British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has condemned the recently announced back between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, but offered a prediction ahead of what can only be described as a shocking match-up.

Paul improved his professional record to 10-1 with a second consecutive first-round knockout against former Golden Gloves champion Ryan Bourland (17-2) earlier this month.

Now it has been confirmed that ‘The Problem Child’ will face off with a man very familiar with first-round knockouts, heavyweight great ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, who registered 24 during his career, before retiring in 2005.

Speaking to SpinBet, Hatton admitted his bemusement at the contest, before offering a prediction where he expected the 57-year-old to come out on top.

“Mike seems to be getting better in looking after himself and is in a good place. We all know the history of Mike and what he went through but he is doing great and is in the gym training at 57.

“He still looks ferocious, and I have seen his punching power online so I think Jake Paul will be in trouble. You have to respect the younger guy will outbox him and pick him off with speed because he’s the smaller man, but from what I see on social media on how Mike is training, trust me I would not take up the offer to fight him, so good luck to Jake.

“The name and brand gets you the opportunity these days and not what you’ve done in the ring. The name gets you the opportunity. But you don’t have to fight the best person in boxing now, it’s not what you’ve done or achieved.

“Gone are the days of fighting for a world title, and people choose to double the purse and fight the YouTuber, and if being honest that’s the problem I have with boxing.”

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson will take place on July 20th and be broadcast on Netflix, although the rumoured rules of the bout have been criticized by many.

President Joe Biden has received encouragement from former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to change the country’s legalization of marijuana. Tyson demands the release of thousands of nonviolent cannabis offenders who are incarcerated in federal facilities. The difference is still noticeable as the US legal cannabis market grows, with sales expected to exceed $40 billion annually.

According to reports, more than 2,000 people—mostly people of color—are incarcerated for offenses that are now acceptable in over half of the nation. This also includes the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in 24 states. In a similar vein, several well-known figures have advocated for changing the way that accusations pertaining to marijuana are handled, such as Drake and Killer Mike.

There have been allegations of deceptive communication regarding President Joe Biden’s stance on pardons linked to marijuana. This was especially concerning given his campaign pledge to decriminalize marijuana. According to The Guardian, in a promotional film for the cannabis firm Reeform—which was co-founded by Weldon Angelos, a formerly jailed man who was granted mercy in 2016—vocal proponent and entrepreneur Mike Tyson highlights the need for mercy. Tyson says he’s shocked that people are getting hefty punishments for marijuana charges.

He called it “murderers’ time” because of his use of what he views as a “mild medicine.” Tyson is scheduled to present a letter to the White House advocating for community reconciliation in order to further emphasize this message. He added, “The war on marijuana is over, Mr. President, as seen by nationwide legalization initiatives and polls indicating that the majority of Americans are against marijuana prohibition.”

“You can declare an end to federal warfare on our own people and mark a new era based on peace and prosperity through a categorical clemency grant,” he added. His letter, however, follows the appeal made by well-known musicians like Drake and Killer Mike.

More than 150 well-known people, including Kevin Garnett, Killer Mike, Drake, and Deion Sanders, had pleaded with President Joe Biden back in 2021 to give a broad pardon to anyone serving time for nonviolent marijuana charges. Erik Luna, director of the Academy for Justice, and Weldon Angelos, president of The Weldon Project, spearheaded the project.

The signatories think that a pardon of this kind would promote economic growth and public safety. Together, a large number of professions, including legislators, sports, producers, and artists, argued in favor of a reasonable and compassionate response to cannabis-related offenses. It said in the letter, “Enough is enough.” For using marijuana, no one ought to be imprisoned in a federal facility. The scarlet letter of a federal conviction for marijuana offenses shouldn’t be worn by anyone anymore.

Additionally, it pleaded, “Those who will have their sentences commuted comprise a small percentage of the federal prison population and are imprisoned only for non-violent marijuana offenses.” Thus, they had made the strongest possible argument to President Joe Biden. Mike Tyson chose to support the cause since not enough has been done to address this issue. Keep checking back for further information.

Legends in boxing simply find new fights to fight; they never truly retire. Imagine Mike Tyson making a challenge known to the public. not for himself, though. This time, John Fury is the target and it’s for his pal. Yes, the same John who dared to criticize Tyson before. The turn of events? Because of his past, Tyson is unable to witness it in England.

What makes a former heavyweight champion want to use a friend as a middleman to settle scores? Furthermore, why include Russell Crowe in this? Above all, is Fury going to accept this challenge?

Mike Tyson states his position clearly, his tone a mix of challenge and seriousness. Tyson highlights the mounting tension by saying, “John Fury, you got my friend Joe Egan really mad at you saying you wanted to fight me.” “And he also told me that you told Russell Crowe that he was a fraud,” he continues, adding a memorable twist. As Tyson discloses, “So, Joe Egan is looking for John Fury, okay?” the suspense grows.

