{"id":449506,"date":"2024-04-03T16:36:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=449506"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:36:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:36:57","slug":"mike-tyson-is-not-shy-to-admit-that-he-is-scared-to-death-to-fight-jake-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mike-tyson-is-not-shy-to-admit-that-he-is-scared-to-death-to-fight-jake-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson Is Not Shy To Admit That He Is &#8220;Scared To Death&#8221; To Fight Jake Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mike Tyson Is Not Shy To Admit That He Is &#8220;Scared To Death&#8221; To Fight Jake Paul<\/h2>\n<p>In the boxing world, Mike Tyson has achieved about all a boxer could hope to; his next opponent, Jake Paul, has only fought in ten professional fights.<\/p>\n<p>Though Paul has his sights set on becoming a world champion, he still has a long way to go before Tyson is considered the greatest fighter of all time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tyson just delivered the COLDEST message to Jake Paul \ud83e\udd76 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vs3muEpjco\">pic.twitter.com\/Vs3muEpjco<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/1775553655623602410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even for the &#8220;Baddest Man On The Planet,&#8221; who acknowledges that he is &#8220;scared to death&#8221; over his altercation with the former YouTuber, the butterflies are still there.<\/p>\n<p>The huge age difference between Tyson and Paul has drawn criticism for the highly anticipated fight, which takes place at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber has only fought in ten battles and is only 27 years old. Since his most recent exhibition bout, which finished in a draw with Roy Jones Jr. in December 2020, Tyson, 57, has not engaged in combat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tyson says that Jake Paul has come a long way from doing weird dances and that&#39;s not the same guy he is going to be fighting but &#39;he\u2019s going to be greatly mistaken&#39;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s, you know, he came a long way from YouTubing \u2014 and listen, I\u2019ve seen the YouTube of him at 16\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pnrcDNU7FT\">pic.twitter.com\/pnrcDNU7FT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Unlimited L&#39;s (@unlimited_ls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unlimited_ls\/status\/1775560634706416001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thus, it should come as no surprise that Tyson, who has had trouble moving about recently, is terrified to face the American boxer. He maintains, nonetheless, that this is all a prelude to a battle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a weird personality &#8211; I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s weird though. Whatever I&#8217;m afraid to do, I do it. That&#8217;s how it is,&#8221; Tyson told Sean Hannity on Tuesday night. &#8220;I was afraid of the Roy [Jones Jr. fight [in 2020].<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was 100 pounds overweight, I was however old, 54, 53, and I said \u2018Let\u2019s do it.&#8217; Anything I&#8217;m afraid of, I confront it. That&#8217;s my personality. Right now, I&#8217;m scared to death.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tyson reveals his bout with Jake Paul will be treated as a \u201cfight\u201d despite being officially labeled an exhibition<\/p>\n<p>He also claims protective headgear will not be worn by either fighter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D0RARhq8Ms\">pic.twitter.com\/D0RARhq8Ms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dexerto (@Dexerto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dexerto\/status\/1775551729385283672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s what pushes Tyson to get back in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always believed that adversity and nervousness pretty much catapulted me into success. If I didn&#8217;t have these feelings, I wouldn&#8217;t go into this fight. I have to have these feelings to fight. Without them, I would never go in the ring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>How much will Mike Tyson make fighting Jake Paul?<\/h3>\n<p>Unconfirmed reports claim mike will receive $20 million for the match. On July 20, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul (left) will square off at AT&amp;T Stadium.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tyson says the Jake Paul bout is an exhibition under \u201creal fight\u201d rules \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N80quJ8D2g\">pic.twitter.com\/N80quJ8D2g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/1775361999917977889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>How much is Mike Tyson&#8217;s net worth?<\/h4>\n<p>Adjusted for inflation, Tyson&#8217;s projected net worth is $905 million, making him the eighteenth wealthiest athlete of all time, according to Sportico.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Mike Tyson&#8217;s record?<\/h3>\n<p>Tyson had a record of 50 victories (44 KOs), 6 defeats, and 2 no-contests at the end of his fighting career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tyson Says the Jake Paul Fight is Not an Exhibition: \u2018This is a Fight\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now I\u2019m scared to death but as the fight gets closer, the less nervous I become because it\u2019s reality and in reality, I\u2019m invincible.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/beYVTJfjUT\">pic.twitter.com\/beYVTJfjUT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/1775486596734710150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Tyson Says the Jake Paul Fight is Not an Exhibition: \u2018This is a Fight\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now I\u2019m scared to death but as the fight gets closer, the less nervous I become because it\u2019s reality and in reality, I\u2019m invincible.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/beYVTJfjUT\">pic.twitter.com\/beYVTJfjUT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChiefNerd\/status\/1775486596734710150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ex-NFL Star Vontae Davis\u2019 Cause Of Death Discovered Through The 911 Call?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ex-nfl-star-vontae-davis-cause-of-death-discovered-through-the-911-call\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ex-NFL Star Vontae Davis\u2019 Cause Of Death Discovered Through The 911 Call?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Tyson Is Not Shy To Admit That He Is &#8220;Scared To Death&#8221; To Fight Jake Paul In the boxing world, Mike Tyson has achieved about all a boxer could hope to; his next opponent, Jake Paul, has only fought in ten professional fights. Though Paul has his sights set on becoming a world champion, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":447354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1818],"tags":[2065,26063,26064,26065,24595,26061,26062],"class_list":["post-449506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boxing","tag-mike-tyson","tag-mike-tyson-logan-paul","tag-mike-tyson-logan-paul-fight","tag-mike-tyson-logan-paul-scared","tag-mike-tyson-news","tag-mike-tyson-scared","tag-mike-tyson-vs-logan-paul"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}