Mike Tyson had solely been stopped 5 occasions in his 56 battle profession, and one of many males to have achieved that has now revealed how he expects the battle with Jake Paul to go.
Tyson is about to face Paul on Friday 15 November on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, reside on Netflix, after the preliminary date of July 20 was postponed attributable to Tyson struggling a latest medical incident.
Many followers have huge considerations forward of the bout, believing that at 57-years-old, ‘Iron Mike’ shouldn’t be moving into the ring with Youtuber-turned-boxer Paul, who’s 30 years youthful than his opponent.
One man who doesn’t share these considerations is former Tyson opponent James ‘Buster’ Douglas, who shocked the world when earnedd a knockout win on the Tokyo Dome in Japan in 1990 to turn into world heavyweight champion, heading into the bout as a 42-1 underdog.
Douglas has just lately damaged down how he feels the battle will play out, and has now doubled down in his confidence of a Tyson victory when discussing additional with Playing Zone.
“It’s not going to be good for Jake. I don’t assume there shall be a lot of a boxing profession left for Paul afterwards. I believe as soon as Mike eliminates him, that’s it for his boxing profession.
“The very best situation for Paul is to only final all the battle, say he went the space with Mike Tyson. Hold his palms up and duck these haymakers as a result of they’re going to be coming. Paul shall be intimidated by these haymakers, they’re like rockets.
“Hold shifting Paul, don’t stand in entrance of him, don’t stand on the practice tracks. I have a look at it like a simple win. Will probably be the simplest win of his profession. At 65 years outdated it could be robust, however at 58 will probably be a chunk of cake.”
Douglas additionally dismissed claims {that a} script could also be determined forward of time for Tyson and Paul to comply with within the battle.
“I can’t see Mike doing that, he’s solely obtained one gear. I can’t see him following a script and going by way of the motions as a result of it takes lower than a heartbeat to get Mike in an uproar, so I can’t see him following no script. He’ll be in search of blood like a shark in water.”
It’s set to turn into clear in November whether or not Douglas is appropriate together with his evaluation, on a card that may even characteristic the undisputed super-lightweight title battle between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, in a rematch from their epic first bout in April 2022.
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