CNN —Mike Tyson will be 58 when he takes on Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas but he said fans are still clamouring to see the former heavyweight champion in action.
I’m getting billions of views from just talking to somebody about fighting,” Tyson told Reuters.
“Everybody, even most of the athletes, they’re jealous, that’s whack … I say in your prime you couldn’t draw a million people, man.
“Why you think he wants to fight me and not anybody else?” Tyson said of Paul, who has a 9-1 record with six knockouts.
“The other guys, their parents might not even come watch them.
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Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Paul, ” Tyson, they’re, Mike, ’, “, Tyson, Roy Jones Jr
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