JAKEPAUL believes Mike Tyson is trying to avoid him, because he knows that Tyson would beat him.
After his fight with Tommy Fury, Problem Child was rescheduled to face Hasim Rahman Jr at Madison Square Garden next year.
Jake Paul insists that he would beat Mike Tyson
Iron Mike worries that he might hurt YouTuber, he says.
Iron Mike is a friend, but he still wants to be in the ring as the Baddest Man on Planet.
Paul, 56, was a former heavyweight champion and shared the card when he made his return fight with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020.
The event was viewed by 1.8 million people.
Since then, speculation has been building that the men could team up again for an extravaganza. But this time they would be rivals.
Paul believes Tyson is avoiding him out of fear of hurting the outspoken star.
The 25-year old insists that he would win.
Paul answered the Flagrant podcast when asked if he would "f***up" the veteran. It's delusional optimism that is the real super-power, and I am serious as a heart attack.
"I would like to say that I love Mike Tyson. I love him and his family. He's a great man, wise, and a wonderful person who has taken me under his wings.
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"I believe he believes he will knock me out and that's probably why he doesn’t want to fight.
"I believe he wants me to be safe from him knocking me out or hurting me."
Paul said, "[If he knew how great I was], maybe the fighting would happen."
"Maybe he will be watching the fight, and there's a high chance [that] he knocks me out."
