Mike Tyson stopped watching Jake Paul sparring session after 30 SECONDS… as he wanted to ‘look at pictures’
MIKE TYSON watched Jake Paul spar for 30 SECONDS… as he wanted to look at pictures in the boxing gym.
Legendary coach Freddie Roach – who once worked with Tyson – revealed Paul trained in his famous WildCard gym in Los Angeles.
And heavyweight legend Iron Mike happened to be there the same day when the YouTuber-turned boxer was sparring.
But according to Hall of Famer Roach, the boxing icon had little interest in watching Paul and preferred to tour the gym walls.
Roach told FightHype: “Tyson looked at him and left.
“He saw 30 seconds of him sparring and said, ‘Freddie, can we go down and see the pictures?’
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“He knows that’s where the good pictures are. He wasn’t as interested as I was.”
Tyson, 56, helped launch Paul’s boxing career with a spot on his undercard in 2020.
At the time, the social media sensation had won his professional boxing debut by beating online rival “AnEsonGib” in one round.
Tyson returned to the ring after 15 years out and drew with Roy Jones Jr, 53, in an exhibition bout.
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But Paul, 25, stole the show as he brutally knocked out ex-NBA star Nate Robinson, 38, in two rounds.
Since then, he has beaten former UFC pair Ben Askren, 38, and Tyron Woodley, 40, knocking the ex-UFC champion out in their rematch.
Paul returns on October 29 in Arizona against UFC legend Anderson Silva, 47, who also has a 4-1 boxing record.
It is unclear when the American visited Roach’s gym but it is safe to say Manny Pacquiao’s mentor was not overly impressed.
He said: “The kid’s OK, a club fighter.
“I don’t know him personally and I’ve never really met him. He was in my gym and wondered if they could use the ring and I said go ahead.”