Mike Tyson's getting back in the ring. The 58-year-old boxing legend will face YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on November 15 at AT&T; stadium in Texas. Netflix will stream the fight live.
Tyson, known as "Iron Mike" and "The Baddest Man on the Planet," hasn't fought professionally in almost 20 years. The match was originally set for July but got pushed back due to Tyson's ulcer flare-up.
Lennox Lewis, who beat Tyson in 2002, thinks it'll be a good fight. He told YouTube:
"I think it's going to be a good fight. Mike Tyson what he does, he's two dimensional, he's going to come at you and try and knock you out."
Lewis warned Paul about Tyson's power and combinations:
"Now you have to try and stay away from him and his power. I saw him working out the other day and he throws some good combinations. Those six-punch combinations, Paul has to make sure he's not in the way of those punches cause Tyson's a real fighter."
The former champ believes Tyson's still got it:
"Tyson still has it, he can throw a punch, he can take a punch, so he's doing something he's used to."
In another interview, Lewis predicted Tyson will win:
"Mike Tyson's gonna win. Mike Tyson's not that old. Don't take him too softly. We're one year apart … You can fight somebody like that and do well, because the person you're fighting is not a true fighter and there's a hundred things that you've forgotten that he's learning."
Lewis thinks Tyson's experience will overcome the age gap, but admits time could play a role:
"[The age] will be a little bit of a determining factor if the fight goes on too long, but if they get close and Mike Tyson comes with his ten second combination, if one of those punches catches [Paul] he's definitely gonna go down."
Tyson's power, experience, and combination punches make him dangerous. Paul will need to avoid Tyson's power and handle his lack of true fighter experience. The fight's length and Tyson's ability to land combinations could decide the outcome.