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Mike Tyson Shocks Ex-UFC Champ With ‘Hardcore Preparation’ for Jake Paul Fight

Souvik Roy
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Mike Tyson Shocks Ex-UFC Champ With ‘Hardcore Preparation’ for Jake Paul Fight

The upcoming Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing is being criticized by several fans. But it probably woke the devil that was sleeping inside ‘Iron’. Tyson has already got back to training for the fight. The intensity of Tyson’s ‘Day 1’ training startled a large chunk of fans. However, the recent Instagram story of the former UFC welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman, revealed that the ‘Day 3’ of Tyson’s training session was nothing different.

Tyson’s fame even after two decades of retirement speaks volumes about his in-ring prowess. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ became the youngest unified boxing world champion in the history of the sport in 1987. But his devastating punches are also one of the major reasons behind his popularity. Tyson is currently maintaining a streak of uploading his training footage videos to his ‘X’ account. Usman was startled by Tyson’s hardcore preparation as he shared ‘Iron’s’ day-3 training footage as his own Instagram story with ‘wide eyes’ emoji.

 

Interestingly, ‘Iron’ is also rhyming up the count of his training day with a few more words after it. In the day 3 video, he can be heard saying “Day 3 – You still wanna f*ck with me?”. It’s quite apparent that most people won’t have the guts to answer Tyson’s question affirmatively. The consequences would be terrible.

But ‘The Problem Child’ will still lock horns with ‘Iron’ on 20 July. However, Tyson’s training showcases he might taste the first KO defeat in his pro boxing career in the fight.

Will Mike Tyson be able to conquer Jake Paul like his pro-boxing career rivals?

As already mentioned, it has almost been two decades since Tyson bid goodbye to the boxing ring. It’s also a known fact that Father Time spares no mortals. But ‘Iron’s’ training footage at 57 showcases that he hasn’t lost much of his devastating punching power. Hence, a few clean shots from Tyson may be enough to shut ‘The Problem Child’s’ lights on 20 July.

But fans might be in a state of worry regarding his cardio. Back in the day, Tyson could’ve probably fought two rivals on the same night. But time has taken its toll on him, which might not leave him with enough cardio to carry on for a single fight currently.

However, hardly any fan expected Tyson to have such power in his punches to date. Hence, he might startle them once more by combining his cardio with his strikes effectively and eventually gaining a victory over the Youtuber-boxer, Paul.

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Souvik Roy

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The coveted boxing bout between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson in 2002 was the first combat sports event that Souvik ever witnessed. However, he fell for the UFC when he knew about it in 2010. After starting as an occasional viewer back then, Souvik has been watching UFC events almost regularly from late 2017. He began his career as a UFC(MMA) and combat sports journalist in the year 2022 after gathering a lot of valuable knowledge about MMA and a few other combat sports disciplines. He has written more than 1300 articles about various UFC and other combat sports events prior to joining The SportsRush. Apart from being a journalist, Souvik is also an ardent fan of the UFC. Hence, he always looks to have conversations about the same with others. He has a deep affinity for striking part of MMA and other combat sports and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier is the warrior of his choice in the current UFC roster. Souvik also serves as the Lead Vocalist of a rock band during his time free from publishing reports.

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