MIKE TYSON claimed that it would cost him $1BILLION to fight Jake Paul.
In November 2020, the boxing legend made a surprise comeback when he fought Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round show.
Mike Tyson stated that it would cost him $1billion to fight Jake Paul
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Undercard: YouTuber Paul met ex-NBA player Nate Robinson, and they formed a friendship.
However, the two were rumoured to have been in negotiations for a big-money fight in Las Vegas.
Iron Mike claimed he had no idea how to negotiate and said he would ask for a huge fee to get him back in the ring.
Tyson answered a question about Paul fighting on his podcast by saying: "Nobody said that to me."
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"Hey, I don't have any f***ing money. Then where is the f***ing contract?
"I don't know anything about it. He's been my friend for years, and I used to smoke with him. This is the first time I have ever heard it.
"I was in St Barts with him not too long ago and he never told this to me. This is the first time I have heard it from anyone, and this is only what I heard from you guys.
"We need more man s ***, blonde-eyed, blue-eyed mans, and that s*** is very costly, so we need to make more money, man."
FREE BETTING AND SIGN-UP DEALS - THE BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERINGSTyson was later asked how much he needed to be paid to return the ring. He replied, "A billion dollars."
The Baddest Man on the Planet, a reformed Baddest Man, drew with Jones (53), and pledged to fight on.
His rematch with Lennox Lewis, 56, was arranged, as well as a tri-fight with Evander Holyfield (59).
Both were unsuccessful and Tyson said in January that he wouldn't fight again.
Paul, 25 is now 5-0 and has four knockouts. However, he is yet to face a professional boxer.
Tyson wanted to see the American succeed and advised others not to underestimate his efforts.
On Club Shay Shay, he said: "These guys get so emotional that they want to fight them. They forget that he is a trained fighter."
"He's going make them believe they can beat this guy, because he's white and has blonde hair and blue eyes. Then they enter the ring and something else happens."
