YouTube-turned-boxer Jake Paul is about to get in the ring with legendary heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on November 15th at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In the meantime, Paul has turned to social media to clap back at his critics. Interestingly, his last opponent, Mike Perry, has also chimed in to give his two cents on the matter. 

Back in May, ‘Iron’ Mike suffered an ulcer flare-up during a cross-country flight, which saw the cross-generational bout between Paul and Tyson get pushed back to November 15th. “When I received the news that he was out and not able to fight, I was just numb,” Paul said in the documentary, ‘Countdown: Paul vs Tyson’ created by Netflix capturing the lead-up to their fight. 

“I was just like, ‘f***…’ I’m the type of person who likes a schedule and likes to know what I’m doing. This just threw a wrench in all of that. There was nothing I could do. It was out of my control,” he added. Regardless, BKFC champion ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry stepped in at the last minute to replace Tyson in the July 20 bout and save the event.

However, despite his saving grace, Jake Paul brutally knocked out Perry in the sixth round of their fight, showcasing his superior boxing skills. Interestingly, after the bout BKFC shareholder Conor McGregor took to social media to announce that Perry was fired from the promotion following his performance against Paul. Responding to his debacle, Paul generously offered Perry a job in his sports betting company, Betr.

“Mike Perry, as you got fired by Conor McGregor from BKFC, we will hire you at Betr into a partnership and give you some sort of role,” Paul said. “We’ll figure out what that’s going to be. Betr has a job for you, Mike Perry.” However, the thing is, even Perry had a stake in the promotion, so it would be strategically impossible for Perry to be booted by McGregor. 

“He doesn’t have a promotion because me and him are both owners of BKFC. He can’t fire me,” Perry had said. Regardless, coming back to Paul’s social media post today—the 27-year-old shared a promotional video for the fight, with the caption reading, “7 Days.” Meanwhile, in the video, Jake Paul addressed his critics directly while taking digs at them. 

“I could be on a yacht on the coast of Sicily, I could be in the club popping bottles, I could be in some Ferraris. Yet, I still working harder than you, f**king doom-scroller,” Paul said. ‘The Problem Child’ has been relentlessly criticized for choosing to fight Tyson, who is 31 years his senior. Not to mention, others have been wishing for his doom in the upcoming bout. 

Nonetheless, reacting to Paul’s video, which included a clip showing Perry getting dropped by the social media star during their fight in July, ‘Platinum’ Perry, seemingly in support of Jake Paul, wrote back, “Siempre me levantare,” which roughly translates to “I will always get up.” While Perry promises to never give up, the former UFC star seems to still be firing shots at McGregor. 

Mike Perry is tired of not being shown any love

In an explosive clip from his upcoming ‘Down & Dirty’ documentary, the former UFC star held nothing back while venting his frustration towards Conor McGregor. Following their feud after Perry lost to Paul, the duo have never looked eye to eye despite their common affiliation to BKFC. However, the tension between them only seems to have escalated. 

In his documentary, Perry said, “That needs to happen” at the mention of a potential fight between him and McGregor. “What’s making me mad is everybody s**king his b**ls. Like he’s already fought for them. Like, ‘Hi, did y’all forget that I’m the reason y’all are pumped up right now?’ I fought five times for y’all, and you all ain’t showing me no [love],” Perry added. 

That said, BKFC champion Mike Perry seems to be supporting Jake Paul in the upcoming fight against Mike Tyson. Meanwhile, it would be interesting to see whether the tension between Perry and McGregor could spill over into a fight. Do you think Paul would win? Do you think McGregor should fight Perry?