Four-division world champion Jeff Fenech is convinced his good friend Mike Tyson will overcome the 31-year age difference with Jake Paul and knock out the YouTuber very early in their blockbuster fight this weekend.
Paul and Tyson will meet in the highly anticipated fight on November 16, Australian time, at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
A crowd of more than 80,000 fans is expected to attend, and boxing industry insiders claim ‘Iron Mike’ could pocket a whopping $30 million.
Fenech is a close friend of the 58-year-old boxer and previously trained the fighter who was once dubbed “the baddest man on the planet.”
Revealing his predictions, Fenech backed Tyson to make a comeback for good.
“If I think it’s Mike Tyson that’s going to get in the ring, it’s going to be over very, very quickly,” the ‘Marrickville Mauler’ said. sports news.
‘Obviously, I would hate to see my friend get hurt. Now that I’ve seen what he did and what he went through (in training for the fight), I think he’ll be perfectly fine.
“If he does things correctly, I think it will take him about a minute and he will raise his hand and Jake Paul will be knocked out.”
Mike Tyson is giving Jake Paul (pictured together on Wednesday) a big advantage in terms of youth, but his partner Jeff Fenech doesn’t think that matters.
Australia’s all-time great boxer (pictured) is tipping Iron Mike to turn off Paul’s lights about a minute after the first bell rings on Saturday Australian time.
Fenech previously outlined what he believes is the ideal strategy Iron Mike will adopt on fight night.
“I just told him what I think he should do: don’t hit with him (Paul), don’t hit at the same time as Jake Paul,” he said.
‘Just make him fail and make him pay.
“It could be over in 40 seconds if you take just one hit.”
Fenech has been there for the former heavyweight fighter during some of the low points in his life, supporting Tyson during Alcoholics Anonymous classes.
While some have questioned whether Tyson will still be able to perform against the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-boxer, Fenech claimed that Tyson was in good shape ahead of the fight.
“You don’t lose that power, and his greatest attribute was being able to make someone fail and then make them pay,” said Fenech, who trained Tyson before his exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr.
“He’s 58, but he looks great and sounds good; he’s confident.” It made me very happy.”
Speaking of Tyson’s chances, he believed that he would get an easy victory against Paul, knocking out the American fighter.
Having supported Tyson throughout his career, the American also returned the favor after Fenech fell ill earlier this year. Tyson had reportedly FaceTimed the Australian boxing champion who held titles in three weight divisions.
Fenech is shown training Mike Tyson for a fight in March 2005. The two world champions have been friends for decades.
Fenech, however, will not be able to attend the fight in Texas next week. But he praised Tyson, saying: “To change his life like he has, it’s incredible.” It’s special.
Meanwhile, Tyson has been showing shades of his former self in training, showing off his terrifying punching power and intensity after several videos of his training regime have gone viral.
Rafael Cordeiro, his trainer, told NewsCorp: “I look at him and see him doing moves, sometimes it reminds me of when I was 25. I look at him and say, ‘Wow.’ He surprises me.
‘The power is incredible. There’s no one like Mike, why? Because there is no one who is 57 years old doing what he does.’