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Mike Tyson warned, “I have nothing good about me” after saying he needed 10% of his performance to beat Jake Paul.

Mike Tyson warned, “I have nothing good about me” after saying he needed 10% of his performance to beat Jake Paul.

MIKE TYSON has warned that he is not Mr Nice Guy and that he only needs a fraction of his best to beat Jake Paul.

The heavyweight star returns to the ring on November 15 for a controversial clash against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul.

Mike Tyson in his prime in 1989

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Mike Tyson in his prime in 1989Credit: Getty
Now he's coming back to fight Jake Paul

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Now he’s coming back to fight Jake PaulCredit: Getty

It’s almost gonna happen 20 YEARS He was removed from his last professional match – the night he left on the stool against tree surgeon Kevin McBride.

Even at age 38, it was clear that Iron Mike’s days as the Baddest Man on the Planet were far behind him.

And now I’m 58 years old Huge fears over Tyson’s safety stepping into the ring with an opponent 30 years his junior.

But Iron Mike insists that if he can achieve just 10 percent of his best, that will be enough to beat Paul, who turned pro just four years ago, 10-1.

“When you think about it, no matter how old I am, this guy only has ten fights,” said Tyson.

“He’s only got 10 fights, if I can get some fight from my experience, he’s only got 10 damn fights, okay?

“If I can fight 10 percent of my old self, he only has ten fights, he can’t match that.

“And that is being sincere. If I’m 10 percent, he can’t afford it.”

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The showdown, which has already been roundly criticized, faces further scrutiny after Tyson was forced to pull out of the first date on July 20 Due to health precaution.

He suffered a flare-up of an ulcer in his stomach mid-flight but has since been deemed medically fit to continue training.

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Tyson, who was 20 years old when he became boxing’s youngest heavyweight champion, will also have to undergo extra heart and brain tests due to his age.

But due to safety concerns, he said: “I’m doing really well. I’m really fine.

“I’m very grateful that I’m okay. I’m looking forward to the challenge, I’m really looking forward to it.”

In the years since his retirement, Tyson has gone bankrupt, regained his fortune through various businesses, and has become a pop culture icon.

And the American, who has been in prison for three years since 1992 for rape, got his third marriage.

But super dad, making millions through his marijuana empireHe warned against mistaking his kindness for weakness.

He said: “There is nothing nice about me. I’m not a good person. No, I’m a decent person, I try to do the right thing, but I’m not a good person.

“So anyone who thinks I’m a good person will be disappointed.

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“I’m not a nice person. I don’t make people happy for no reason. I’m just who I am. I’m not trying to make friends.

“Basically what I want to say is, I don’t want to be friends with you. I don’t care if you don’t let me on your boat or rent your yacht, I don’t care.

“I will never be nice to anyone. I will be kind, but I will never be kind.

Tyson lost his most devastating years outside the ring to a party lifestyle of booze, drugs and women.

But after finding love again with his soulmate Lakiha Spice Enjoying life as a father of seven, Tyson became a champion outside the ropes.

He said: “I have more responsibilities. My life is more, I don’t know, more practical than it used to be.”

“I have children. I have a wife, I have children. I have work to do.

“When I became champion, I had nothing to do, nothing important to do.

“Party drinking, women, trash talking, and none of that mattered back then.”

Tyson with his son Fas, far left, mother-in-law Rita Ali, wife Lakiha Spicer and daughter Milan, far right

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Tyson with his son Fas, far left, mother-in-law Rita Ali, wife Lakiha Spicer and daughter Milan, far rightCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Lakiha Spicer with Tyson in 2014

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Lakiha Spicer with Tyson in 2014Credit: Getty
Tyson faces Jake Paul

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