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Mike Tyson clearly wants to let his fists do the talking for him.
The former heavyweight champion came face-to-face with Jake Paul during their first fight week faceoff on Wednesday but Tyson was a man of few words during the question and answer period. The 58-year-old fighter had no interest in getting drawn into a war of words with Paul, who was sitting just a few feet away from him on stage.
“I’m just ready to fight,” Tyson said. “I’ve said everything I had to say. There’s nothing else to say. I’m just looking forward to fighting.”
The stoic Tyson stayed stone-faced as he stared down Paul, who returned the favor after offering his prediction that the fight wouldn’t make it to the final bell.
“Someone’s getting put to sleep,” Paul said. “It’s going to be a war. We’re both heavy hitters. It’s not going the full 16 minutes.”
While he didn’t get drawn into a fiery faceoff with Paul during the press conference, Tyson did offer one rebuke to a reporter who asked him what would he lose if he lost this fight on Friday.
In response, Tyson got a little more animated while offering up a promise that he wasn’t going to fall to Paul no matter what.
“I’m not going to lose,” Tyson said. “I am not going to lose. Did you hear what I said?”
Paul and Tyson will face off again on Thursday after the weigh-ins with the fight now just 48 hours away with the event airing live on Netflix from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.