Mike Tyson hasn't fought professionally since 2005, when Jake Paul came calling.
Now 58 years old, his last professional fight took place before he turned 40, Tyson will return to the ring this Friday in front of his biggest crowd ever.
Tyson will face the YouTuber-turned-boxer in front of nearly 100,000 people at AT&T Stadium, and the fight will be streamed on Netflix to approximately 300 million subscribers.
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Boxer Mike Tyson stands on the field before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Jairaj Imagine Images)
Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought in an exhibition match in 2020, but ironically that time Paul was on the undercard.
Paul is in the best shape of his life at age 27, no matter what the haters say about the legitimacy of his career and the game. The 29-year age difference is the largest in the history of professional boxing.
That meant Tyson needed to turn back the clock a bit on his training, and he did just that.
At Tuesday's public training session, Tyson delivered the same powerful jab as he has throughout his career, and even though he was in the ring for only a few minutes, he was dripping with sweat, a testament to all his hard work.
Tyson was asked what he learned about himself from training, but he didn't seem to even expect the camp to be a success.
Mike Tyson (left) and Jake Paul hold a press conference during Fanatics Fest NYC at the Javits Center on August 18, 2024 in New York City. (John Nasion/Getty Images)
“I'm tougher than I think I am,” Tyson said in Dallas. “When I agreed to this fight, when I started training, I said, 'What am I thinking?'
“The formalities are over. Now it's time for the battle. All the hard work is done.”
Maybe Tyson needed to learn more about himself when his ulcer returned in May, about seven weeks before his original fight date.
But if you watch just about every training video Tyson has released, it's clear that he's working hard.
Mike Tyson (left) and Jake Paul attend the Fanatics Fest press conference at the Javits Center on August 18, 2024 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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He enters the fight as an underdog, but it's hard to doubt “The Baddest Man on Earth,” whose confidence seems sky-high.
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