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Is Mike Tyson truly ready for Jake Paul, or is this fight a disaster waiting to happen?

Jake Paul could very well say goodbye to his boxing endeavor when he steps inside the squared circle with the ferocious Mike Tyson. Or will he? Just days before the fight, concerns have started to grow among fans and pundits of combat sports, leading them to question the lack of training footage from the ‘Iron Mike’s end. For UFC veteran Chael Sonnen, he believes there’s something not right with Tyson.

Well, Mike Tyson isn’t staying as low profile as some would assume, because he has shared some snippets from his training for the boxing return on Netflix. But those videos have also raised questions among fans because they only showed Iron Mike hitting the pads and some cardio workouts. However, Chael Sonnen isn’t convinced and he believes that Tyson doesn’t even have a team to train with given that he’s got just over a week’s time for the Jake Paul clash.

“If Mike Tyson, who doesn’t have a single trainer, speaking to the media saying, ‘I’m working with him.’ [He] does not have a single workout partner, does not have a gym that has set times,” Chael Sonnen stated on YouTube“The way that we understand, he’s not even working out with a team. He’s got a studio that’s got a heavy bag… I could have that wrong. I am telling you to our understanding, because nobody’s spoken up.”

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Furthermore, Chael Sonnen also had a warning for the promoters, who often look past these kinds of problems. If Mike Tyson, according to the 47-year-old, gets easily dispatched by the YouTuber-turned-boxer, people may lose interest in such bouts in the future. “If Tyson goes out there and he gets mauled by Jake, you’re going to have a whole bunch of fans that are very p-ssed off the next time you try to pull a caper,” Sonnen added.

However, recently, Mike Tyson raised some eyebrows with another quick snippet from his training session. He amazed fans with his intensity and, most of all, his insane punching power.

Despite concerns, Mike Tyson looks to be ready for Jake Paul

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Despite many fighters showing hesitance to watch Mike Tyson fight a guy in his 20s, the boxing icon seems to be in the driver’s seat from what we’ve seen from him so far. The 31-year gap between him and Jake Paul has been a much-talked-about issue about the fight but at 58 years old, the Fort Greene native still seems to have the power that made him the most ferocious fighter in history, evident from a video he shared on social media.

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Is Mike Tyson truly ready for Jake Paul, or is this fight a disaster waiting to happen?

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One of his coaches shared a few insights about the training, and through his comments, it appears that there’s not much to worry about when it comes to Mike Tyson. “Movement’s great, agility’s great. Conditioning is amazing, power’s unbelievable,” he stated. Do you believe this to be the truth or is the so-called coach of Tyson trying to hide a bigger issue that lies underneath?

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