Tyson 'scared to death' about Paul fight
Despite his legendary boxing status, Mike Tyson admits he still has reservations about stepping into the ring with Jake Paul.
Tyson told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Tuesday that he's "scared to death" about his upcoming match against Paul, just as he was for his last exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020.
"I have a weird personality - I don't think it's weird, though. Whatever I'm afraid to do, I do it. And that's how it is," Tyson said. "I was afraid of the Roy (Jones Jr.) fight. I was 100 pounds overweight, I was however old, 54, 53, and I said, 'Let's do it.' Anything I'm afraid of, I confront it. And that's my personality.
"Like right now, I'm scared to death. But as the fight gets closer, the less nervous I become because it's reality. And in reality, I'm invincible."
The 57-year-old added that the feelings are what drive him to fight.
"I always believed that adversity or nervousness, it pretty much catapulted me into success," Tyson said. "If I didn't have these feelings, I wouldn't go into this fight. I have to have these feelings to fight. Without them, I would never go in the ring."
Tyson will face the 27-year-old Paul on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Netflix will broadcast the event live.