Mike Tyson says his children will have a ‘different opinion’ of him after Jake Paul fight

Although Mike Tyson compiled a record of 50-6 in the ring, became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the three-belt era and developed a reputation as a fearsome fighter and “the baddest man on the planet” to his seven children, he’s still just dad.

But after the night of November 15, when the 58-year-old will step into the ring against YouTuber and professional boxer Jake Paul, Tyson said his children would see him in a much different light.

Speaking to a group of reporters after an open workout on Tuesday, Tyson said the intensity he brings to the fight against Paul will be eye-opening for his children, especially his 16-year-old daughter Milan, according to ESPN.

“She saw me fighting Roy Jones on TV [in 2020]but she’s never seen anything of this magnitude in her life,” Tyson said. “My kids don’t really think of me as the baddest man on the planet.” They see me as a dad [and tell me] Sit down.

“But on November 15th they will have a different opinion of me.”

Tyson, who retired from professional boxing in 2005, last fought in an exhibition bout against former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. But the fight against Paul was first announced in March and has been officially approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Tyson a return to the professional ring.

The fight was originally scheduled to take place on July 20, but an ulcer flare-up in May forced Tyson to the sidelines for several weeks and pushed the match back to November.

In a separate interview after training on Tuesday, Tyson joked that he reconsidered the fight against Paul, who is 31 years younger, when he first started training for the fight.

“When I agreed to this fight and started training, I said, ‘What the hell am I thinking?’ “said Tyson. “And I’ve completed the process and now the fight is the party.”

But as Friday night’s fight approached, Tyson, who had vowed to bring out the “devil himself” in the ring, made it clear what his intentions were towards Paul.

“There are no feelings attached to it,” Tyson said. “My own mother should be very careful if she has to get in the ring with me. When it’s over, it’s over he’s in trouble.

The fight will take place at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas and will be available to stream on Netflix. Tyson and Paul are expected to begin their ring walk around 11 p.m. ET.