It is officially fight week for Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul.
The controversial clash goes down at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday, and will be the first boxing event broadcast live on Netflix.
It will be Tyson’s first professional fight since 2005, who is now 58-years-old, while Youtuber-turned-boxer Paul has a record of 10-1, and at 27-years-old is over three decades younger than ‘Iron Mike.’
Many fans believe the fight shouldn’t be going ahead, and now Tyson’s former foe Larry Holmes has given his take on the matter, as he told OLBG what could happen.
“It won’t affect Tyson’s legacy if he loses, but if Jake Paul wins, all hell is going to break loose. If Jake Paul wins they’re going to have a parade all set up, that’s what’s going to happen.
“I’m not saying he wins, but if he does, people are going to go crazy. But I don’t care who wins, these guys are making more money in one fight than I did in 70 fights. I’m glad these guys are making money.”
Holmes then revealed how he was impressed after watching recent training footage of ‘Iron Mike’ and is backing his former opponent to get the win.
“I watched a clip of Mike Tyson this morning, and all I can say is that Jake Paul had better be ready if he’s going to fight Mike. Mike will be able to last the two-minute rounds. Mike comes to fight when he puts his mind to it; he goes to work on you. And that’s what I’ve seen today.
If Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul was a Las Vegas table game I’d be betting all my money on Iron Mike
Mike Tyson doesn’t care about anything. He’ll fight you right now, even though he’s not in any shape. And he’s going to hit you, and when he does that, it’s all over. Mike is ready for it. He won’t be taking any punches in training. If I’m betting my money, it’s on Mike.”
Fellow boxing legend Lennox Lewis has also weighed in on the fight, needing just one word to sum up Paul’s boxing ability.
