Mike Tyson makes thoughts clear on boxing legacy – ‘I’ll be dead soon’

Mike Tyson has declared he's got no concerns about the impact his upcoming fight with Jake Paul might have on his boxing legacy. The former heavyweight world champion, 58, is set to add a 59th bout to his record this Friday - nearly two decades on from his last professional contest. The significant age difference between Tyson and 27-year-old Paul has led to widespread criticism of the match-up, with some worried that it could make a mockery of the former's storied career.

However, Tyson himself is unfazed by the idea of his reputation being at stake, rendering such concerns irrelevant because he's "going to be dead soon" anyway. Speaking to Interview Magazine , he questioned: "What do I care about my legacy? READ MORE: I tried Mike Tyson's Jake Paul training for a day and I'm still recovering READ MORE: Mike Tyson admits doubts over Jake Paul fight – ‘What am I thinking of?' "I never knew what a legacy was and people started throwing that word around so loosely. A legacy sounds like ego to me.



I'm going to be dead soon. "Who cares what somebody is going to think about me when I'm dead? We don't talk about Charles Manson. No one cares about nobody when they're dead and gone.

" While Tyson stands to earn an estimated £15.4million ($20m) from the fight, he insists money isn't his sole motivation for returning to the ring. At an open workout on Tuesday, he revealed a more personal reason: to demonstrate his prowess to his seven children, especially his 16-year-old daughter Milan.

"She saw me on television fight with Roy Jones [in 2020], but she has 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 look at me as dad [and tell me] sit your old a** down.

But on November 15, they will have a different opinion of me." Tyson is the underdog heading into his pro return, which is set for eight two-minute rounds. The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host up to 80,000 spectators, with millions more expected to tune in around the world on Netflix.

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