Mike Tyson has sent a warning message to Jake Paul by dropping a sparring partner through the ropes with a blistering shot.
The pair of combat sports titans will go head-to-head on November 15 at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.
Mike Tyson drops sparring partner with thunderous shot ahead of Jake Paul fight
With Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul rapidly approaching, the former world boxing champion has given his fans a positive sign with sparring footage that indicates he’s still carrying huge power in his fists.
The legend, renowned for rendering his opponents unconscious with his lightning combinations, clearly has something left in the tank.
‘Iron Mike’ recently headed to Twitter to upload some new training footage, in which he looks just as violent as he was at the peak of his powers.
The American unleashed a series of hooks, sending his sparring partner sagging into the ropes.
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Smelling blood in the water, Tyson pounced like a shark, landing a final thunderous left hand that resulted in his opponent tumbling out of the ring.
His coach consequently calls a halt to the session, saying, ‘That’s good for today’, to which Tyson replied, ‘Are you sure’? He then asked again, ‘Are you f***ing sure’?
After his trainer answered in the affirmative, the boxing legend exclaimed: “I’ve got a lot in me. I’m just getting started.”
While clearly a long way removed from his prime, Tyson supporters will take the sparring footage as a glimmer of hope that their hero still has enough in the locker to defeat one of boxing’s most polarizing stars.
Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield make massive predictions for Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul
Having shared the ring with Tyson, both Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield know exactly what the power-punching New Yorker is all about.
Having scaled the boxing mountain themselves, the pair are both renowned for their expert opinions both regularly offering their views on the biggest news in the sport.
They’ve both witnessed Paul become a massive name in the boxing business, and have evaluated the skills in his arsenal.
With that considered, the icons have made the exact same prediction over which of these huge stars is going to come out on top.
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