Francis Ngannou is assured Mike Tyson will get the job finished when he returns to the ring for a scrap with Jake Paul this fall.
On Friday, November 15, the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet‘ heads to the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for his first skilled struggle in almost 20 years. A lot has been mentioned concerning the 58-year-old’s extremely anticipated comeback, a lot of it surrounding the huge age hole between the 2 combatants.
Nonetheless, there are loads who imagine Tyson’s legendary energy will likely be ever-present in opposition to ‘The Downside Little one’ in The Lone Star State.
Talking with the YouTube star on his BS w/ Jake Paul podcast, Ngannou supplied his frank prediction for the way issues will play out when Paul exams himself in opposition to the previous unified heavyweight world champion.
“Yeah I do [think Tyson will beat you],” Ngannou instructed Paul. “Pay attention, I’ve seen how Tyson strikes round identical to to indicate me stuff… he nonetheless obtained it. Both method, I feel Mike Tyson will beat you. We’re speaking about Mike, bro. Mike is one thing else. He’s a specimen… Mike will transfer from this facet to this facet with out you understanding” (h/t Center Straightforward).
Requested what Paul ought to look out for when he meets ‘Iron’ contained in the squared circle, Ngannou had only one phrase.
“Every part,” Ngannou instructed Paul with a smile. “Be careful for all the pieces.”
Jake Paul goes for win No. 11 in opposition to Mike Tyson
Jake Paul goes into his twelfth profession struggle with a stable 10-1 document with seven of his victories coming by way of KO. In February 2023, he suffered his first loss, developing on the improper facet of the scorecards in a cut up resolution in opposition to Tommy Fury.
Since then, he’s received 4 straight, together with wins over ex-UFC star Nate Diaz and BKFC star ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry.
As for Tyson, his final professional struggle got here on June 11, 2005, in a shedding effort in opposition to Kevin McBride. In 2020, Tyson competed in a charity boxing match with Roy Jones Jr. that went to an eight-round draw.