Mike Tyson snapped at a reporter during the press conference before his fight against Jake Paul on November 15, Friday. Tyson will return to the boxing ring for the first time since 2005 in the much publicised fight with Paul, which will be streamed live on NetFlix. The Indian viewers can watch the fight on November 16 at 6:30 am IST.
Both men would engage in open workout sessions on November 12, where Tyson would show some aggression by making his pad man to be on the ropes. Iron Mike was, however, a bit subdued at the beginning of the press conference as he was giving flat answers and refusing to engage in a back and forth with Paul. But all that changed when a female reporter decided to ask what would it mean to Tyson's legacy if he would lose to Paul.
The boxing legend flat out said he wasn't going to lose the fight.
"I'm not going to lose," said Tyson.
As the reporter began her follow-up question, Tyson would interpret her and once again said he wasn't going to lose, which got an ovation from the fans.
"I'm not going to lose! Did you hear what I said?" said Tyson.
Paul would say that he wants Tyson to be his old savage self so that there won't be any excuses when he would knock the boxing legend out.
"I want him to be that old savage Mike," Paul (10-1) said during a press conference on Wednesday.
"I want that killer. I want the hardest match possible Friday night and I want there to be no excuses from anyone when I knock him out."
Paul would also say that the fight won't go the full 16 minutes.
"Somebody is getting put to sleep," Paul said.
"It's going to be a war. We're both heavy hitters. It's not going the full 16 minutes."
The fight between Tyson and Paul was initially scheduled to happen in July but had to be rescheduled as the boxing legend had an ulcer flareup.
Source: India Today