Mike Tyson has sent an emotional message to his children as the boxing icon continues to ramp up preparations for Friday night’s seismic showdown with Jake Paul.
The veteran, 58, will be hoping to prove age is just a number when he faces his 27-year-old opponent at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Tyson took part in an open workout.
The boxing legend still appears to possess the power of old, with the heavyweight icon hitting the pads with thunderous gusto.
Mike Tyson has sent an emotional message to his children as the boxing icon continues to ramp up preparations for Friday night’s seismic showdown with Jake Paul
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Speaking after the session, Tyson then revealed he was hoping to make his children proud.
The boxing star also said his children will learn that he’s ‘special’ when he steps out into the ring for his blockbuster boxing comeback.
“Family is everything. To my children I’m nobody but that night they’re going to find out their father is very special.”
Tyson, despite everything he achieved during his prime, is the underdog for his upcoming clash with Paul given his opponent is 31 years his junior.
But he looked remarkable during the open workout, with boxing fans astonished at how strong and agile he looks.
One user wrote: “Jake made a massive mistake here.”
A second opined: “Mike Tyson still got it! Jake Paul better be ready for a REAL fight.”
A third echoed those comments, saying: “Tyson’s looking like a beast! Jake better be ready for this one.”
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Another said: “If Tyson can unleash one of those legendary punches early on, Mike Tyson could end it before Paul’s Instagram live feed even loads. 30 seconds or less.”
A fifth wrote: “This blows my mind. My respect for Tyson is off the charts.”
And a sixth said: “Looks like Iron Mike’s still got that knockout power!”
The fight will be Tyson’s first in four years, having drawn his exhibition clash with Roy Jones Jr back in 2020.
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He did, however, suffer an ulcer flare up earlier in the year that forced the showdown with Paul to be pushed back.
Some boxing fans are worried the battle could yet be called off at the last minute, with Tyson needing to pass two tests in order to return to the ring.
Yet while he understands the concerns, the heavyweight star is adamant there won’t be another delay.
“Thank you very much for being concerned,” he said. “But I am fighting.
Mike Tyson is hoping to make his children proud in his boxing fight with Jake Paul
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“I’m going to be okay… I was a different person [when I last fought professionally in 2005]. I was using narcotics and alcohol back then. I’m not that person anymore.
“I see a better picture of myself. I see light. I see the world from a different perspective now.”