Despite the demand for a fight, Tyson is confronted with a legal obstacle: “And if I am able to see that fight, I hope it’s not in England because I can’t go to England because I am a felon.” But he’s clearly determined to get what he wants: “But he’s coming for you, John Fury, for my honor.”

After a break, Joe Egan enters the ring with the intention of making a return. The situation is further agitated when Egan targets John Fury, having earlier stated that he is prepared for “one last hurrah.” The fact that Egan chose to come out of retirement and take Fury on head-on highlights how bad the situation is.

But what was said by Egan? And what was Fury’s reaction to it?

Joe Egan sparked the discussion with a forceful declaration. “Hi to all of you. I have one more thing left in me. According to The Sun, Egan said, “I haven’t fought in over 20 years,” laying the stage for a titanic battle. He acknowledged their common fighting spirit and directly challenged John Fury.

“I think the two of us would have a great boxing match. John Fury is my friend and he is a good fighting man, same as myself,” Egan said, picturing a huge show in Saudi Arabia.

“Let’s demonstrate the abilities of two elderly warriors to the Saudi royals and YouTubers over in Saudi Arabia.” John Fury, on the other hand, responded in a contemptuous manner, saying, “Not interested in talking about those people.” Please let’s move forward. A curt response that did nothing but fan the flames of curiosity.

Mike Tyson is the best at entertaining their followers! With identical goals in mind, the former heavyweight champion took to social media today. He requested that his followers caption the photo as they saw fit, and wow, he received a lot of answers. The post was made in response to recent speculation that Mike would have a challenger at age 57.

Social media erupted with news yesterday that Mike Tyson might square off against MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko. Furthermore, Mike’s camp has not confirmed that “The Emperor” Emelianenko would take on Mike in Saudi Arabia, despite his prior expressions of enthusiasm. His Instagram post kept admirers entertained in the interim.

A few hours ago, “Iron” Mike posted a photo of himself on the social media site along with a note that offered his loyal fans a unique chance to communicate with him. He annotated a candid photo of himself with the words “Caption This.” With a lit cigarette between his fingers, the former heavyweight was sitting back on his chair, dressed in a black t-shirt and skully of the same color.

He leaned his thick, strong arm on the table in front, which held a bright red lighter—likely used to light the cigarette. Tyson looked at it blankly until something pulled his eyes to the left, beyond the image’s boundaries. The boxing community showed off their inventiveness in the comment area when they saw the post today and asked for a caption.

Following their assignment to create the greatest caption for the post, Mike’s followers went to work, creating some of the most accurate interpretations of Mike’s facial emotions. One person even went so far as to caption their photo with Mike’s notorious bite fight incident. “I’m feeling peckish,” the person commented. Give me your ear. It’s interesting to note that Mike sells treats infused with cannabis under the “Holy Ears” brand, which fits the description even better.

Something that Mike must have considered after retiring from boxing was said by another user. “Contemplating whether or not to return to claim the heavyweight title,” the user commented.

Another person described the sight as Mike sitting across from some police officers in a room being questioned. The user said, “I want my lawyer, I aint talkin’.” Given that Mike has experience with the law, would he have made such a statement during one of his assignments?

One of the famous quotes that Mike had once uttered to a boxer was brought up by the following user. “Big boy, sign the contract, please,” the user wrote. Bob Sapp challenged Tyson to a bout in 2003 following Tyson’s victory over Kimo Leopoldo. Mike thus agreed to take on the challenge and used the now-famous statement.

A user attempted to caption the post humorously. “What do you mean we are out of hot pockets?” the user wrote.

Over the course of his career, Mike Tyson has gone through numerous ups and downs both inside and outside the ring. However, if he had the power to see into the future, would his essence endure unchanged? Back in 1992, ‘Iron’ Mike was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted on rape charges but later released on payroll. He was never the same after release, despite winning five fights in a row.

He was angrier than ever, something that became very clear during the bite-fight incident with Evander Holyfield. During one of the episodes of his Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast, the former world champion even revealed that he was scared to face the world after coming out of prison. However, that confession was far from what Mike revealed during the Vault Conference Interview with Patrick Bet-David.

During the interview, Patrick probed the retired champion with an interesting question. He asked, “What questions did you not have the answer to in your early 20s and 30s that later on you got the answer to?” In response, ‘Iron’ Mike revealed that he never expected to make it this long on Earth. So, he lives his life as if it were a gift from God.

“Well, I didn’t think I would live to be this old, so…I yeah, it’s a gift, so I live my life like that,” Mike told Patrick. Mike further elaborated that if he got something for himself – he would buy ten of them and share it with his friends. “If I wanted to get a car, I buy 10 of them for my friends; we just all live like we weren’t going to live long,” said Mike. While Mike might not have expected to live this long, here is why he was scared of the world after being released from prison.

In an episode of Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson from 2022 featuring Luis Rosado, AKA Blue Boy, the former world champion spoke about his experience in prison. ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ suggested he was happier inside the confinement of the prison than he was in the ‘savage’ world and feared he would be taken away soon.

