Mike Tyson, 58, breaks silence on Jake Paul’s win over Mike Perry as boxing legend says ‘Countdown Begins’ for fight
MIKE TYSON has sent an ominous message to Jake Paul after watching him in action against Mike Perry.
The YouTuber preserved the pair’s Texas tussle in November thanks to a sixth-round stoppage of the BKFC star in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Tyson was due to have been the man standing opposite Paul but was forced to withdraw from their clash after suffering a medical emergency on-board a flight to Los Angeles.
And the former undisputed heavyweight champion’s sights are still set on teaching The Problem Child a lesson just hours after seeing him stop Perry.
The 58-year-old posted a video of himself watching Paul be introduced to his Instagram and X pages.
Prior to the video post, he wrote: “[The] countdown begins.
“118 days -16 weeks and 6 days- 17 weekends – 2,832 hours – 169,920 minutes – 10,195,200 seconds
“[The] clock starts now. #TysonPaul #TheClockIsTicking #JakesWake.”
Paul made it crystal clear he only wants to fight Tyson next in his post-fight interview with DAZN.
“I did put him down in the first round and he just survived it but Mike Tyson!” he said. “You’re next big boy.
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Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson’s lifestyles compared
ONE is a notorious YouTuber-turned-boxer who has taken the sport by storm.
The other terrorised all in the ring in the 1980s and 1990s, famously biting the ear off an opponent in one fight.
Iron Mike has rebuilt his life after squandering a £300m fortune with a cannabis empire, and is a huge advocate of the drug.
And as Paul has continued to rise up the ranks, he has splashed the cash on a fleet of amazing cars.
Whereas Tyson had more money than sense until a £15m debt saw him part with his cherished car collection.
Paul now lives in a plush mansion worth £13m in Puerto Rico, after escaping his hectic life in LA.
But these days, Tyson lounges in his Vegas property he paid £2.5m for with wife Lakiha, who he married in 2009.
Paul is not yet married but is smitten with his speed skater girlfriend Jutta Leerdam.
She will be by his side when her man puts his 9-1 boxing record on the line against two-time heavyweight champ Tyson on July 20.
“Sign the contract! November 15th on Netflix, I’m excited for that one.
“I’m going to go home and prepare for that.”
Paul is seemingly already looking past Iron Mike as he’s set his sights on fighting UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira
He continued: “And, Alex Pereira, you said you want to box, I’m the king of this.
“I’m the king of this, come over we can make it happen. I want you, Alex Pereira.
“Indeed, I just beat a BKFC champion, I beat multiple UFC champions and he said he wants to box.
“So Alex Pereira, after Mike Tyson lets make it happen.”