Boxing legend Mike Tyson fears Jake Paul would be arrested in the build-up to a potential fight between them.
Paul has repeatedly called out Tyson and claimed he would be willing to bulk up to heavyweight for the fight, which he thinks could be worth up to $300million. Tyson said he is fond of both Paul brothers and thinks their campaigns to fight him are " awesome ".
'Iron Mike', who previously said he could never knock out Paul because his family are big fans of him, is tempted by a bout with the YouTube star. The 55-year-old described Paul as "crazy" and thinks he could be arrested before they have chance to step in the ring with each other.
"I would worry about him getting in trouble before the fight happened," Tyson said on his ' Hotboxin ' podcast. "I'd tell him 'hey man, you're going to go for jail for real, chill out'. This dude's crazy, he would be throwing stuff at people, bottles and stuff.
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Tyson said he would only fight Paul if their bout would break the record for the highest-selling pay-per-view of all-time. That accolade is held by Floyd Mayweather's 2015 bout with Manny Pacquiao, which sold 4.6million buys.
"Hell yeah [I'd do it], only to break the record," Tyson continued. "Jake Paul believe it not is more profitable than the champs, this guy probably brings about 80million people to the table. Let's do it Jakey, God wouldn't that be cool."
Paul was mocked after his last fight against Tyron Woodley only sold a reported 65,000 buys on pay-per-view. 'The Problem Child', who was supposed to fight Tommy Fury instead of Woodley, refuted the figure but admitted it wasn't his "best business night".
"The PPV number rumours are bullshit," he said. "First fight with Woodley we sold 500k+. Numbers for this one are still rolling in but still looking positive. Not my best business night but remember... everyone wanted to see me against Fury and that’s what we sold."
Paul is targeting a return to the ring in August and recently named a six-man hit-list for his comeback. Tyson was absent from that list, with the likes of five-weight champion Mayweather and ex-UFC champion Michael Bisping being in the mix.
