![](https://agencefrance24.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tyson_paul-1024x576.jpg)
Mike Tyson has accomplished just about everything a boxer could in the sport – his next opponent in Jake Paul has just 10 professional bouts.
Tyson is in the conversation as the best boxer of all-time – on the contrary, while Paul has his eyes set on becoming a world champion, he certainly has a long way to go.
But the butterflies are alive and well, even for the « Baddest Man On The Planet, » who admits he is « scared to death » about his fight with the former YouTuber.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
![Mike Tyson and Jake Paul](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/03/1200/675/tyson_paul.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. (Joe Scarnici/Getty Images; Alex Menendez/Getty Images)
« I have a weird personality – I don’t think it’s weird though. Whatever I’m afraid to do, I do it. That’s how it is, » Tyson told Sean Hannity on Tuesday night. « I was afraid of the Roy [Jones Jr. fight [in 2020].
« I was 100 pounds overweight, I was however old, 54, 53, and I said ‘Let’s do it.’ Anything I’m afraid of, I confront it. That’s my personality. Right now, I’m scared to death. »
But that’s what pushes Tyson to get back in the ring.
« I always believed that adversity and nervousness pretty much catapulted me into success. If I didn’t have these feelings, I wouldn’t go into this fight. I have to have these feelings to fight. Without them, I would never go in the ring. »
![Mike Tyson looks out on stage](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/12/1200/675/Mike-Tyson.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Mike Tyson looks on prior to the Heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou at Boulevard Hall on October 28, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
EX-UFC STAR SAYS MIKE TYSON’S TRAINING VIDEO FOR JAKE PAUL FIGHT IS ILLEGITIMATE
However, when « reality » sets in, Tyson will be all business, and the butterflies will float away.
« As the fight gets closer, the less nervous I become, because it’s reality. And in reality, I’m invincible. »
Tyson says Paul has come « a long way from YouTubing. »
« I saw a YouTube of him at 16 doing weird dances. That’s not the guy I’m gonna be fighting, » he said. « This guy is gonna come, he’s gonna try to hurt me, which I’m accustomed to, and he’s gonna be greatly mistaken. »
![Jake Paul posing after win](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/12/1200/675/jake-paul-pose.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Jake Paul reacts after knocking out Andre August in the first round at Caribe Royale Orlando. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The fight will take place at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, on July 20.
Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.