A great many boxing fans are encouraged by the new training footage Mike Tyson has put out ahead of his fight against Jake Paul.
The pair are set to clash on November 15 in a controversial contest at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Paul vs Tyson is set for November 15Michelle Farsi/Most Valuable Promotions
The fight was of course initially expected to be an exhibition bout given the staggering 31-year age gap between the pair.
However, the Texas Commission have since sanctioned it as a professional fight.
Several members of the boxing fraternity have been up in arms about the decision with many expressing serious concerns for Tyson‘s health.
However, others are still confident he will be able to roll back the years and destroy his YouTuber-turned-boxer foe next month.
Those who are of this way of thinking were very happy to see Tyson’s latest training video released in the early hours of Friday morning.
He captioned this: “Final stretch. Less than 50 days left.”
Even though the clip only showed Tyson throwing punches in short bursts edited together, fans left many positive comments.
One said: “Can’t wait to see you knock him out champ.”
A second fan wrote: “No matter what Mike is so impressive doing this at this age.”
While a third put: “Looking awesome! Can’t wait!”
Tyson is still in stunning shape in his 50sJoe Scarnici/Triller
And a fourth commented: “Jake Paul will regret every single second for challenging the GOAT champion!”
A fifth fan simply said: “That’s so terrifying.”
While a six declared: “This can’t come soon enough. Get him Mike!”
A seventh fan commented: “Paul will regret it, I hope he has life insurance.”
And an eighth enthusiastically wrote: “I am going to enjoy every second of this. And then enjoy the re-run several times even more.”
Most feel Tyson’s best chance of winning is via an early knockout before he inevitably tires, with the boxing icon still carrying his legendary punching power in bursts.
And that’s exactly how he got it done in a simulation of the fight on the new Undisputed video game.
In the fantasy bout, both men meet in the middle and slug it out from the opening bell.
As Paul attempts to slip a punch he is caught by a huge left hook that buckles his knees.
Tyson then sends Paul crashing to the canvas with a follow-up right hand but the YouTuber makes his way back to his feet.
When the action restarts, Tyson rocks Paul with a left hook before decking him with a sickening body shot.
This time, Paul is unable to beat the count as he is left sprawled out on the canvas after just 75 seconds of the first round.
