Mike Tyson’s 30-yard dash divides fans as boxing legend steps up training ahead of Jake Paul fight

Mike Tyson has been incorporating sprint training into his preparations for the Jake Paul fight.

The boxing legend uploaded a video to social media of him running a 30-yard dash ahead of his upcoming clash with the Problem Child on July 20.

For a middle-aged man, he certainly looked impressive, but supporters have been left divided on how good he looks.

One fan insisted he looks his age at 57-year-old, posting on X: “He looks old.”

Another added: “Looking terrible Mike.”

Meanwhile, a third had a differing opinion, stating: “Mike Tyson looks better than 90 per cent of male people and he is almost 60 years old. Amazing.”

And a fourth declared: He is in top shape tbh!”

When Tyson and Paul square off in the summer it will be a battle of age versus experience.

Paul is 30 years ‘Iron Mike’s’ junior at 27, but has nowhere as many fights under his belt.

The ex-Disney star has fought ten times (9-1) in the paid ranks since turning professional in 2020.

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By contrast, Tyson has competed in 58 professional boxing bouts (50-6-2) and started training in the sport when he was 13.

However, the last time we saw him compete in a pro bout he looked a shadow of his former self as he retired on his stool against Kevin McBride at the end of the sixth round.

That was 19 years ago when Tyson was 38.

Since then, he has returned to the ring twice.

The first, a playful non-scoring bout with Corey Sanders, and the second, a Staples Centre spectacle against fellow boxing icon Roy Jones Jr.

It appears the Paul fight will likely be an exhibition bout with a similar ruleset to his last outing against ‘RJ’.

Although nothing has been confirmed at the time of writing, Tyson insists it will be an exhibition with ‘real fight’ rules.

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