“I only did three years. I’m scared to death. I heard the helicopters and everything come because now they’re gonna take me away from my comfortness back to this f**king Savage world, you know, and I was scared. That was really scary,” Mike said during the podcast. Given the fact that things went downhill for the champion after release, his fears weren’t baseless.

The changes he made in his life after he went bankrupt in 2003 are the perfect example of what kept him out of trouble.

Mike Tyson never seemed like a guy who cries! However, there are certain things that can make even ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ cry. His late trainer and mentor, Cus D’Amato, for example, is one of those people who can bring the most feared boxers to tears. That’s what happened not so long ago when he revealed the five words he would say to Cus.

Cus D’ Amato was the guy responsible for turning Mike Tyson into the youngest Heavyweight champion. Sadly, the legendary trainer passed on to the other side on 4 November 1985, leaving fans and Mike to traverse the boxing world alone. Despite that, Mike made his way to the absolute top of the boxing world. So, this is the five-word message Mike has for his adopted father, Cus.

Not so long ago, Mike met up with Patrick Bet-David to discuss the impact of a mentor in front of a live audience. After the pair spoke about the topic for some time, they started accepting questions from the audience. One of the audience members questioned Mike about what he would said to Cus if he was alive.

‘Iron’ Mike wasn’t expecting such a personal question, so he had to take a minute. However, with each second that passed, Mike became emotional and finally responded. “S**t, don’t make me cry. Why are you asking me that question? s**t,” asked Mike. He then went on to reveal the five-word message, “I would say…I would say – ‘They call me the greatest,’” said Mike Tyson. While Cus might have passed to the next world, he left a piece of himself in Mike, as revealed in a recent video.

A while back, an old clip of Mike and Cus surfaced online. Boxing and Street Workout shared the clip on Instagram with the caption, “Legendary coach Cus D’Amato.” The clip showed Mike helping an aspiring pugilist with the same techniques ‘Kid Dynamite’ once learned from his legendary trainer, Cus D’Amato.

While the clip created a buzz among boxing fans, it better showcased how Mike has turned into the very figure who taught him the ABCs of boxing. Mike’s role as a trainer becomes even more apparent by the fact that he personally trained Francis Ngannou. Also, everyone knows what Ngannou did, and some of its credit definitely goes to ‘Iron’ Mike.

Evander Holyfield, in an exclusive interview with VLAD TV, shared how he and Mike Tyson were once close to finalizing an exhibition match. But as it turned out, the money-spinner project unfortunately never came about. During the course of the discussion, the former heavyweight champion disclosed the reasons behind the collapse of the match while still being discussed.

Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. clashed for an eight-round exhibition match at the Staples Center on November 28, 2021. Roughly a year later, the 61-year-old Atmore, Alabama-born boxing legend, followed suit. He faced UFC legend Vitor Belfort at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. However, the outcomes were not similar. While Tyson and Jones Jr. drew, Belfort knocked out Holyfield in the first round.

DJ VLAD asked Evander Holyfield about the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition. Whether he, like many, felt that the duo refrained from hurting each other. ‘The Real Deal’ replied, “Well yeah, the whole big thing in exhibition is that you know you going to fight somebody that y’all in agreement that you know we just going to play around.” Despite having chances, the interviewer pointed out how Mike Tyson decided against punishing Roy Jones Jr.

Then he spoke about an exhibition bout that was supposed to happen between Holyfield and Tyson. Significant discussions were going on to make it happen. However, despite all the best efforts, the fight came to naught. ‘The Real Deal’ said, “Look how the fact out the matter is, it’s kind of sad that we both gonna make a lot of money because we want to do this thing around it around covid time. We both gonna make a lot of money.”

Then he added that a few individuals in Mike Tyson’s camp were not agreeable to the match. But Evander Holyfield remembered ‘Iron’ Mike’s words: “But what Tyson had said was the truth, coz Tyson told me, he said, look, let’s do a fifty/fifty deal…okay I so so what is the fifty/fifty deal? Both of us make the same much money, so we had somebody set it up, yeah, where it could be same much money, but the deal didn’t go through.”

DJ VLAD inquired about the supposed purse split. Evander Holyfield shared that they both would have taken home a neat $30 million.

It was on November 9, 1996, roughly a year after he suffered his second defeat to Riddick Bowe, that Evander Holyfield went against Mike Tyson. The first bout for the WBA heavyweight belt ended in an eleventh-round technical knockout victory for Holyfield. Six months later, they met again for what was to be one of boxing history’s most infamous episodes.

During the course of the fight, Tyson chewed off a small portion of Holyfield’s right ear. As a result, the bout, now more commonly known as ‘The Bite Fight,’ was stopped. Later, Mike Tyson faced disqualification. Subsequently, ‘Iron’ Mike received a suspension from boxing that lasted until January 1999. Years later, the two eventually made up, became friends, and are now business partners as well.