Former United States president Donald Trump has given his backing to Mike Tyson as he prepares to make his ring return. Despite turning 58 this year, Tyson is making his boxing comeback on November 15 against Jake Paul in one of the most anticipated fights of the year. The heavyweight duo will compete at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, with around 60,000 tickets already believed to be sold.
And President Trump, whose re-election bid comes to a head tonight in America, is a fan of both men. He famously hosted a number of Tyson’s biggest fights in his casinos in the 80s, and has since formed a bond with both Jake and his brother Logan Paul . Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: How to watch, live stream, start time, full card and rules Donald Trump heaps praise on Mike Tyson as he reminisces on former fights Ahead of the big fight on Netflix, Donald Trump was asked for his Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson prediction.
He appeared on the ‘Let’s Go’ podcast with Bill Belichick, Maxx Crosby, Peter King and Jim Gray, and recalled his time working with ‘Iron Mike’ in his previous life as a real estate tycoon. “Well, I know them both actually,” Trump said of the fight. “Jake is terrific.
And I know him, I know the two brothers. And Mike is great. You know, look, I had Mike’s fight with [Michael] Spinks.
I had, I think I had more Mike Tyson fights than anybody, and he was brutal. “Then one day, you know, he had a rough fight against Buster Douglas or whatever? He fought like one great fig.
