Mike Tyson feels good after health scare, is ready for his rescheduled bout with Jake Paul
- The fighters have restarted the build-up to their rescheduled match after the initial date was postponed because Tyson had an ulcer problem
Mike Tyson is 58 years old and coming off a health scare that forced the postponement of his return to the ring.
The boxer once considered the most dangerous man in the world could be putting himself in danger by putting the gloves on again. Yet he was quick to respond on Sunday when asked why he was going through with his bout against Jake Paul.
“Because I can. Who else can do it but me? Who else is he going to fight to make this happen?” Tyson said, motioning towards the crowd at a packed press conference where fans cheered the former heavyweight champion and booed Paul.
“We’ve just got to listen to the facts. We’ve got a YouTuber fighting the greatest fighter that ever lived.”
Tyson and Paul restarted the build-up to their match that is now scheduled for November 15 at the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. They had been set to meet on July 20 before Tyson became nauseated and dizzy on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles in May, with his representatives attributing the episode to an ulcer problem.
Tyson said on Sunday he resumed training two or three weeks ago and feels fine.
