Jake Paul has been warned by Larry Holmes that Mike Tyson ‘tries to kill you’ in the boxing ring ahead of their blockbuster clash next month.
Iron Mike will be making his return to the sport, four years after his exhibition draw with Roy Jones Jr.
Tyson, at the age of 58, will be the underdog. However, with the veteran impressing fans with his power in training, many aren’t sure what to expect.
Holmes knows all about Tyson, having lost to the heavyweight back in 1988.
Jake Paul will need to be at his best in order to beat Mike Tyson in their boxing match next month
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And Holmes, speaking to OLBG, has now warned Paul that his rival will be out for blood when they fight on November 15.
“I watched a clip of Mike Tyson this morning and all I can say is Jake better be ready if he’s going to fight Mike,” he said.
“Mike will be able to last the two minute rounds. Mike comes to fight when he puts his mind to it, he goes to work on you.
“And that’s what I’ve seen today. And if this guy tries to trade punches with Mike, he loses.
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“Mike is a puncher. I fought Mike and he hit me and that was the end of it.
“Earnie Shavers was one of the hardest punchers there’s ever been and Mike is right up there with him at the top.
“Earnie Shavers was the hardest I’ve ever faced but when Tyson hits, he tries to kill you. And Mike can take a good punch, I hit him a couple of times and he kept on coming.
“Jake will hit him, but Mike is going to keep on coming. He better be ready for Mike to keep coming forward with punches.”
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Recalling his own experience of fighting Tyson, Holmes feels his defeat in 1988 was ’embarrassing’.
He also thinks Tyson will summon that same magic to get the better of Paul, even if he’s ‘not expecting anything’ from either man.
“Tyson ducks, moves his head, and gets in close,” he continued.
“He’ll take a punch or two to get in close, and then once he’s up close he’ll go to work on the body, and then that head.
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“Mike knocked the s**t out of me, he hit me so hard I went ‘wooooo’. And he beat me. It was embarrassing.
“I remember the right hand he hit me with – I thought at the time ‘he should be locked up’ because of the power, and he kept on coming, growling like Joe Frazier.
“That’s the fight I’m expecting Mike to put on. Jake has to survive that.
“I’m not expecting anything. I’m just looking for a good fight like everybody else.
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“Mike Tyson’s gonna do his thing and fight the way he always fights.
“I think if I’m gonna bet my money, I’ll bet on Mike Tyson because I know him. I see him. I was around him. I know what he’s made of.
“I wish both of them the best, I hope they don’t get hurt. They have Larry Holmes support.”