Jake Paul is so confident his November 15 fight with Mike Tyson will happen, that he refuses to name a backup opponent

Jake Paul has revealed he has no alternative opponent if Mike Tyson is forced to pull out of their fight.

The two were set to fight in July, but their controversial bout was postponed until November after the boxing icon suffered a medical emergency on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.

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Former UFC welterweight star Mike Perry stepped in to face The Problem Child and lost via KO in the sixth round.

Paul is confident that boxing legend Tyson will turn up for his rescheduled date, so much so that he has ruled out making any contingency plans.

When pressed about Tyson HealthThe YouTube Sensation described TMZ: “I am not worried.

“He’s doing great. He’s very healthy backstage and feeling great.”

“So that’s what we’re focusing on and there’s no back-up available at the moment.”

Paul, 27, claims he is set to receive a whopping £30million ($40million) for his fight with Iron Mike in Texas.

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When Paul was asked if fighting Tyson would “legitimise” his boxing career, he said: “I’m not here to beat the crap out of him; I’m here to make $40 million and beat a legend.

“I don’t care about anything else, he’s the one who wanted this to be a professional fight and he’s going to lose for real.

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“You look at their record; Jake Paul knocked out Mike Tyson; I’m not here to do anything but make a bag.”

“Every time fighters sit in front of me and say ‘YouTuber this and that Disney ‘Kids do this’ and they end up on the canvas… it’s not going to be any different.

“I brought this deal to this old bastard, we signed the contract with Netflix and we brought this deal to him.

“Welcome, my son.”

Tyson, 58, is also set to earn a significant amount of money but he says it’s the feeling of having the upper hand, not the big bucks, that’s keeping him back in the ring.

East plain and obvious The heavyweight champion told Esquire: “I’m crazy about fame. I love having people think about me all day long.

“I would rather live a short life of glory than a long life of obscurity. That’s who I am.

“That’s all I started fighting for – to get all this bullshit status.

“This is what I’ll be chasing for the rest of my life. I know that.”

“I’ll never get what I want, because I’m one of those pain-hungry people. I never get satiated.”

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