Mike Tyson has sent a chilling warning to Jake Paul ahead of their November fight, after the YouTube star defeated Mike Perry with a sixth-round knockout on Saturday.
Tyson and Paul were originally scheduled to fight this week, but the boxing match was postponed until November after ‘Iron Mike’ suffered a medical scare in May.
However, the 57-year-old is committed to fighting Paul and reminded his much younger opponent how soon their fight was approaching in ominous fashion. Post on X.
‘118 days – 16 weeks and 6 days – 17 weekends – 2,832 hours – 169,920 minutes – 10,195,200 seconds,’ he wrote in X.
‘The clock starts ticking now. #TysonPaul #TheClockIsTicking #JakesWake.’
Mike Tyson sent a warning to Jake Paul on Saturday before the proposed fight between the two
Paul defeated former UFC star Mike Perry on Saturday, beating the 32-year-old in six rounds.
Tyson also posted a video of himself silently watching Paul on TV, before the latter defeated former UFC star Perry.
The 32-year-old Bare Knuckle Fighting champion was no pushover and even put the YouTube sensation’s chin to the test on several occasions in a grueling contest.
However, after knocking him down in the first and second rounds, Paul knocked Perry down to the point of no return with a blistering combination in the sixth.
Paul was quick to pay tribute to his brave opponent that night.
“It’s very tough,” he said of Perry. “I’m sorry it took so long. I hit him really hard, but he took a lot of damage. It’s a win, I’m very excited.”
Jake Paul knocked out a spirited Mike Perry after six grueling rounds with the former UFC star.
Tyson posted a video of himself glaring at Paul on TV before his fight with Perry.
Paul also told Tyson to “sign the contract” ahead of their proposed fight in November, but also called out UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
“Alex Pereira, you said you wanted to box… I’m the king of this, come and we can make it happen,” he said.
The Paul-Tyson fight is currently scheduled for November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Texas.
The ‘Problem Child’ has primarily fought former UFC fighters in his boxing career, with Perry becoming the fifth former UFC fighter he has defeated.