Mike Tyson's last opponent warns Jake Paul about legend's punching power

Jake Paul faces 1 of the toughest tests of his vocation erstwhile helium goes glove-to-glove with the erstwhile undisputed heavyweight satellite champion connected November 15

Roy Jones Jr has issued a informing to Jake Paul aft the boxing fable admitted it felt similar helium was being 'kicked successful the chest' by a mule erstwhile Mike Tyson archetypal deed him.

The American boxing seasoned famously went toe-to-toe successful an accumulation clash with Tyson 4 years ago. While galore fans were near unimpressed by the bore gully backmost successful 2020, Jones Jr was near shocked by the erstwhile undisputed heavyweight satellite champion. Throughout the contest, determination were signs of 'Iron Mike' successful his premier arsenic the 58-year-old was capable to onshore immoderate cleanable shots, portion showing helium inactive had the electrical speed.

Tyson's past nonrecreational combat came astir 2 decades ago. On that night, helium discontinue connected the stool against erstwhile Irish boxer Kevin McBride. Both Tyson and Paul volition spell head-to-head on November 15 astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Texas successful beforehand of up to 80,000 fans. The brace were owed to combat earlier this year, but 'Iron Mike' was forced to propulsion retired of the contention aft suffering an ulcer flare-up backmost successful May.

Many fans person since slammed the determination to spell up with the contention owed to the whopping property spread betwixt the 2 fighters. That said, Tyson insists helium is acceptable and volition beryllium capable to marque the locomotion to the squared-circle adjacent Friday.

While immoderate fans are acrophobic for Tyson heading into the clash, Jones Jr is really beauteous assured and has precocious issued a informing to 'The Problem Child'. In an interrogation with Andre Ward, the American has alerted the societal media prima astir Tyson's punching power.

When asked by Ward however it felt being punched by the heavyweight legend, Jones Jr said: "First clip helium deed maine successful the chest, it felt similar a mule had kicked maine successful the chest. At 57-years-old, I said 'oh my goodness, ok! You won't deed maine nary more'."

Recently, Jones Jr shared his authoritative prediction for the combat and believes Tyson volition propulsion disconnected an unthinkable upset connected November 15 and insists helium could adjacent decorativeness the YouTuber-turned-boxer. “I judge successful Mike, apt via decision,” Jones Jr. said to MMANytt.com. “But if helium wants to decorativeness it, helium can. Yet, if he’s conscionable looking to bask the fight, helium mightiness instrumentality it dilatory and person immoderate fun… I’m not disquieted astir Mike and his age. Mike is inactive hard to hit, and helium hits similar a truck.”

Since the heavyweight clash was officially rebooked, Paul has received a batch of disapproval for taking the fight. 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."