Donald Trump hails ‘amazing’ Mike Tyson ahead of controversial fight with Jake Paul

Former United States president Donald Trump has given his backing to Mike Tyson as he prepares to make his ring return.

Despite turning 58 this year, Tyson is making his boxing comeback on November 15 against Jake Paul in one of the most anticipated fights of the year. The heavyweight duo will compete at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, with around 60,000 tickets already believed to be sold.

And President Trump, whose re-election bid comes to a head tonight in America, is a fan of both men. He famously hosted a number of Tyson’s biggest fights in his casinos in the 80s, and has since formed a bond with both Jake and his brother Logan Paul.

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: How to watch, live stream, start time, full card and rulesDonald Trump heaps praise on Mike Tyson as he reminisces on former fightsAhead of the big fight on Netflix, Donald Trump was asked for his Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson prediction. He appeared on the ‘Let’s Go’ podcast with Bill Belichick, Maxx Crosby, Peter King and Jim Gray, and recalled his time working with ‘Iron Mike’ in his previous life as a real estate tycoon.

“Well, I know them both actually,” Trump said of the fight. “Jake is terrific. And I know him, I know the two brothers. And Mike is great. You know, look, I had Mike’s fight with [Michael] Spinks. I had, I think I had more Mike Tyson fights than anybody, and he was brutal.

Photo by Jeffrey Asher/ Getty Images“Then one day, you know, he had a rough fight against Buster Douglas or whatever? He fought like one great fight. It was unbelievable how good he was at that fight. You know, I went to that fight. It was in Japan.

“It was weird because it started at seven in the morning. You know, you get up and you go to a fight. Nobody could believe what the hell was happening, including Mike.

“But Mike is a great guy, actually. He’s a different kind of a guy. He’s an amazing guy. He’s been very loyal to me. He endorsed me right away.”

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson have both advocated for Donald TrumpBoth Paul and Tyson have been quite active in the political world, and have been advocates for Trump winning another term. The YouTuber-turned-boxer was just 19 during his first election in 2016 and had limited experience, but has since embraced the controversial New Yorker’s re-election efforts.

Just this weekend he released an impassioned video officially endorsing the former president in his race against Democratic candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris. He made a lengthy argument in favor of the Republican, laying his thoughts bare for viewers.

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Tyson, on the other hand, has been relatively quiet on the current presidential race. But he has previously been vocal in his support of Trump, telling the Daily Caller in an aggressive 2019 interview that he was proudly voting for him in his initial re-election bid.

“I’m voting for Trump, so what’s somebody going to do about it?” he answered in relatively intimidating fashion. “I like Donald Trump and I’m going to vote for him. So what? What are you going to do? Shoot me? Beat me up? “

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