Mike Tyson has suggested that an offer worth around $50million would still not tempt him to accept a fight with Jake Paul.
Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition clash in 2020 which was a huge success and set the precedent for further celebrity boxing matches to come. Recent reports indicated Tyson had agreed to face Paul in a mega-fight but the legendary heavyweight quickly moved to quash the claims.
The 55-year-old has insists he wasn't told anything about fighting Paul and would demand much more money to make a fight happen. "I don't know anything about that I haven't been told anything about that," Tyson replied on his HotBoxin' podcast with Jermall Charlo when asked about a $49million offer. "Listen I haven't got no f****** money. I haven't seen or got no contract.