe), he’s a younger man, he should be able to take the punches of an old withering man like me.

“I can’t wait for tonight. I don’t believe Jake is taking this seriously. I just don’t think so.

“I think he believes he’s a young guy and I’m a semi-retired woman and he thinks it’s going to be a light touch.”

Tyson has been training hard and will see this as a unique opportunity to break the laws of father time.

Meanwhile, Paul just needs a win to avoid a backlash in his social media world, but he even admitted he’s “afraid” of the power punch.