Mike Tyson flaunts ripped physique as he hammers heavy bag in latest training footage ahead of Jake Paul fight
Mike Tyson has left no stone unturned in preparation for his upcoming clash with Jake Paul.
The former undisputed heavyweight champion looks to be in fantastic shape heading into November 15.
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Tyson has visible abs and excellent muscular definitionCredit: YouTube – Mike Tyson Tyson recently celebrated his 58th birthday but you wouldn’t believe it by looking at him as he flaunted his ripped physique while lifting weights with his shirt off in a recent video uploaded to his YouTube channel.
‘Iron Mike’ still has the defined muscles that stood him out as phenom in his heyday when he took the heavyweight division by storm.
His abs are also visible even though he is two years away from getting a free bus pass.
READ MORE ON BOXING”I don’t feel the word old,” said Tyson while he shared words of wisdom with Muhammad Ali’s former manager Gene Kilroy in the gym.
“I don’t feel that… It was always the old ways, I can do all this stuff (training) as long as I have this [head] and this [heart].
“My mother died when I was 16, I wonder if she came back to life would she recognise me.”
The video then skips to Tyson hammering the heavy bag with power and precision.
“You’ve done more workouts in the time I’ve seen you than the whole time you fought Lennox Lewis,” said Kilroy.
To which, Tyson responded: “It’s a different era brother.”
There is no doubting that Tyson is taking the fight seriously but he has his work cut out squaring off against a man 31 years his junior.
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Tyson is clearly taking the Paul fight very seriouslyCredit: YouTube – Mike Tyson
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Tyson was an imposing figure in his prime and the Hall of Famer became champion at just 20 years oldCredit: AFPPaul is in his physical prime at 27 and has been actively competing in the sport for the last five years.
Meanwhile, Tyson has had two exhibition bouts in the 19 years since he retired on his stool against Kevin McBride in 2005 (his final professional outing).
That night, Tyson admitted he had lost his ‘fighting guts’ but the boxing legend claims he’s got them back.
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“I’m a glory junkie,” he told Esquire. “I love people thinking about me all day.
“I’d rather live a short life of glory than a long life of obscurity. It’s just who I am.
“This is all I started fighting for; to get all this f***ing status.
Read More on talkSPORT”I’m going to be chasing it for the rest of my life, I know that.
“I’m never going to get what I want, because I’m one of those gluttons for pain. I can never get enough.”
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