Roy Jones Jr., the final particular person to combat boxing legend Mike Tyson, has shared his ideas on Tyson's upcoming match towards Jake Paul. Tyson is about to return to the ring on July 20 to face social media star Paul on the AT&T Stadium in Texas.

Despite being 58 years outdated, 'Iron Mike' remains to be a formidable opponent, with over 30 years of expertise over Paul. The final time Tyson fought was in November 2020, going eight rounds with Jones Jr., whereas Paul knocked out NBA star Nate Robinson on the undercard.

And Jones Jr. shared a worrying verdict for Paul, declaring that Tyson nonetheless had loads of energy once they met a couple of years in the past. Jones Jr. informed The Lunch Club: "The Jake Paul Mike Tyson fight is not an exhibition, I've heard it's been upgraded to a fight.

"If it is a combat, it's totally intriguing the way it might prove as a result of Jake Paul has gotten quite a bit higher as a boxer over the times however Mike Tyson even at 58 or nonetheless outdated he's, remains to be Mike Tyson.

"When I boxed him, he still punched like Mike Tyson. If he hits anybody square on the chin it's going to be problematic, I don't care who it is. I like Jake Paul, he's a good guy and he's doing good with his boxing stuff. I think it's a good promotional situation for him and Mike, they should go really good numbers especially having upgraded to a real fight.

"If Mike comes out and does what Mike usually does, then it should be a troublesome scenario for Jake. If Jake can steer clear of him for 4 or 5 rounds, then Jake has an opportunity however he will must do a number of manoeuvring to steer clear of him."

Paul has boldly challenged Tyson to try and become the first man to put him on the canvas having never been dropped before. He has a 9-1 record as a professional boxer, with his only loss coming on points to Tommy Fury.

Paul and Tyson once got along well, even appearing together on an episode of Tyson's Hotboxin' podcast, which Tyson surprisingly stopped filming recently. However, things changed once their fight was announced.

Paul explained: "When you signal the contract, one thing modifications, proper? Even if we need to really feel that, but it surely's like we face off, clearly, I like him and respect him a lot. I'm honoured to be going into the ring with him, however we're f****ing preventing one another," on his BS podcast."