Former boxing star Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson has disputed Mike Tyson’s comments about potentially being high when he fights Jake Paul on November 15.
All eyes will be on the 58-year-old when he returns to action next month after a four-year hiatus, having last fought Roy Jones Jr in 2020.
In a recent interview, Tyson suggested that he could be high when he makes his exciting return to sport.
The boxing icon has built a cannabis empire in the years since hanging up his gloves, with Tyson now believed to be worth around £8million.
Mike Tyson previously suggested he’d be high when he fights Jake Paul
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But Jackson, speaking to TMZ, is doubtful and thinks the veteran was merely ‘talking s**t’.
“I don’t know about that,” he said.
“Mike Tyson is probably just talking s**t, man.”
Many fans of the sport want Tyson to reign supreme for the sanctity of boxing. Paul, while he’s won 10 of his 11 fights, remains a divisive figure.
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Jackson isn’t keen to predict the outcome of the fight but insisted he wouldn’t be going against Tyson, despite his age.
“He’s my favourite boxer,” he said.
“Anything can happen in the boxing ring. But I ain’t gonna go against Mike Tyson.”
Millions from all over the world are expected to tune in to the clash, which will be shown by Netflix in a new first for the streaming site.
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Tyson, speaking last week, expressed a belief that Paul will attempt to ‘run away’ from him in the ring.
And he’s also told fans there could be a round one knockout on the cards if he’s able to land a big hit early on.
Speaking at a LF*GO! press conference to promote his new energy pouches, he said: “If I don’t have to catch him, you can expect a Round 1 knockout.
“But I may have to catch him because I anticipate this guy running from me.”
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Tyson also says his mindset has changed, having been ‘too stressed out’ during his prime years in the sport.
“When I was fighting professionally, I was too stressed out,” he continued.
“I never had a chance to relax or enjoy my championships because everything was coming at me.
“There were lawsuits and divorces. I never enjoyed myself as a human being.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul had been due to fight earlier this year only for an ulcer flare up to postpone the bout
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“This is a moment in time when I can enjoy myself as a human being.
“I have better life skills now than I did while fighting.”