Mike Tyson has shared footage of himself punching a bag, days after his fight with Jake Paul was announced.
Paul shocked the world when he revealed he would face Tyson, currently 57, later this year, with a 30-year age difference between the two men.
It will mark a sensational return to the ring for ‘Iron Mike’, who will be 58 by the time he fights the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer nicknamed ‘The Problem Child’.
The fight will be held at the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Texas, home of NFL team Dallas Cowboys, and will be streamed live on Netflix.
And Tyson appears to have started preparing for that fight, sharing footage of a training session online as anticipation for his return begins to grow.
Mike Tyson has shared footage of himself punching a punching bag after his fight with Jake Paul was announced
Earlier this week it was announced that the pair will compete against each other at AT&T Stadium in Dallas later this year
Streaming site Netflix has released a teaser clip of Paul and Tyson facing off to announce the fight
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Paul, who has 25.9 million followers on Instagram, has made no secret of his desire to become a professional world champion. He fought in the co-main event when Tyson and Roy Jones Jnr staged an exhibition fight in 2020, Iron Mike’s first return to the ring since 2006.
“I’m really looking forward to getting in the ring with Jake Paul,” Tyson said.
“He’s grown a lot as a boxer over the years, so it’ll be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT.”
Tyson could be seen with his hands wrapped, wearing a black sweater and shorts with a jump print as he punched the bag.
Fans had meanwhile debunked Paul’s claim that an impressive training video of Tyson, who retired in 2005, was filmed just two weeks ago ahead of their July fight.
As part of the build-up to the fight, Paul posted footage of Tyson training, claiming it was taken just ‘two weeks ago’.
“A member of my team sent me this video that Mike’s coach posted two weeks ago asking me if I’m sure I want to do this… yes, yes I do. Heavyweight.’
However, his post on X, formerly known as Twitter, was immediately hit with a community message informing users that the images were from four years ago.
Paul shared a video of Tyson training ahead of their stunning boxing fight in July and claimed it was filmed two weeks ago
Nevertheless, Tyson appears to be in good health, despite explaining that he was “in bed for a week” after filming the footage.
During an appearance on the Joe Rogan Podcast, Tyson said, “Do you want me to tell you about that video? I made that video and was in bed for a week.
‘That was 30 seconds and I was in bed for a week. And it’s not funny because it made me realize that this is big boy s***, okay?’.
