JAKE PAUL has revealed his mum Pam is terrified of his fight with Mike Tyson – as she was scared herself after watching the dangerous fighter in action.
The YouTuber-turned-boxer will face the legendary boxer on November 15 in Texas, with the age difference coming under scrutiny.
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But Tyson is miraculously attempting to turn back the clock and show glimpses of his peak in short training clips.
Horrifying footage at the 58-year-old icon’s pad has left Paul’s mother worried – but she will be present at the bout alongside Paul’s girlfriend Jutta Leerdam.
“They’ll definitely be there,” Paul, 27, said.
“But my mum is really scared. She keeps asking me if I’m ready, keeps asking my team if I’m ready and she doesn’t like it.
“Mike looks scary and big … his Instagram videos look crazy. So she sees all of that and she doesn’t like it.”
Tyson had previously been forced to pull out of the scheduled July 20 bout because of a stomach ulcer.
This added more critics to an already controversial fight – but Paul defended it.
He said: “I don’t understand it at all. But I don’t understand people in general either, as people are dumber than a box of stones.”
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“I don’t expect them to understand fighting or have the experience or the honor of getting in the ring with a legend.
“These people probably don’t even know what honor is, what respect is, what passion is, or what it means to do great work.”
“And the fact that Netflix is involved, the fact that Mike Tyson wants it to be a professional fight. If Uncle Mike is up for it, then I’m up for it.”
Paul hosted the Professional Fighters League press conference ahead of Francis Ngannou’s MMA comeback fight against Renan Ferreira on October 19.
And Ngannou, 37, who was previously trained by Tyson, has backed his senior mentor to beat Paul, who is three decades younger.
But Paul himself admitted: “I like it. It won’t be an easy fight. I think the first four rounds will be very tough.”
“And if I can weather the storm of Mike Tyson, who is the most dangerous man on the planet and the most powerful puncher, then I believe I can get ahead in the later rounds and actually be able to stop him.
“But, Francis isn’t wrong. I usually get scared of that one punch and have to stay alert the whole time.”
