Training for his exhibition fight has been a rocky road for the 58-year-old.
Mike Tyson wants to remind the boxing world of his legendary power once again, but the road back into the ring is a painful one for the 58-year-old – and he repeatedly struggled with his decision to fight Jake Paul. “Honestly,” “all the time, from the moment I went back to full training.”
After starting to prepare for the duel with the Youtuber in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday night, he just thought, “Oh God. Everything hurt, I cried in pain. Not even my wife was allowed to touch me, it was that bad.”
19 years after his last professional fight, this experience has once again strengthened Tyson’s respect for boxing. “It was only through the distance and re-entering training with this arduous, exhausting preparation that I was reminded of what a boxer has to go through to get in shape and prepare for these few rounds,” he said. “This is just incredible.”
