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Mike Tyson has named his price to get him back in the ring, this time against the ever-controversial Jake Paul…
The revelation came via the latest episode of Tyson’s Hotboxin’ podcast, with WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo appearing as the guest on the one hour instalment.
Following a discussion of the current boxing landscape, the conversation quickly turned to YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, with Tyson’s co-host saying, “Mike’s supposed to fight Jake Paul”. The 55-year-old appeared to be unaware of the upcoming bout, replying, “Nobody ain’t tell me that. I ain’t sign no… Hey, I don’t got no f*cking money. Where the f*cking contract?”
It sounds like there’s bad blood between the pair, but it turns out Tyson is actually friends with Paul, going so far as to say that he’d been “smoking with him forever”. As for his price to get him back in the ring opposite the young 25-year-old, Tyson didn’t mince words, setting a firm $1 billion USD price point, justifying it by saying “Blue eyes, blonde hair, that shit is very expensive, man.”
A couple of years ago I’d say this fight would have no chance of going down, but in today’s world, anything is possible. Hear it from Tyson himself via the latest episode of Hotboxin’ above, and check out Paul’s recent knockout of former UFC Welterweight Tyron Woodley below.
