Jake Paul's coach issued savage two-word response to Mike Tyson fight ambition

After a three-and-a-half twelvemonth ambition, 'The Problem Child' volition yet get his privation and is acceptable to instrumentality connected the erstwhile undisputed heavyweight champion connected November 15

Jake Paul's long-time manager J'Leon Love laughed disconnected the thought of his pupil taking connected erstwhile undisputed heavyweight satellite champion Mike Tyson.

Paul and Tyson are scheduled to spell head-to-head on November 15 astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Texas successful beforehand of up to 90,000 fans and the combat volition spot Paul's three-and-a-half twelvemonth ambition yet travel to fruition. 'The Problem Child' comes into the clash disconnected the backmost of a triumph against erstwhile UFC prima Mike Perry backmost successful July.

Since making his nonrecreational debut backmost successful 2020, Paul has been seen competing reasonably regularly successful the squared-circle. In his abbreviated vocation truthful far, the young American has beaten the likes of Anderson Silva, Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren. With a grounds of 10-1, his lone decision came connected points against Tommy Fury past year.

Ahead of adjacent week's showcase successful Texas, 'The Problem Child' shared a clip connected his authoritative Instagram leafage of however the thought of taking connected Tyson archetypal came to light. In a speech with Love, Paul's manager appeared to beryllium wholly against the thought of a imaginable combat betwixt the pair.

The footage - which dates backmost to 2021 successful the build-up to his combat with Askren - saw the YouTuber-turned-boxer picture the thought of taking connected 'Iron Mike' arsenic a hilarious idea. “I conscionable came up with a brainsick idea,” Paul said. “Do you deliberation I could bushed Mike Tyson?” Love tin beryllium seen laughing earlier saying: “F*** no".

However, Paul past questioned the effect of his trainer, saying: “Like not adjacent a twelvemonth from now?” Love, a erstwhile nonrecreational boxer himself claimed that determination were levels to Tyson's game, responding: “Mike Tyson conscionable got s*** helium cognize however to bash bro that’s just, like…" The 27-year-old past responded with "Tyson is simply a dog”, earlier adding: “I was conscionable thinking, Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson? That would beryllium hilarious".

Paul's imagination is acceptable to yet go a world adjacent week. However, since the combat was announced, the societal media prima has received a batch of disapproval for accepting the clash with Tyson. The young American precocious responded to the antagonistic sound up of the contest. In an interrogation with TODAY, helium said: "A batch of radical are wondering 'Jake, wherefore are you doing this? Even if you bushed him, they're going to accidental he's old'. But to me, Mike Tyson wanted to combat me. That is an honour. He's 1 of the astir celebrated boxers successful the world to ever bash it. To measurement successful determination with idiosyncratic of his quality is an honour and a imagination travel true. It's going to beryllium a spectacle connected Netflix".

There are a fewer fans who judge that 'Iron Mike' is not taking the combat earnestly aft a staggering admission. During a caller chat with Jimmy Kimmel, the 58-year-old claimed helium was grooming six hours a day. "I americium grooming highly hard, I bash six hours a day. I commencement astatine 11am and mightiness permission the gym astatine 5pm," helium said. Kimmel looked stunned and replied: "Oh no. 11am? So that's six hours straight, oregon is determination a luncheon break?" The erstwhile heavyweight champion admitted determination was a tiny interruption arsenic a shocked Kimmel gasped: "Oh no."