Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul - Roy Jones Jr has his say on the fight

Roy Jones Jr. has heaped praise on the power possessed by Mike Tyson as the former heavyweight champion gets ready for Jake Paul.  

Tyson will face the popular YouTuber in July and Jones Jr is fully aware of what it takes to step into the ring with the heavy-handed New Yorker. 

Tyson’s peak in the late 1980s did not carry over into the following two decades but he was still very much a contender when Jones Jr won the WBA heavyweight belt in 2003.  

The pair were linked to a fight then, but it wasn't until 2020 that they would face each other when they collided in an exhibition bout. 

"The first time he hit me in the chest, it felt like a mule had kicked me in the chest,” said Jones Jr when speaking on Shane Mosley’s YouTube channel. 

“If he hits anybody with a shot like that, they are either going out or down, especially guys who are not used to being hit like that. With these types of people like Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, these guys are bigger and can take it. 

"But Jake Paul, I don’t think he’s going to be able to take that. It might hit him on the chin like that, we’ll see, but it’s going to be tough.” 

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